—- 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

—- 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

—- BadNewsIsGreatNewsAgain; StocksHaveBest 2 DaysIn 4 Months // ZeroHedge Following the 2nd dismal jobs print in a row, it would appear the market’s new "common knowledge" is that the Fed will be forced to un-taper – despite Hilsenrath’s "Fed stays the course" perspective. Everythingisuptoday (apart from the USD). The disconnects from recent correlations were extreme as stocks lost the plot against FX carry, commodities, and … Seguir leyendo Bad News Is Great News Again; Stocks Have Best 2 Days In 4 Months