—- Fake–foodscandalrevealed as testsshowthirdofproductsmislabelled —- Shared via myfeedlyreader Seguir leyendo Fake-food scandal revealed as tests show third of products mislabelled
—- Kyodo: ‘Massive’ amountofFukushima data wrong? “Figures can’t be trusted” — NHK: Strontium-90 byoceanat 160,000 times limit — Tepco: Actual levels “exceededtheupperlimitofmeasurement… We are verysorry” —- Shared via myfeedlyreader Seguir leyendo Kyodo: ‘Massive’ amount of Fukushima data wrong? “Figures can’t be trusted” — NHK: Strontium-90 by ocean at 160,000 times limit — Tepco: Actual levels “exceeded the upper limit of measurement… We are very sorry”
—- SpainExportsItsConstructionModel, WithPredictablyDireConsequences // TestosteronePit By Don Quijones: When a consortium, led by the Spanish company Sacyr, bid to expand the Panama Canal for $2 billion under budget, it was an offer Panama couldn’t refuse. What the government didn’t know at the time was how Spanish construction firms operate. —- Shared via myfeedlyreader Seguir leyendo Spain Exports Its Construction Model, With Predictably Dire Consequences
—- PresidentialPalaceIn Bosnia SetOnFire As RiotsBreakOutProtesting 40% Unemployment // ZeroHedge Another day, another European nation is hit by violent riots as protests over the economy and corruption spilled over violently into the street, this time Bosnia where more than 150 people were wounded on Friday in the worst civil unrest in the country since the 1992-95 war. The reason: anger over the dire state of … Seguir leyendo Presidential Palace In Bosnia Set On Fire As Riots Break Out Protesting 40% Unemployment
Hoy hablamos sobre las perspectivas de la economía española para el año presente, que presenta un mayor optimismo que en años precedentes; sobre la fortaleza de la economía de Estados Unidos; sobre la conferencia de Mario Draghi y el informe del Tribunal Constitucional Alemán sobre la compra de deuda; sobre la presentación de cuentas de Bankia, analizando la fiabilidad, de los resultados presentados y sobre … Seguir leyendo Las cuentas de Bankia – Economía Directa 8-2-2014
El ministro de Economía, Luis De Guindos, reconoce que el coste final del rescate de la CAM se “desviará significativamente” de la previsión inicial. El ministro de Economía y Competitividad, Luis De Guindos, ha reconocido que el coste del rescate de la CAM, vendida al Sabadell por el precio simbólico de un euro, tendrá un coste final que se “desviará significativamente” de la previsión inicial, de … Seguir leyendo El ‘agujero’ de la CAM obliga a Guindos a tomar el control del Fondo de Garantía de Depósitos
El ministro de Justicia “discrepa” del auto de la jueza Isabel Valldecabres sobre el ‘escrache’ a Sáenz de Santamaría y asegura que “sí se produjo una violación” del domicilio. Alberto Ruiz Gallardón ha anunciado que el Gobierno va a estudiar la legislación actual contra los ‘escraches’ para ver si se puede hacer alguna modificación tras la sentencia que ha archivado la acción de la PAH ante el domicilio … Seguir leyendo Gallardón, dispuesto a ‘obedecer’ a Aguirre y endurecer la legislación actual contra los ‘escraches’
—- GermancourtparkstankonECBlawn, killsOMTbondrescue // AmbroseEvans–Pritchard – Financeandbusinesscomments Doubtful whether ECB’s back-stop scheme for bonds can be implemented if Europe’s debt crisis blows up again —- Shared via myfeedlyreader Seguir leyendo German court parks tank on ECB lawn, kills OMT bond rescue
—- EuropeIsFixed: SpanishYieldsTumbleTo 8 YearLows (BelowUSTreasuries) // ZeroHedge Isitanywonder Mario Draghididn’tlift a quantitative-easingfingerthisweek? Despite record unemployment, record (and disastrous youth unemployment), record suicide rates, record non-performing loans, and an inextricably-linked banking system facing $3 trillion in exposure to emerging markets… Spanishbondyieldshavecollapsedtotheirlowestsince 2006 (andItalianclosebehind). With an entirelybrokentransmissionmechanismofmonetarypolicy, it seems the "market" for European bonds knows no bounds as spreads on the riskiest sovereigns drop to pre-crisis … Seguir leyendo Europe Is Fixed: Spanish Yields Tumble To 8 Year Lows (Below US Treasuries)
—- WTICrudeOil Surges ToHighestPriceOnRecordForThisDayInHistory // ZeroHedge Whether driven by real supply-demand issues, concerns over terrorism (sparked by the Sochi plane debacle), or hopes a renewed un-tapered QE on the basis of 2 piss-poor jobs reports in a row is unclear. What is clear is that WTI crude is having its bestdayinover 2 months – now at its highest in 2014, back above $100 a barrel … Seguir leyendo WTI Crude Oil Surges To Highest Price On Record For This Day In History
