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China's New Foreign Investment Catalog. The Scope Of FDI.
2012-01-09 19:48:00 By: Steve DickinsonAt the end of December, the NDRC issued its long awaited 2011 revision to the Catalog for Guidance for Foreign Investment 外商投资产业指导目录-2011年修订). It is a central policy of the Chinese government that foreign investment must be made in a manner that is consistent with Chinese policy and in a way that will promote China's development. China therefore follows a policy of guided investment, and the Catalog is the guide. The first Catalog was issued in 1995. This is the fifth revision, replacing the 2007 Catalog. This 2011 version of the Catalog will take effect on January 30, 2012. Foreign invested enterprises approved prior to the effective date will not be effected. However, any changes to existing foreign invested projects that take effect after the effective date must comply with the terms of the new Catalog.The encouraged category shows where the Chinese government wants foreign investment to go. The restricted and prohibited categ...
By: China Law Blog
Egypt?s Salafi al-Nour Party Outflanks the Muslim Brotherhood | Foreign Pol
2012-01-06 06:48:00 These guys make the Muslim Brotherhood look like latte liberals. … The Brotherhood has found itself outflanked on the right by the Salafi al-Nour Party, which has challenged the movement’s religious credentials and gained a surprising degree of traction in the process. The Salafis appear poised to claim between 25 and 30 percent of the ...
By: 1913 Intel
Next Year?s Wars ? By Louise Arbour | Foreign Policy
2011-12-31 19:16:00 Ten conflicts to watch in 2012. 1. Syria 2. Iran/Israel 3. Afghanistan 4. Pakistan 5. Yemen 6. Central Asia 7. Burundi 8. Congo 9. Kenya/Somalia 10. Venezuela Next Year’s Wars – By Louise Arbour | Foreign Policy
By: 1913 Intel
The Coming Collapse of China: 2012 Edition- By Gordon G. Chang | Foreign Po
2011-12-31 18:53:00 In the middle of 2001, I predicted in my book, The Coming Collapse of China, that the Communist Party would fall from power in a decade, in large measure because of the changes that accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) would cause. A decade has passed; the Communist Party is still in power. But ...
By: 1913 Intel
The Foreign Policy of Absolute Fools
2011-12-20 00:00:00 Worth watching (and paying attention to as the (s)Election “debates” continue):
Travel Quote: Foreign Lands
2011-10-29 06:44:00 ?There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.? ? Robert Louis Stevenson Travel Lady Cruises, always providing you with TLC!Travel Quote: Foreign LandsTravel Lady Cruises, always providing you with TLC!Travel Quote: Foreign Lands
By: Travel Lady Blog
Saudis Tweet: Be Kind to Foreign Workers
2011-09-05 15:38:00 This is an excerpt from Arabnews, an English language daily paper from Saudi Arabia: JAZAN: A number of Saudis have launched a campaign on Twitter asking their compatriots to be kind to the foreign manpower living with them and to spread awareness in society about humanitarian treatment to foreign laborers. They also tweeted that Saudis ...
By: SD's Corner
Foreign Students Walkout at Hershey?s Plant
2011-08-19 17:51:00 Hundreds of foreign students taking part in a U.S. State Department cultural exchange summer program walked out of their job at a Hershey?s chocolate plant in Pennsylvania. The students said their jobs are exploitative and in many cases grossly failed to cover the costs they...
By: Today's Talk
Essar Seeking For New Foreign Partner To Grow Their Mobile Retail Arm
2011-08-03 12:31:00 The Essar Group has plans to pump its mobile retail brand: The Mobile Store with a new foreign partner soon. In 2007, Essar had entered a tie up with Richard Branson’s Virgin Mobile to open The Mobile Store outlets across India, Selling cell phones and its accessories. On 30th April this year, the agreement came to an end and was not renewed. The Mobile Store, which is said to have a 50% market share in organized mobile phone retail in India, cover over 200 towns and have 900 stores. Alok Gupta, CEO of Essar Retail, the oil, steel and mobile retail hand of Essar said, “We are keen to offer equity participation in The Mobile Store to a foreign company which can bring -n best practices to improve efficiency. In a low-margin and high-volume business (like mobile phone retailing), it is all about unlocking value through efficiency.” As mobile phones have a very short shelf-span, it further hinted that they were looking for a foreign partner who possess process-related intelle...
