MortgagesPlunge 42% fromYearAgoinSpain, 38th ConsecutiveDrop; SignsofRecovery? SpainNeedAnotherBailout? http://feedly.com/k/19O1u4z Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy wants you to believe the Spanish economy is improving. One look at housing suggests any improvement is an illusion. Here are some highlights from a translation of the La Vanguardia article Mortgagesplummet 42.2% inJune The number of mortgages for home purchase in June fell 42.2% compared to June of 2012 Mortgages declined every … Seguir leyendo Mortgages Plunge 42% from Year Ago in Spain, 38th Consecutive Drop; Signs of Recovery? Spain Need Another Bailout?

EmergingmarketroutistoobigfortheFedto ignore – Telegraph http://feedly.com/k/19O1fXq shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo Emerging market rout is too big for the Fed to ignore – Telegraph

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BeanStruckbyBubbleBlindness http://feedly.com/k/15h1Gvd No HousingBubble ‘Emerging‘ intheUK BoE deputy governor Charlie Bean had a few more pearls of wisdom to dispense on occasion of his Jackson Hole visit. According to Bloomberg: “BOE’sBeanSaysCan’tSeeSignsofHousing Boom Emerging”. Of course not! Why on earth should there be even the remotest danger of a housing bubble emerging with the BoE’s administered interest rate stuck forever and ever at a punitive 0.5% … Seguir leyendo Bean Struck by Bubble Blindness

JimRogersWarnsSyriaWarAnd "MarketPanic" ToSendGold "Much, MuchHigher" http://feedly.com/k/13Z3uYG SubmittedbyMarkO’ByrneofGoldCore, Astute investor, JimRogers has warned overnight in an interview with Tara Joseph of Reuters that oil and gold will go much, much higher” due to “market panic” regarding Syria and the coming “end of free money”: JimRogers: Well, Tara, I ownoil, I owngold, I own things like that and if there is going to be a war, and … Seguir leyendo Jim Rogers Warns Syria War And “Market Panic” To Send Gold “Much, Much Higher”

Internet: “Facebook y Google proporcionan datos de miles de portugueses a las autoridades” http://feedly.com/k/15iRU4Q Facebook y Google proporcionan a menudo datos personales de los usuarios de correo electrónico, YouTube o que disponen de cuentas en las redes sociales a la policía portuguesa, escribe Diário de Notícias. Portugal es uno de los 71 países que asiduamente solicita a las compañías de Internet que proporcionen estos datos. … Seguir leyendo Internet: “Facebook y Google proporcionan datos de miles de portugueses a las autoridades”

Guerra en Siria: “Ataque inminente” http://feedly.com/k/15iRNWT Los embajadores de los 28 países miembros de la OTAN se reúnen el 28 de agosto con el secretario general de la Alianza Atlántica, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, “para intercambiar informaciones, evaluaciones y posiciones de los aliados”, informa La Vanguardia. Esta reunión acontece después de la que tuvo lugar el 26 de agosto en Jordania entre los jefes de Estado … Seguir leyendo Guerra en Siria: “Ataque inminente”

Les scenarii de dissolution de l’Euro (étudepour la fondation RES PUBLICA) http://feedly.com/k/1dlRbcb Cetteétude a étéréalisée par PhilippeMureretmoi-mêmeavec la collaboration de CédricDurand. Elle sera disponible le 2 septembre 2013 à la Fondation RES PUBLICA, 52 rue de Bourgogne, 75007 Paris (info@fondation-res-publica.org). Extrait “Nous avons supposé dans cette étude que les tensions au sein de la zone Euro puissent atteindre un niveau tel que les pays concernés … Seguir leyendo Les scenarii de dissolution de l’Euro (étude pour la fondation RES PUBLICA)

DrivingOnPortugal’sGhostRoads: TrafficCrashesBy 68% InFirstQuarter http://feedly.com/k/1dlSOHw While Portuguese bond spreads suggest all-is-well, stocks rally, and the nation’s leaders proclaim the worst is over, there is a hard-to-manipulate statistic that should shock many about the truly dismal state of the troubled nation. As TheFTreports in the brief clip, Portugueseroad-trafficfell 50% in 2012, and a stunning 68% in Q1 2013. Not only does this expose the deepening of … Seguir leyendo Driving On Portugal’s Ghost Roads: Traffic Crashes By 68% In First Quarter