Hace unos días, en una cena con compañeros profesores, salió a colación el inevitable tema de la política actual y la situación del país y de la monarquía. Yo intenté explicar porqué el sistema de la monarquía de partidos instaurada en 1977 no era una democracia, sino una oligarquía o Estado de partidos, como ya definió la jurisprudencia alemana en los años 50 para … Seguir leyendo Divagando sobre la monarquía entre profesores
Capítulo 1.2 La mujer y el dragón 12:1 Apareció en el cielo una gran señal: una mujer vestida del sol, con la luna debajo de sus pies, y sobre su cabeza una corona de doce estrellas. 12:2 Y estando encinta, clamaba con dolores de parto, en la angustia del alumbramiento. 12:3 También apareció otra señal en el cielo: he aquí un gran dragón escarlata, que tenía … Seguir leyendo El futuro de mi bebé.
Hoy hablamos sobre la propuesta del FMI de bajar salarios un diez por ciento, sobre qué está haciendo el Poder Judicial ante las reformas laborales, qué está pasando en Portugal (pensiones) y Grecia (paro juvenil), la venta de Bankia, la cortina de humo de Gibraltar y el espionaje a los ciudadanos en Estados Unidos. Con José Luis Carretero, Chus Marcano, Antonio Rosenthal, Antonio de Miguel … Seguir leyendo Reunión en la cumbre – Economía Directa 12-08-2013
IsThisWhyJPYIsSurging? http://feedly.com/k/15Zed2R Thereis a knowntendencyforJPYtoappreciateinAugust. As Citi’s FX Technicals group notes, this tendency is particularly strong when the differential between Japanese and US policy rates is less than 2%, and given the current rate gap, JPY is highly likely to rise again this August. USD selling for JPY by Japanese exporters puts larger downward pressure on USD in August than usual, partly since trading is … Seguir leyendo Is This Why JPY Is Surging?
Guest Post: Is China Doomed? http://feedly.com/k/13PAS29 Submittedby Rajan MenonviaTheNationalInterest.org, Between 1978, theyearDengXiaoping’ssweepingeconomicreformswerelaunched, and 2011, China’sGDPincreasedbyanaverageof10 percentannually, three times thatofthe global economy. Nowthe boom times may be over. By mid-2013, economic growth had slowed to 7.7 percent. That’s still a roaring pace compared to the rest of the world. Europeans, Americans and even Japanese might say about China’s slippage, “We should all have such problems.” Still, … Seguir leyendo Guest Post: Is China Doomed?
G20 SHOWDOWNONDOLLARHEDGEMONY http://feedly.com/k/13PXNdw G20 SHOWDOWNONDOLLARHEDGEMONY By RUSSWINTER of WintersActionables Obama canceled his scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week. Although Obama didn’t give his reason for the cancellation, the media stoogery speculated it was because of Russia’s protection of whistleblower-patriot Edward Snowden. What is not being reported is that Russia has been warning its citizens and institutions since last March’s Cyprus bail-in to … Seguir leyendo G20 SHOWDOWN ON DOLLAR HEDGEMONY
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WhatiscausingthesummereconomicslumpinJapan? http://feedly.com/k/13a7Nji As discussed previously (see post), Japan’s recent economic momentum has weakened. With the economy rebounding strongly earlier in the year, many had hoped growth will accelerate. But the industrial production pullback in June did not turn out to be simply an aberration and other reports started signaling a slowdown in economic activity. As the service PMI data shows (below), the slowdown is not … Seguir leyendo What is causing the summer economic slump in Japan?
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A Japanese Crisis Nears http://feedly.com/k/1eAdzuu Japan has receded from the headlines of late but that’s about to change. In the next two months, it’s expected the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will make a decision on whether to increase Japan’s consumption tax from 5% to 8% in April next year. If approved, consumer spending will take significant hit and given that it accounts for around 60% … Seguir leyendo A Japanese Crisis Nears