By: WATblog
Foreign Media Firms Entering India Through Online Route
2011-07-22 05:57:00 According to a report in Mint, many multinational media firms are on the verge of launching India-specific editions of their websites soon. The media firms which are reported to take this move are The New York Times and Huffington Post The New York Times plans to launch an India-specific edition of its website in next couple of months, an executive of the company told Mint. The site will have a mix of both international as well as local news. For the uninitiated, The New York Times is one of the most renowned daily newspaper from USA. There is also a talk that the news and content aggregator Huffington Post will be launching its India specific edition in next few months. Huffington Post was bought by internet giant AOL for $315 million. Following this, UK and Canada editions of Huffington Post were launched. But, one thing that can go against Huffington Post in India is that it is still an unknown brand to the Indian masses as compared to NYT. Wall Street Journal had launched its o...
By: WATblog
Indian Media and Governments Heedless of Decade of Foreign Media and Sai Ba
2011-06-27 05:21:00 Each day, major sections of the Indian media feature glaring revelations about Sathya Sai Baba's and key Sathya Sai Central Trust officials. The Andhra Pradesh government is now stepping in - for example, closing down 16 charitable exemptions long accorded to the Sathya Sai Central Trust. It details to the case police investigators with teeth, and arrests have already been made. There are grave suspicions surrounding the manner of Sai Baba's death. For example, questions have been raised about why the Indian and international doctors attending Sai Baba since his hospitalization were refused salient details about medical treatment prior to this time. News reports in recent days - such as the surprise emergence of billionaire Sai Baba backer Isaac Tigrett and his secret yet to be revealed - have heavily eclipsed these matters. See: Human Rights Commission Probe Fronts Andhra Government On Sathya Sai Baba Treatment Several of Sathya Sai Baba's longtime most prominent workers have...
Lost in Translation: Funny foreign signs
2011-05-31 15:15:00 Did you ever read a sign and think, hmmm, that's just not quite right. While traveling overseas, there are plenty of opportunities to get a chuckle over signs that are translated incorrectly.......
'Travel Sense' Tip: Check out foreign cultures at HOME before you
2011-05-23 04:19:00 Thinking of exploring Costa Rica? Before you go, check out Irazu', Chicago's only Costa Rican restaurant. During a recent visit, I savored "El Tico," a "chef's favorite" meal featuring rib eye steak sauteed with onions and bell pepper and served with sweet plantains, cabbage salad and "gallo pinto," the trademark rice-and-black-bean dish in Costa Rica. The Alliance Francaise de Chicago not only offers a great range of French-language classes, but offers fascinating cultural events, as well. Earlier this year, the Alliance hosted author Kiratiana Freelon (third from left) for a lecture based on her book "Kiratiana's Travel Guide to Black Paris: Get Lost and Get Found." For me, the real fun in traveling is in planning my trip. In a...
Obama Was Israiled: Killing bin Laden Was Not Foreign Policy Experience For
2011-05-22 17:13:00 -By Warner Todd Huston On Friday Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu schooled President Obama -- who is clearly out of his depth -- on Middle East diplomacy. This would not have been necessary if Obama had not tried to turn decades of American foreign policy on its ear, if he had not turned against our only real Mid East fried, and if he hadn't made to come to the comfort of radical Islamists without conscience who only want to kill Jews and Americans. Obama also proved that just killing bin Laden does not equal foreign policy expertise. Coming off his high after presiding over the end of America's number one enemy, Obama thought he saw an opening to help bin...
The Foreign Exchange Trivial Question
2011-05-11 23:00:00 Here's your chance to see The Foreign Exchange perform at the Double Door on Friday, May 13th. One lucky winner will win a pair of tickets to see them live at the Double Door.
