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The Thursday Fed Update: That rate keeps trending down, Budget Surplus and a Dimon induced spiral – US Economy (Thursday EoD Review)

Someone must be happy we are paying only 3% interest on 30 Y US debt but it is all getting too close to call a bad year for 2013 or a year yonder. JP Morgan will survive its losses as its

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, European Sovereign Debt crisis, US

The European Sovereign Debt Crisis – Deploying china's surplus?

Image via Wikipedia A new approach by Italy’s sovereign managers is to approach China directly presumably for a larger investment in GIPSI debt. China holds 4% of italy’s debt and maybe just 2% of Greek debt and could probably be

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Posted in Bonds, China, Financial Services, Global, Investments, US

Debt Deal: $2.4 tln cuts in spending approved

(Updated) Harry Reid’s plan presumably finally managed to get the nod from Rep McConnell and Boehner as President Obama announced the approval for a Debt deal with $900 bln in approved cuts over 10 years and other $1.5 tln to

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Posted in Banking, US

Crisis Theater : The devil in the US sovereign downgrade

Inter bank markets will respond first in the debt deal stalemate Though US treasuries are holding below 3% after every spike when a deal close to agreement gets canceled, markets are preparing themselves globally for the ultimate prospect of a

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, US

Crisis Theater: Greece makes it, US battles with debt deal

Including the McConnell plan asking for four instalments of debt ceiling increase, the US now has 3 public options or more depending on who you are listening to, thus implying quick acting pressure on the White House and the GOP

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Posted in Amitonomics, Healthcare, Obamanomics, TARP, US