China, JapanSellMostUSPaperInYears; ForeignTreasuryHoldingsAt 2013 Lows http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zerohedge/feed/~3/DJIn103vmIA/story01.htm And the bid hits just keep on coming. While previously we reportedthe foreigners as an aggregate class sold the most gross US securities ever in the month of June, we also learned that in June the biggest selling came from America’s two largest creditors: China and Japan (excluding the Fed of course, whose P&L losses are now approaching $300 … Seguir leyendo China, Japan Sell Most US Paper In Years; Foreign Treasury Holdings At 2013 Lows

Thursday (Un)Humor: TheIMF’sEuropeanGrowthExpectations http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zerohedge/feed/~3/0_N1qkSboOQ/story01.htm With all the excitement over France and Germany’s emergence from recession based on this morning’s advance first-guess GDP data – a recovery-less recovery the likes of which the US has been languishing in for years – we thought it worth a reminder of the hopeful hockey-stick growth embedded in the IMF’s forecast for the European Union. Assuming that Europe is still … Seguir leyendo Thursday (Un)Humor: The IMF’s European Growth Expectations

Lee’s Post KeynesianPriceTheory: Chapter 2 http://socialdemocracy21stcentury.blogspot.com/2013/08/lees-post-keynesian–price–theory.html The second chapter of Frederic S. Lee’s Post KeynesianPriceTheory (Cambridge, 1998) continues to study the career and work of Gardiner C. Means, an American Institutional economist and researcher. Means came to see “administrative coordination” as a fundamental concept for the internal operations of corporations (Lee 1998: 48). Means identified three ways to conceptually categorise market economies as follows: (1) … Seguir leyendo Lee’s Post Keynesian Price Theory: Chapter 2

StumblingBlockstoFiguringOutthe Real OilLimitsStory http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theoildrum/~3/cvNLIeX5LUE/10182 The story of oil limits is one that crosses many disciplines. It is not an easy one to understand. Most of those who are writing about peak oil come from hard sciences such as geology, chemistry, and engineering. The following are several stumbling blocks to figuring out the full story that I have encountered. Needless to say, not all of those … Seguir leyendo Stumbling Blocks to Figuring Out the Real Oil Limits Story

MarketstestingBrazil’s central bankagain, as currencytouches new lows http://soberlook.com/2013/08/markets–testing–brazils-central-bank.html Brazil’s financial markets remain under pressure. In spite of some recent interventions, including a rate hike, the currency touched another multi-year low today. The market is "testing" the central bank with bets that the real has more downside (many economists think it is still overvalued). The currency has also come under pressure due to a wide open … Seguir leyendo Markets testing Brazil’s central bank again, as currency touches new lows

ScientistsGain New InsightIntoClimateChange … AndWhatTo Do AboutIt http://feedly.com/k/17oTnZW FrackThat "Clean natural gas" from fracking has been touted for years as a cure for global warming. But scientists say that fracking pumps out a lot of methane … into both ourdrinkingwater and theenvironment. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas: 72 times more potent as a warming source than CO2. As such, fracking actually increases – ratherthandecreases … Seguir leyendo Scientists Gain New Insight Into Climate Change … And What To Do About It

DozensDead As EgyptLaunchesLethalCrackdownOn Pro-MursiProtesters http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zerohedge/feed/~3/RSydKTLWo2A/story01.htm As was reported over the weekend, it was only a matter of time before the Egyptian police began its violent crackdown on protesting pro-Mursi supporters across Egypt. But after the specified ETA came and went on Monday morning, most thought that this was yet another false alarm. It appears it was only delayed until Wednesday. Overnight, depending on the source … Seguir leyendo Dozens Dead As Egypt Launches Lethal Crackdown On Pro-Mursi Protesters

EgyptianPresidentAnnouncesMonth-LongStateOfEmergency http://feedly.com/k/18uNL1v The country "without a military coup" is progressing nicely on the way to democratic, CIA-supported utopia. EGYPT PRESIDENCY ANNOUNCES STATE OF EMERGENCY ACROSS THE COUNTRY STARTING AT 4 P.M. (1400 GMT) EGYPT STATE OF EMERGENCY TO LAST FOR ONE MONTH – STATEMENT EGYPT PRESIDENCY ORDERS ARMY TO SUPPORT INTERIOR MINISTRY IN IMPOSING SECURITY-STATEMENT EGYPT PRESIDENCY AUTHORIZES THE ARMED FORCES TO AUGMENT EGYPTIAN POLICE … Seguir leyendo Egyptian President Announces Month-Long State Of Emergency

15 EasyMinskyPieces http://www.debtdeflation.com/blogs/2013/08/14/15-easy–minsky–pieces/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Dr. RussellStandish and I have been working on Minsky now for almost two years now–ever since we received the $125K from INET’sSpring 2011 grantround: Russell as builder (coding in C++ and Tcl/Tk) and me as architect (playing with each release, spotting bugs and suggesting features). It’s been a part-time endeavor: Russell, as a contract programmer, has to keep more than one iron … Seguir leyendo 15 Easy Minsky Pieces