BBC Exposed Sai Baba Top Aide?s And Indian Foreign Minister?s Ploy With UNE
2011-04-28 00:35:00 Below - in red highlight - are subheadings in the article: The Case of UNESCO?s Missing Media Advisory. Posted by Barry Pittard on March 15, 2007. This piece is about a watershed event, the involvement of UNESCO, in the history of former devotee exposure of the Sathya Sai Organization operation at the highest government levels. With the personal assistance of the then Indian foreign minister, Dr G. Venkataraman, Deputy world chairman of the international Sathya Sai Organization, and Sathya Sai Baba's director of international radio made a concerted attempt to undo the successful representation to UNESCO of former devotees around the world. For a further glimpse at Venkataraman, see: Sathya Sai Baba's 'Minister of Propaganda' - Dr G. Venkataraman. The BBC assistant producer of 'The Secret Swami', David Saville, was able to expose the Puttaparthi-Indian Foreign Minister-UNESCO Director and Assistant Director nexus to undermine the democratic rights of former Sai Baba devot...
'Nosy neighbor' foreign policy creates enemies
2011-03-15 14:39:00 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE'Nosy neighbor' foreign policy creates enemiesBURNET, Texas (March 14) - When former President George W. Bush canceled a trip to Geneva for a charity fundraiser because he feared being arrested for war crimes, it was a shame and a blot on our nation, potential Libertarian presidential candidate R. Lee Wrights told the Georgia Libertarian Party State Convention Saturday."It's a shame. It's a blot on this country and it's a blot on all of us that one of our former leaders is afraid to go somewhere because he's going to be charged with war crimes," Wrights said. In February, Bush canceled a speaking engagement at a charity fundraiser in Geneva because a human rights group filed a criminal complaint against him in a Swiss court alleging torture."I'd like to think that if I got the job, you'd never have to worry about that," said Wrights, former Vice Chair of the national Libertarian Party. The incident is an inevitable and direct result of the "nosy neighbor...
Are high school trips to foreign countries safe?
2011-03-10 14:57:00 I went to Italy on a class trip when I was 15. On the first night, our teacher/chaperone allowed us to go out ... at night ... by ourselves ... in Rome. So, we did. And, we went to a bar. And, my two friends ordered beer (I didn't drink) and started talking to some Spanish boys (I only spoke Italian). So, I left. Yes, I left!! I walked back to the hotel ... at night ... by myself ... in Rome.How stupid, right?! I would've been safer at the bar. I'm reminded of this today because of the recent news on the man allegedly involved in Natalee Holloway's disappearance and I am grateful that ~1/ I made it back...
Golden Globes 2011: Robert DeNiro Goes Off On Foreign Press
2011-01-17 04:20:00 As I blog this I'm sitting in one of the rooms of the Balboa Theater watching The Golden Globes. It's a great turnout of people who are obviously fans of film. The great actor Robert DeNiro is accepting a special Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award for a lifetime of amazing work in film. He told Matt Damon that he loved him in The Fighter, a playful jab at Damon's intensional mistaking of characters he played in films. DeNiro thanked the Hollywood Foreign Press and then went off on a weird rant that wasn't taken so well by the audience. DeNiro said many of the members of The Hollywood Foreign Press, saying that many of them should be deported, along with the waiters serving the actors and actresses at the event. I'm not making this up. I'm waiting for the YouTube of this whole train wreck of a speech. Wow.
Foreign Cenbank Holdings of US Obligations Weekly Update ? to January 12, 2
2011-01-14 19:02:00 Last week the amero gap surged as high as -131 basis points before closing yesterday at -108 bp. Time to order up a few more dozen crippled CF-35s This week the Fed’s own holdings of MBS were again unchanged and agencies were also flat. Treasuries, however, took a significant nose-dive reviving an all too familiar ...
By: HousingDoom
Former Czechoslovak foreign minister dies at 73
(AP)
2011-01-08 23:20:00 AP - Jiri Dienstbier, the reporter turned dissident who joined Vaclav Havel to help topple one of East Europe's most repressive regimes — and then served under Havel in Czechoslovakia's first post-communist government — died Saturday. He was 73.
Foreign Cenbank Holdings of US Obligations Weekly Update ? to January 5, 20
2011-01-07 08:01:00 Greetings again from the Thirteenth District. This Thursday the amero gap closed at -31 basis points ($1 == C$0.9969; a week before it was at exactly par). I’m guessing the Ottawa Fed wants to keep the gap within a +/-300bp range like they did in 10Q4 in case something happens — e.g. a foreign central ...
By: HousingDoom
Familiar faces, foreign places.
