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US Economy: Another global day of ruins and Greece may yet leave the Euro

IT looks likely that Euro will break down from the 1.32 levels of earlier this weak when it continues from $1.297 levels as US Economic data remains wishy washy about the recovery but the Aussie and the Euro have finally

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, US

Euro Debt Crisis: Another accident in German Bund Auctions | Insight Europe

After barely three months of 2012, the European Fixed Income vote of no confidence continued to strike terror in investors’ hearts with the flurry of bad news in  Economic Data thru February and march translating to investors s staying away

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, European Sovereign Debt crisis

US Economy (EoD Review) : Eurozone February growth consistent, another deficit hope for China?

US imports rose with more than a few partners and even as deficits and trade with Eurozone and UK was expectedly clipped, Industrial production data in France Germany and Italy was weak esp Output impacted in France in all categories

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Posted in Amitonomics, China, Global, US

China inflation hits target 3%. now a dull PPI shutdown scare | Asia Review & Insight

The Inflation ticked down -0.1% M/M at retail to hit a Y/Y 3% comparison, Propducer Prices weak at the same level as last year linking to the production scare in the Eurozone which China by policy would have to indulge

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Posted in Amitonomics, Brazil, China, Emerging Markets

Europe: Bundesbank decries the LTRO operations again | Europe Review & Insight

The issue at hand is how 800 banks were able to participate because of weaker collateral rules done on the sly by Mario Draghi’s ECB , first for collateral specific to smaller French banks and it seems another round of

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Posted in Financial Markets

US Economy: The Purchase Index couldn’t do it..but there is a lot of QE in the election year

Of course a nine day window for Greece to detail the austerity measures and then endless bouts of Dutch, Finnish parliament votes and German referendum to approve the package of EUR 130 bln have the markets in a tizzy so

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Financial Markets, US

US & European Banks : Did you make the long list?

Note: This exclusive realisation, brought about by our re-scanning at day end on FT alphaville Moodys’ seemingly gave indications that it will be reassessing banking companies, securities firms with Credit operations for both US and European Banks. Where banks have

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Posted in Financial Markets

Moody’s downgrades Six Nations putting UK on negative watch | Insight Europe

Moody’s did not derate France because of the size of its Economy and increased productivity , probably vindicating the French tirade against rating agenceis after the S&P downgrade and the French Fitch’ refusal to downgrade  the home grounds. the decision

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Posted in Financial Markets

Europe and Greece: A couple of ECB co-opts may make the cut.

Even as Angela Merkel again timed here political apology to Greece for the last minute, the default discussions for Greece with Bondholders now safely include options for the EUR 4 0 bln that is held by ECB . ECB can

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Posted in Financial Markets

European Banks Debt Crisis: Europe & the 3 yr Loans (LTRO)

That fringe blog as it likes to call itself is trying to run the shop like a frustrated Euro trader but his acuity is delightful as it gives us a lot to share in the public domain next only to

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Posted in Financial Markets
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