No es un error: el “mejor agosto en años” se cierra con 31 parados registrados menos

Esperemos a las afiliaciones de la seguridad social que es lo que realmente importan. Por cierto todavía no las han dicho cuando normalmente siempre salen los dos datos juntos. El excelente mes estival que comentó este lunes el presidente del Gobierno se ha cerrado con una importante caída en las afiliaciones a la Seguridad Social. El paro registrado bajó en agosto por sexto mes consecutivo, … Seguir leyendo No es un error: el “mejor agosto en años” se cierra con 31 parados registrados menos

AsiaPac Stocks Test 3-Month Highs As China Services PMI Droops To 11-Month Low

AsiaPac StocksTest 3-MonthHighsAsChinaServicesPMIDroopsTo 11-MonthLow http://feedly.com/k/15od0Qa China’s Manufacturing PMI printed in line with its Flash estimate last night and the ServicesPMIjustprinted at a disappointing 11-monthlowasthe 2 segmentsoftheeconomydivergebytheirmostonrecord. The ‘good’ news that Obama backed away from the big red button for 5 minutes (and improving European PMIs) is spurring some more catch up in Asia tonight and while critical nations like India (whose PMI was dismal) and … Seguir leyendo AsiaPac Stocks Test 3-Month Highs As China Services PMI Droops To 11-Month Low

U.S. Backed Syrian Opposition YEARS BEFORE Uprising Started

U.S. BackedSyrianOppositionYEARSBEFOREUprisingStarted http://feedly.com/k/137CW50 TheAmericanGovernment’sNarrativethat “WeMustStopAssadBecauseHe’sBrutallyCrushing a SpontaneousPopularUprising” isFalse The civil war in Syria started in March 2011. And seethis. However, the U.S. has been funding the Syrianopposition since 2006 … and arming the opposition since 2007. So the American government’s argument that “we must stop Assad because he’s brutally crushing a spontaneous popular uprising” is false. The U.S. started supporting the rebels 5 yearsbefore the … Seguir leyendo U.S. Backed Syrian Opposition YEARS BEFORE Uprising Started

South African Gold Mining Strikes As Peak Gold Production Collapse Continues

South AfricanGoldMiningStrikesAsPeakGoldProductionCollapseContinues http://feedly.com/k/173B7qv Today’s AM fix was USD 1,391.25, EUR 1,052.46 and GBP 893.14 per ounce. Friday’s AM fix was USD 1,392.75, EUR 1,051.85 and GBP 899.19 per ounce. Gold fell $12.80 or 0.91% Friday, closing at $1,394.30/oz. Silver fell $0.42 or 1.76%, closing at $23.43. Platinum rose $3.04 or 0.2% to $1,516.74/oz, while palladium was down $14.76 or 2% to $719.22/oz. Is there a … Seguir leyendo South African Gold Mining Strikes As Peak Gold Production Collapse Continues

Portugal: “El Tribunal Constitucional prohíbe al Gobierno despedir a funcionarios”

Portugal: “El TribunalConstitucionalprohíbealGobiernodespedir a funcionarios” http://feedly.com/k/14efLIV El 29 de agosto, el Tribunal Constitucional portugués rechazó por terceravez en un año el plan del Gobierno destinado a reducir el número de funcionarios y lo tildó de inconstitucional. La propuesta tenía como objetivo ahorrar 167 millones de euros anuales, según calcula Diário Económico, que considera que la decisión del Tribunal complicará el octavo proceso de revisión al … Seguir leyendo Portugal: “El Tribunal Constitucional prohíbe al Gobierno despedir a funcionarios”

Mises’s Non Sequitur on synthetic a priori Knowledge

Mises’s NonSequituronsynthetic a prioriKnowledge http://feedly.com/k/14ecU2A We can find it here in Mises’s book TheUltimateFoundationofEconomicScience: AnEssayonMethod (1962): “The essence of logical positivism is to deny the cognitive value of a priori knowledge by pointing out that all a priori propositions are merely analytic. They do not provide new information, but are merely verbal or tautological, asserting what has already been implied in the definitions and premises. … Seguir leyendo Mises’s Non Sequitur on synthetic a priori Knowledge

Euro area recovery continues; could growth surpass the US?

Euro arearecoverycontinues; couldgrowthsurpasstheUS? http://feedly.com/k/14ecPvL In spite of an ongoing weakness in credit growth (seepost), the Eurozone is continuing to show fairly robust economic improvements. Today’s manufacturing PMI (manager surveys) has surprised to the upside. It is interesting to see Greece for example begin to show significant positive momentum, as the nation’s multi-year manufacturing contraction is about to end. Weakness in France on the other hand … Seguir leyendo Euro area recovery continues; could growth surpass the US?

Economía: Una balanza comercial positiva por primera vez desde 1999

Economía: Unabalanzacomercialpositivaporprimeravezdesde 1999 http://feedly.com/k/14ecN73 Con un saldo positivo de 35.000 millones de euros en el primer semestre de 2013, en comparación con el déficit de 65.100 millones de euros entre enero y junio de 2012, "la UE alcanza el primer superávit comercial en un semestre desde 1999", añade El País, citando datos de Eurostat que no están disponibles en línea. A la cabeza de los … Seguir leyendo Economía: Una balanza comercial positiva por primera vez desde 1999

India Manufacturing PMI Contracts for First Time Since March 2009; Eurozone Manufacturing PMI 26-Month High of 51.4

India ManufacturingPMIContractsforFirstTimeSinceMarch 2009; EurozoneManufacturingPMI 26-MonthHighof 51.4 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MishsGlobalEconomicTrendAnalysis/~3/bLGI7rGQvFM/india–manufacturing–pmi–contracts–for.html A weak manufacturing recovery of sorts is underway in Europe. How long it lasts remains in question, with France not participating in the recovery. The MarkitEurozoneManufacturingPMI® shows Final Eurozone Manufacturing PMI at 26-month high of 51.4 in August (July: 50.3). Country PMI Rankings The upturns in production at German, Italian, Dutch and Austrian manufacturers all strengthened on the … Seguir leyendo India Manufacturing PMI Contracts for First Time Since March 2009; Eurozone Manufacturing PMI 26-Month High of 51.4