2010-12-05 00:04:00 The thing I've enjoyed most about life post-graduation is seeing what all of my friends have planned for their (immediate) futures. In the past sixth or so months, I've had friends who have moved home and started working, friends that have moved to new cities and started working, friends who are still looking for jobs and friends who are leaving the country for a year of schooling and service. Everyone has their own reasons for doing what they do. Some stay home because they want to move out on their own dime. Others move out because they need their independence/change of scenery. Not many decide to move out of the country to do something completely unknown to them. It takes a...
How to Embarrass Your Offspring on Foreign Exchange
2010-11-04 19:15:00 "No way! You actually have the shirt!" he said.My good friend David is in South Africa for six months.He's a visiting professor at a university in Johannesburg.Recently, he was startled and surprised when an American student walked into his office wearing the shirt."What do you mean?" the unassuming student from Indiana asked.After a bit of back and forth, David realized that the student didn't have a clue about what he was wearing.It was the The Mountain Three Wolf Moon t-shirt.(If you aren't familiar with The Mountain Three Wolf Moon t-shirt, then I *highly* recommend you take a break and read the Amazon customer reviews for this product.)[Seriously. Go read them now.]David showed the Amazon reviews to the poor, unassuming student from Indiana.After reading many reviews, the student said,"Oh, man! I'm SO embarrassed! My mom sent me that shirt."This had me howling.[Like three wolves with a moon.]Do you think his mom knew about it?I totally hope so.
By: Oh, The Joys
Foreign Cenbank Holdings of US Obligations Weekly Update ? to October 27, 2
2010-10-29 16:49:00 Mr. Trend pressed his foot gently on the accelerator this week, with most of the numbers quietly growing by roughly between 5 and 15 percent. The Fed’s own holdings of MBS shrank by a slightly more significant $14.714 billion. Meanwhile cenbanks’ holdings of treasuries grew at a rather more exuberant rate and agencies continued their ...
By: HousingDoom
Is tax free schlarship in foreign country taxable in India ?
2010-10-28 03:58:00 Please note that if you are non resident in the year in which you earned tax free scholarship in foreign country, the receipt can not be taxable. So, compute yourself if the year in which you got the scholarship.Is tax free schlarship in foreign country taxable in India ? is a post from: India Income Tax Made Simple
Foreign Cenbank Holdings of US Obligations Weekly Update ? to October 20, 2
2010-10-23 00:15:00 After remaining unchanged for three weeks The Fed’s own holdings of MBS shrank a significant $12.788 billion. Meanwhile cenbanks’ holdings of treasuries also grew at an exuberant, but not extreme rate and agencies continued their sell-off, this week at a modest clip. This week’s Reuters report1 was, as usual, based on the weekly update from ...
By: HousingDoom
Chamber of Commerce = Foreign Powers & Business in our Democracy
2010-10-12 18:28:00 You have to know about this. And if you don't you need to learn about it... NOW! Republicans are running attack ads. That is not news. That is part of the everyday landscape of our process. Both parties do this. The difference this election season is where the funding for these ads is coming from. Foreign (read NOT AMERICAN) businesses & political entities disguised as businesses are funneling record amounts of "anonymous" cash into our elections to influence the outcome. The US Chamber of Commerce is an aggressive fundraising operation who now has international offices across the globe. Why would they do that you think? It's to raise money! So they can say they are "defending small businesses." Sounds pretty GOP to me! Think of all the multi-national corporations that would love to see the continuation of the deregulation of industry in America. How much would they love to see us continue to ship jobs offshor...
The Past Is a Foreign Country
2010-07-04 14:01:00 Somewhere in the slush pile of my mind, there's the remnants of an abandoned story: as workers gradually demolished an old building, all of the site's previous occupants -- people, businesses, other buildings -- started reappearing. It hit a dead end -- I lacked characters, any sort of plot beyond "weird shit happens," any sort of path -- but perhaps it's time to revisit it. I met up with Tapeleg for a few beers yesterday, and time seemed to fold in on itself a bit.First a meeting at Conor O'Neill's, a late '90s hangout of mine as the James. The inside's been completely redone but just enough remains to give me the occasional flashback; I've been to the current version enough times that when I'm not there I can't really remember which features belonged to the old place and which the new. From there we proceeded to Time Warp Comics, the center of my adolescent life and my one-time employer. It's not the same space I once knew, of course -- it's now in its third location. ...
