Greek Island Of Santorini Is Without Electricity

GreekIslandOfSantoriniIsWithoutElectricity http://feedly.com/k/17n9o2B The Greekovery (where a -4.6% GDP collapse is seen as positive) may be televized, but sadly it will not be electrified. FromAFP: The Greek island of Santorini, one of the country’s premier travel destinations, was hit with a sweeping power shortage on Tuesday after a fire at the island’s main electricity plant, officials said. "Theislandiswithoutelectricity," said a source at the Public Power Corporation, … Seguir leyendo Greek Island Of Santorini Is Without Electricity

Picturing The Dis-United States Of Europe

PicturingTheDis-UnitedStatesOfEurope http://feedly.com/k/17n9dnZ With calls for a European renaissance and a general belief in stability through the German elections, it is perhaps worth a reminder of the structural problems that the supposedly bottoming union is facing. Nowhere is that single monetary policy-facing dilemma more evident than in the massiveeconomicgrowthdivergencesacrosstheEUnationsandthecurrenthuge gap inunemploymentrates from Greece to Austria and beyond. It seems the world is waiting for Merkel’s re-election … Seguir leyendo Picturing The Dis-United States Of Europe

China’s $1 Trillion GDP Lie

China’s $1 TrillionGDPLie http://feedly.com/k/17n96Zn From goal-seeked GDP, manipulated inflation, liquidity-flow-exaggerated trade data, and hidden (and divergent) PMI details, thequestionoftheunreliabilityofChinese data isnot a new one. However, anecdotes aside, a new study from Peking University finds, conservatively, correcting for housing price inflation in the Chinese CPI data adds approximately 1% to annual consumer price inflation in China, reducing real GDPby 8-12% or more than $1 trillion. HowBadlyFlawedIsChineseEconomic … Seguir leyendo China’s $1 Trillion GDP Lie

That Friedrich von Hayek Was Not Consistent or Coherent Does Not Redound to His Benefit: Daniel Kuehn Smacks Down Larry White

ThatFriedrichvonHayekWasNotConsistentorCoherentDoesNotRedoundtoHisBenefit: Daniel KuehnSmacksDownLarryWhite http://feedly.com/k/18s1Ht2 I have always thought that stable MV is, while not as bad as liquidationism, also a batshit-insane macroeconomic doctrine: it calls for the overall price level to fall at a rate equal to the sum of population and productivity growth. In the real world we live in, why would anybody want that? Daniel Kuehn: Facts & otherstubbornthings: Hayeksaidliquidationistthingsand he saidstable nominal … Seguir leyendo That Friedrich von Hayek Was Not Consistent or Coherent Does Not Redound to His Benefit: Daniel Kuehn Smacks Down Larry White

Three Nails in the Coffin of Peak Oil

Espléndido artículo sobre el peak oil ThreeNailsintheCoffinofPeakOil http://feedly.com/k/15yrpYM This post is based on a talk I gave as an "undistinguished speaker" to the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) oil finders lunch in Aberdeen a few weeks ago. This will be one of my last posts on The Oil Drum. There should be enough controversy below the fold to keep a hoard of Oil Drummers … Seguir leyendo Three Nails in the Coffin of Peak Oil

Industrial production up by 0.7% in euro area

Industrial productionupby 0.7% in euro area http://feedly.com/k/18rqa1E In June 2013 compared with May 2013, seasonally adjusted industrial production grew by 0.7% in the euro area (EA17) and by 0.9% in the EU27, according to estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In May production decreased by 0.2% and 0.4% respectively. shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo Industrial production up by 0.7% in euro area

EUROPA ANTE LA INMIGRACIÓN (3/4) : Londres cierra sus puertas al mundo | Presseurop.eu: actualidad europea, vi ñetas y revistas de prensa

EUROPA ANTE LA INMIGRACIÓN (3/4) : Londres cierra sus puertas al mundo | Presseurop.eu: actualidad europea, viñetas y revistas de prensa http://feedly.com/k/16N5lOO shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo EUROPA ANTE LA INMIGRACIÓN (3/4) : Londres cierra sus puertas al mundo | Presseurop.eu: actualidad europea, vi ñetas y revistas de prensa

CORDERITOS AL MATADERO

CORDERITOS AL MATADERO http://feedly.com/k/1a0QIe7 “El Sr. Thiers, en el seno de la Comisión sobre enseñanza elemental de 1849, decía: «Quiero hacer omnipotente la influencia del clero, porque cuento con él para la difusión de esa sana filosofía que enseña al hombre que está aquí abajo a sufrir, y no esa otra filosofía que, por el contrario, dice a los hombres: ¡Gozad!». El Sr. Thiers formuló … Seguir leyendo CORDERITOS AL MATADERO