Global GrowthHopesFade As BalticDryDropsMostIn 11 Months http://feedly.com/k/1c1ynyq While the recent surge in the Baltic Dry Index was headlined as ‘proof’ that the global recovery was ‘on’, China is back, and every retiree should BTFATH, werecentlynoted, allwasnotatallitseemsonthesurfaceofthis data. Fast forward a few days and we have had 2 China PMI misses (notably disappointing relative to their Flash prints) and now the BalticDry has plungedbyitsmostin 11 monthsoverthelast … Seguir leyendo Global Growth Hopes Fade As Baltic Dry Drops Most In 11 Months

Grecia: “El padrino de Aurora Dorada" http://feedly.com/k/16d8bNS Las escuchas telefónicas efectuadas por los servicios secretos para vigilar a Aurora Dorada demuestran que Yannis Lagos, uno de los diputados del partido neonazi, fue informado del asesinato inminente del rapero Pavlos Fyssas, en la noche del 18 al 19 de septiembre. Detenido el 28 de septiembre con otros dirigentes y miembros de su partido, Lagos está igualmente … Seguir leyendo Grecia: “El padrino de Aurora Dorada»

SteveKeenon Non-EquilibriumEconomics: Lecture 1 http://feedly.com/k/16d7K63 This is Lec­ture 1 (“Why Eco­nom­ics Must be a Dis­e­qui­lib­rium Discipline”) of a series of 5 lectures by Steve Keen on non-equilibrium economics, given in Quito (Ecuador) at FLACSO (the Latin American Social Sciences Institute) in September, 2013. Perhaps the title is meant to evoke the classicmonographofNicholasKaldorcalledEconomicsWithoutEquilibrium (Armonk, N.Y., 1985), and Steve Keen does not disappoint in his discussion of … Seguir leyendo Steve Keen on Non-Equilibrium Economics: Lecture 1

JohnTimmer: KansasRepublicans, creationistsoppose new scienceeducationstandards: Noted http://feedly.com/k/16d7Evg JohnTimmer: KansasRepublicans, creationistsoppose new scienceeducationstandards: The NGSS standards are a nationwide attempt to improve science education in the US, and they have been backed by organizations such as the National Research Council, National Science Teachers Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science…. The most surprising is Kansas, which has an awkward past when it comes … Seguir leyendo John Timmer: Kansas Republicans, creationists oppose new science education standards: Noted