Turkey’spoliticalstabilityinquestion; yieldbreaches 10% http://feedly.com/k/1g4DDAR Turkey’s government is in disarray. It is quite common for governments, particularly in countries with an authoritarian leadership (and Turkey’s leadership has been acting in that fashion), to blame whatever the mess the country is facing on corruption (seeexample). And the more the Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan loses grip on power, the more he will blame "corruption" for his predicament. With … Seguir leyendo Turkey’s political stability in question; yield breaches 10%

ItalianFamilies’ Spent 11% LessOnChristmasGiftsIn 2013 http://feedly.com/k/1fJR0pd According to pundits, 2012 was the worst year for the Eurozone’s peripheral economies, only worse than the just as tumultuous 2011, while 2013 was – if only listens to Europe’s propaganda masters – a year of recovery thanks to the ECB’s "whatever it takes" mentality. Which fails to explain why families in recession-battered Italy spent 11.4% lessongiftsthisChristmasthanlastyearandoneinfivehouseholdsdidwithoutpresentscompletely, according to … Seguir leyendo Italian Families’ Spent 11% Less On Christmas Gifts In 2013

BofAMLAsks "IsThisTheEndOfBitcoin?" http://feedly.com/k/1hCXWWC Following David Woo’sinitial $1300 fair–valuepricetargetforBitcoin, the BofAML strategist has had to suffer through some significant changes; not the least of which is China’s increasingly strict Bitcoin regulation. The shifts, he notes, raisekeyquestionsaboutthefutureofBitcoin as he asks "is this the end of Bitcoin?" ViaBofAML’s David Woo, Although this has yet to be officially confirmed, there are reports that the People’sBankof China (PBOC) has bannedthird-partyBitcoinpaymentcompaniesfrommakingrenminbidepositstoBitcoinexchanges. … Seguir leyendo BofAML Asks “Is This The End Of Bitcoin?”