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Sep 19, 11 •
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The United States is the world’s largest producer of ethanol fuel. The U.S. produced 50.0 billion litres of ethanol fuel in 2010. Ethanol fuel is mainly used in the U.S. as an oxygenate to gasoline. In 2009, from all the ethanol fuel consumed in the...
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Sep 16, 11 •
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Comments Off on European Finance Ministers: USA Should Get Own House in Order
“We’re taking no lectures from you” was the polite message European finance ministers and policy makers subtly delivered to USA treasury secretary Geithner on Friday during their meeting in Poland. Austrian Finance Minister Maria Fekter...
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Sep 16, 11 •
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Comments Off on US Dollar Liquidity Operations Coming Up
The outstanding news event of the day was undoubtedly the revelation that major central banks around the world will now cooperate to offer three-month U.S. dollar loans to major commercial banks in order to ensure that money markets won’t ‘freeze’ as a...
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Sep 16, 11 •
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Comments Off on Delta One, this is Control Tower Two Calling, Please Respond…Over
One of the first and most crucial instructions novice pilots are given in how to communicate with the aircraft control tower is to keep communication brief, clear and relevant. “Think about what you are going to say before saying it. Mentally go over...
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Sep 15, 11 •
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On October 5th 2010 there was an audible gasp in the French courtroom at the historic Palais de Justice when the 'rogue trader' Jérôme Kerviel was convicted of a breach of trust, computer abuse and forgery. The 33-year-old was convicted...
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Sep 15, 11 •
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Comments Off on Greece is the Word as the Risk of Global Recession Increases to DEFCON 4
The twists and turns of the Euroland crisis are happening on an hourly basis. Greece (once again) is apparently the big issue. However, it’s fairly certain that the banks the ECB have announced it’s lending dollars to tomorrow will not be Greek. That’s...
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Sep 15, 11 •
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Comments Off on The name's Bond, Eurobond
The European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has a plan and it’s backed by a string of high profile figures as a ‘rescue plan’ for the debt crisis Euroland and moreover the major European banks face. The plan is to issue...
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Sep 14, 11 •
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There is a phenomena occurring throughout Europe that is being hushed, the topic is money flight and it belongs in the same Pandora’s box of discussion subjects governments and central banks would rather not be part of lunch or dinner table...
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Sep 14, 11 •
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Comments Off on USA Unemployment Leads to Rising Poverty
Using percentage figures to describe the predicaments of unfortunate sections of society often hides and dehumanises the condition. With unemployment remaining stubbornly high (at over 9%) it comes as no surprise that news emerged today showing poverty levels...
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Sep 14, 11 •
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Comments Off on If the European Monetary Union collapses what happens next?
Amongst the many human characteristics many of us find unpleasant the penchant for saying “I told you so” must rank high. Listening to, or reading commentary from long term opponents of the European Union, who are now basking in their fifteen...
