WorldwidelossofoilsupplyheightensSyriaattackrisk – Telegraph http://feedly.com/k/1a4zbTe shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo Worldwide loss of oil supply heightens Syria attack risk – Telegraph

GoldConfisactionImminent? OrDoes India SimplyHaveAnOfferForItsCitizensTheyCan’tRefuse… http://feedly.com/k/15mS8I1 Even as the Indian capital outflows and current account exodus may be threatening to shut down the economy altogether (except for the three oil companies that received a last ditch USD infusion from the RBI yesterday), the central bank is planning and strategizing. And it appears to have come up with more of precisely the same that has led it … Seguir leyendo Gold Confisaction Imminent? Or Does India Simply Have An Offer For Its Citizens They Can’t Refuse…

ReflectionsonPeakOil, India, Asia, and Global Growth; What’stheMathematicalOutcome? http://feedly.com/k/17oL00H In response to CurrencyLessons: Think a SinkingCurrencyisAlwaysGoodForManufacturers? my friend "BC" pinged me with a few comments. India has a trade deficit of 10% of GDP. 70% of India electricity generation is from fossil fuels. 100% of India oil consumption is imported. 20% of India natural gas consumption is imported. India’s Domestic crude oil and natural gas proven … Seguir leyendo Reflections on Peak Oil, India, Asia, and Global Growth; What’s the Mathematical Outcome?

Visualizing Global PopulationDensity http://feedly.com/k/14bLjK4 Clicktoenlarge Source: TwistedSifter shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo Visualizing Global Population Density

ChineseStudentsBolster U.S. CollegeBudgets – NYTimes.com http://feedly.com/k/1433IxO shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo Chinese Students Bolster U.S. College Budgets – NYTimes.com

Portugal: “Microsoft también proporcionó datos personales a las autoridades” http://feedly.com/k/17lJ5fn Tras las noticias de que Facebook proporcionó información de sus usuarios a la policía en numerosos países, Diário de Notícias revela que el pasado año, Microsoft también entregó datos de sus usuarios a la policía portuguesa y a las autoridades judiciales. Los investigadores portugueses hicieron 548 solicitudes relacionadas con 710 clientes de Outlook/Hotmail o cuentas … Seguir leyendo Portugal: “Microsoft también proporcionó datos personales a las autoridades”

Repressionin China http://feedly.com/k/1dtnzdP A professor in China brings thisstory to my attention: A renowned professor has confirmed online rumours that his peers will decide whether he will be expelled from China’s most eminent university after he made a series of remarks in favour of free speech and constitutional governance. Economics professor Xia Yeliang of Peking University was told by his department that his fate would … Seguir leyendo Repression in China

JayatiGhosh: NoneoftheExpertsSawIndia’sDebtBubbleComing. Sound Familiar? http://feedly.com/k/1doPPNN ByJayatiGhosh, ProfessorofEconomicsandChairpersonatthe Centre forEconomicStudiesandPlanning, JawaharlalNehruUniversity, New Delhi. CrosspostedfromTriple Crisis So now India isthelatest casualty amongemergingeconomies. Over the past 10 days, the rupee has slid to its lowest-ever rate, and the Indian economy may well be on the verge of a full-blown currency crisis. In this febrile situation, it is open season for rumours and pessimistic predictions, which then become self-fulfilling. … Seguir leyendo Jayati Ghosh: None of the Experts Saw India’s Debt Bubble Coming. Sound Familiar?

Obama "Concludes" ThatAssadCarriedOutChemicalAttack http://feedly.com/k/15yq095 One week after the fact, without the UN inspectors having completed their job, and without any actual evidence presented to the general public… BREAKING: Obama: US has ‘concluded’ that Syrian government carried out chemical weapons attack. — The Associated Press (@AP) August 28, 2013 And also this: OBAMA SAYS U.S. CONCLUDED SYRIAN GOVT WAGED CHEMICAL ATTACK OBAMA SAYS U.S. CONCLUDES SYRIAN … Seguir leyendo Obama “Concludes” That Assad Carried Out Chemical Attack