La huelga general de la Marea Verde en el sector de la Educación ha sido un exito en España, pero al ministro Wert no le preocupa demasiado: a los diputados del Grupo Popular les ha dicho que su mayor problema es que por primera vez un periodista lo ha acusado de corrupción. Y además no sólo a él, sino a sus dos esposas: la primera,Edurne Uriarte, de profesión “tertuliana” y profesora, de la que … Seguir leyendo El ministro Wert y sus dos mujeres, acusados de corrupción, pese al auxilio del ministro Sebastián (PSOE)

No estoy para nada de acuerdo Cassandra’slegacy: Crudeoil: anothercollapseahead? http://feedly.com/k/16zqARF shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo Cassandra’s legacy: Crude oil: another collapse ahead?

LA areaPortTrafficinSeptember http://feedly.com/k/18cCRLf Container traffic gives us an idea about the volume of goods being exported and imported – and possibly some hints about the trade report for September since LA area ports handle about 40% of the nation’s container port traffic. The following graphs are for inbound and outbound traffic at the ports of Los Angeles and LongBeach in TEUs (TEUs: 20-foot equivalent units … Seguir leyendo LA area Port Traffic in September

AtlantictradedealatriskfromNSAbuggingAngela Merkel phone http://feedly.com/k/16zqdGK Key political leaders in Germany have warned that the Trans-Atlantic free trade pact may be in jeopardy after claims the US has been spying on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone. shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo Atlantic trade deal at risk from NSA bugging Angela Merkel phone

Europealready has onefootin ‘Japanese’ deflation grave http://feedly.com/k/16u622n Europe is sliding into a deflationary trap, displacing Japan as the world’s epicentre of policy error. The effect is already causing debt ratios in half a dozen countries to ratchet upwards to the point of no return, making a mockery of the EMU debt crisis strategy. shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo Europe already has one foot in ‘Japanese’ deflation grave

Are MiningCostsAbouttoFall? http://feedly.com/k/16zpV2z Capital ExpendituresPlummet Already in May this year, Macquarie reported that globally, mining capex plans have been slashed by over 20% in 2013. From a WSJreport: “Miners‘ capital expenditurelevelswillfallwellover 20% thisyear, amiddepresseddemandformineralsandmetalsinmanymarkets, MacquarieCommodities‘ ResearchsaidWednesday. Miningcompanies are likelytospendaround $100 billionin capital expenditureonprojectsthisyear, downfrom $140 billionin 2012, Colin Hamilton, Macquarie’s global head of commodities research, said in a press briefing. The level foreseen for this … Seguir leyendo Are Mining Costs About to Fall?

CriticismbyArchitectofJapaneseQuantitativeEasingofFedPolicy http://feedly.com/k/19yC8bd ArchitectofJapaneseQuantitativeEasingPolicySaysQEHARMStheEconomyIntheLong-Run … andthattheFedIsStuckIn a QE Trap FedPolicyIsFailing Many top economists have said that quantitative easing doesn’thelptheeconomy. But many argue that – without QE – the economy would be muchworse. How do we reconcile those opinions? One of the mainarchitects of Japan’s QE program – Richard Koo – Chief Economist at the Nomura Research Institute – explains that QE helps in the short-run … … Seguir leyendo Criticism by Architect of Japanese Quantitative Easing of Fed Policy