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Is This Why Gold (And Europe) Is Underperforming US Stocks (For Now)?
It seems the *repayment of LTRO funds had quite a significant 'deleveraging' effect on the world's easy policy central bank balance sheet expansion*. In USD terms, global central bank balance sheets...
View ArticleNever fear, Europe: Mac Pro reportedly being updated soon
Apple notified at least one reseller partner in Europe that it will release new computers this spring to replace those being banned in the EU as of March 1, according to French publication...
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The Two Scariest Words In Europe: "Silvio Berlusconi"
The coincidental resurrection of Bunga Bunga boy Berlusconi, amid financial and political fraud allegations (and facts), appears to have struck fear into the heart of European investors. The Draghi...
View ArticlePolitical uncertainty in Europe pushes euro lower
Political uncertainty in Europe pushes euro lower Traders are worried that a change in leadership in either country could derail efforts to end Europe's financial crisis. The dollar rose to 93.49...
View ArticleEdward P. Joseph: Too Soon for Optimism on Europe's Financial Crisis
Is the tide finally turning on the European financial crisis? According to conventional wisdom, the answer is yes. Citing recent reforms and a new bailout for Greece, there is growing optimism about...
View ArticleWILLEM BUITER: Europe Is In A Bubble And Investors Are Becoming 'Increasingly...
Citi chief economist Willem Buiter – who has maintained a pretty bearish tack on the euro zone throughout the euro crisis that has plagued the continent in recent years – is out with his latest...
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'Europe's A Fragile Bubble', Citi's Buiter Warns Of Unrealistic Complacency
Citi's Willem Buiter sums it all up: "...the improvement in sentiment appears to have *long overshot its fundamental basis* and was driven in part by unrealistic policy and growth expectations, an...
View ArticleDavid Zervos Nails The 'Crazy' Stuff Happening In Europe, And What Mario...
This is a really solid note on the latest in Europe from Jefferies economist David Zervos. Basically his message is: Relax. Europe has tried to stage a comeback as a "risk-off" force in the global...
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Sentiment Mixed As A Jittery Europe Looks Forward To Draghi
It has been another quiet overnight session, with macro data decidedly mixed and "adjusted", because while the key German December Industrial Production number came in sequentially at 0.3% on...
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Europe Closes Red For 2013, Italian Yields At 7-Week Highs
*EuroStoxx (Europe's Dow) closed today -1% for 2013*. France, Germany, and Spain are all lower on the year now. Italy, following ENI's CEO fraud, collapsed almost 3% from the US day-session open,...
View ArticleWhat's On Around Europe
The Weekend Journal's guide to the best exhibitions, concerts, theater, opera and events across Europe. Reported by Wall Street Journal 7 hours ago.
View ArticleNews Summary: Stocks retreat on Europe, earnings
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View ArticleEurope consuming more coal
JAENSCHWALDE, Germany — Green-friendly Europe has a dirty secret: It is burning a lot more coal. Europe’s use of the fossil fuel spiked last year after a long decline, powered by a surge of cheap U.S....
View ArticlePayleven, The Samwer Square Clone, Surmounts Visa Hurdle With Chip And PIN...
Payleven, the mobile payment company from the Samwer bothers' Rocket Internet incubator, is now taking orders for its chip-and-PIN readers, which it says makes it one of the first of the Square-style...
View ArticleNew Renewable Energy Policies to Negatively Impact Solar and Wind Frequency...
LONDON, Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Policy changes in the renewable energy sector and the ongoing debt crisis are set to have a profound impact on the market for frequency inverters in the solar and...
View ArticleTata Interactive Systems Extends Deadline for the LEARNow™ Learning Design...
LONDON and MUMBAI, February 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Contest, Thrown Open to Learning Designers Across Europe, now Ends on 15th March, 2013 Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) had announced the LEARNow™...
View ArticleAndroid 4.1.2 Jelly Bean Update for Samsung Galaxy S II Arrives in Europe
We did not expect Samsung to offer the Jelly Bean update for Galaxy S II so early, here in Europe. The company announced yesterday that Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean was made available for Samsung Galaxy S...
View ArticleDiageo: Europe must be more competitive
Europe needs to cut back on its red tape and be more competitive if it is to succeed on a global stage, according to Diageo's chief executive. Reported by CNN.com 3 hours ago.
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Markets Are Up In Europe
Stocks are rallying across Europe. England's FTSE 100 is up 0.5%. France's CAC 40 is up 0.5%. Germany's DAX is up 0.2%. Spain's IBEX 35 is up 0.4%. Italy's FTSE MIB is up 0.2%. The market strength...
View Article$25 Raspberry Pi Computer For Sale in Europe, Coming to Rest of World ‘Soon’
A stripped-down version of the Raspberry Pi is now available in Europe for $25, and will debut to the rest of the world "very soon." Called the Model A, the Linux-based microcomputer comes with one USB...
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