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China Belt Tightening May Spell Inflation Ripple

January 17, 2011

Last Friday, China raised its reserve ratio for the 7th time since 2009, and in doing so may create inflation problems for Europe writes MarketWatch’s Stephen Kennedy today.  Plus Euro-zone ministers will meet to discuss raising reserves of its’ rescue fund for possible bailouts of Portugal and Spain while Germany balks. Read the full article [...]

Tagged as: China, china reserve ratio, germany, Inflation, MarketWatch, Portugal, Sovereign solvency, Spain, stephen kennedy

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Too Many Bulls Or Simply Too Much Bull!

December 29, 2010

Rally-ho, or so it seems, but Lloyd Khaner writing for Minyanville takes an amusing, if not sobering look for 2011, and expresses his worries on the state of the economy and politics in general for the upcoming New Year. Read The Full Article Here→

Tagged as: Lloyd Khaner, Loyd's Wall of Worries, MarketWatch, New Year's Forecast, Political & Economic Forecast 2011, South Korea

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What Does The Continued Closing Of Banks Tell U.S. About Its’ Stress Tests?

July 27, 2010

Seven new bank closing occurred last Friday bringing the total of bank closings this year in the U.S. to 103.  What does this tell us about the strength of the U.S. economy even when Wall Street has been  feeling bullish?  The lack of a recovery in the community bank system is contributing to a stalled U.S. [...]

Tagged as: bank failures, community bank system, dave zimmerman, economic bounce back, economy stalled, european stress tests, home sales, Obama, office supply companies, renters, simon johnson, stress tests, U.S. economy, Wall Street, wall street bounce flatlining, wall street mixed results, warren buffet

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Stress Test Reports on Health of Europe’s Banks Today Still Leave Questions On Sovereign Solvency

July 23, 2010

Early Reports on Stess Test of 91 European Banks Remain Murky: Allied Irish has to raise over $7 billion, only 1 German bank doesn’t pass stress test, Portugal banks all pass stress test, Agricultural Bank of Greece and five Spanish banks have failed test.  Experts agree that most of large european banks are well capitalized; however, big questions [...]

Tagged as: Euro, European banks, European Economy, european stress test, Sovereign solvency

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Cramer: Europe to Collapse in 48 Hours? or Never?

May 19, 2010

Web Reaction To Cramer’s Prediction Stocks Fall Sharply as Jobless Claims Jump… Unemployment spike largest in 3 months… German Finance Minister: Markets Out of Control… Greeks strikers march on parliament against cuts… BAILOUT OF BANK WITH OBAMA TIES RAISES EYEBROWS; CITI, GE, TAXPAYERS TO RESCUE… Europeans scramble to restore unity… CNBC Cramer: Europe to Collapse [...]

Tagged as: CNBC and Jim Cramer, Euro Crisis, Europe's Market Troubles, European Financial Crisis, Greece, Italy, Jim Cramer's Financial Predictions, Portugal, Spain, US and Europe Financial Crisis

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Light At The End Of The Tunnel Further Than Obama Knows

May 19, 2010

A second crash is in the works and this time it involves countries not financial institutions, although the financial institutions have set up the next crash by government bailouts and investments.  Reporter, Alistair Barr, for MarketWatch warns of the approach of a second debt storm that is occurring and growing even as we speak.  The [...]

Tagged as: Alistair Barr, Europe Economic Dominoes, German Bailout of Greece, Greece Portugal Spain Italy, Inflation, MarketWatch, Obama and Inflation, Proping Up The Euro, Reformed Liberal, Second Debt Storm, U.S. Debt and GNP, World Governments Pending Economic Crisis

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Is H1N1 Obama’s Katrina?

October 22, 2009

Fox News has depicted the H1N1 vaccine and the peak of the influenza as ships passing in the night.  The fact of the matter is the H1N1 vaccine will not be available for most of us, at least in this first go around, to make a measurable difference, since the spread of the disease has [...]

Tagged as: antivirals, butasforme.com, CDC, Europe and flu, flu peak, flu strains, Fox News, h1n1 vaccine, h1n1 vaccine production, Minnesota Department of Health Nurse Triage Help Line, Obama, pandemic preparedness, Reformed Liberal, swine flu, Tamiflu

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