Learning to Speak a Foreign Language for Free
2010-06-03 01:06:00 One of the bigger hurdles on going to a foreign country is being able to communicate. I was reminded on how awful my Spanish was over Memorial Day weekend while I was in Bogota, Colombia. So, now that I'm back and recovered from my trip, it's time to get learning another language so I'm not being "that gringo" again.Luckily for me, the BBC has a very comprehensive list of languages and their travel phrases. They feature 12 week courses in Spanish, French, Italian and German and for 40 other languages, quick phrases you can download in mp3 format. Now it's time to get studying!...
Foreign Policy: "They're Here, They're Queer, It's No B
2010-06-01 09:17:00 Foreign Policy has an interesting write up on the issue of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. About the same time as the United States enacted Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Israel lifted restrictions on gay enlistment. Danny Kaplan, the article's author, notes that a person's sexuality has little bearing on the day to day life of the military. Heck, it has little bearing on anyone's day to day life. As an example, I'll note this order of events: wake up, get ready for school or work, go to school or work, work or get educated, come home or go out on errands, go out or come home from errands, come home, sleep, repeat.In his words, Kaplan says:"This is why the policy of "don't ask,...
How to Become a Foreign Service Officer
2010-05-07 12:30:00 Guest Post By Palak Shah I recently joined the Foreign Service with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Two thoughts stood out during the swearing-in ceremony that took place on our first day. First, I recall how proud I felt to embark on a career of serving my country while helping others in need overseas. Second, I remember thinking how I wish someone had told me about this opportunity much earlier in my career. If you ever wondered what Foreign Service officers (FSO) do and how to become one, please read on. 1. Background. There are five U.S. government foreign affairs agencies that hire FSOs, and each has separate application procedures. The Department of State (DOS) is...
Mayor Daley Wants Foreign Kangaroo Court to Rule in Chicago
2010-04-28 03:57:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Mayor Richard "King" Daley has just earned his monarchical (or is that maniacal) nickname by announcing his desire to have a European "court" invade the U.S. and begin prosecuting American citizens for doing a legal, Constitutionally protected business in America. The despicable, mob-infested mayor of Chicago's newest harebrained scheme in his fight against the U.S. Constitution is to have the so-called World Criminal Court at the Hague to begin prosecuting gun manufacturers and gun dealers here in America. It's bad enough that this Eurocrat wannabe thinks that this kangaroo court in Europe has legal jurisdiction in the USA, but he's teaming up with a foreign plutocrat in Mexico to try and pursue this idiot's scheme....
Foreign Ownership of U.S. Debt Continues to Grow | Stix Blog [Digg]
2010-04-06 15:47:00 This is not good. via Mercatus Center are George Mason University
By: Stix Blog
Foreign Languages
2010-04-03 23:07:00 There are foreign languages that we all speak in our daily lives.....are we aware when others don't understand the catch phrases of our businesses?
Supreme Court Justice Antonin (R-Far-Right) Scalia Cites FOREIGN LAW In Cus
2010-01-13 02:15:00 SCOTUS Justices Do Double-Take As “Mr. Don’t Cite Foreign Law In The Supreme Court!” Cites Foreign Law In The Supreme Court Of The United States… That’s right, folks — Richard [The] Dick Cheney’s famous, long-time golfing buddy (Google), SCOTUS Justice... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
Better Know A Foreign Hottie: Lucas Neill
2010-01-12 20:01:00 Sometimes, I'm so in awe of myself for the gift I'm about to give you that I can't believe I don't charge for access to this site. As part of my on-going campaign to introduce poor, deprived American women to the big pile of awesome that is international soccer players, as well as give all of you a reason to really, REALLY want to watch this summer's World Cup, meet Lucas Neill. He is Australian (and captain of the Australian National Men's Soccer Team). He plays for Everton (that's an English Premier League Team), which means you can catch him many a Saturday morning on Fox Soccer Channel. He is very fighty and competitive and very much the kind of guy...
Foreign Cenbank Holdings of US Obligations Weekly Update ? to December 16,
2009-12-18 08:01:00 "The world does not have so much money to buy more U.S. Treasuries." - deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China Zhu Min4 Meanwhile there’s heavy action coming from the agencies side, too.5 As Jan-Martin often says, "I am without words …" But the numbers, as usual, moved opposite to the rhetoric. The Fed ...
By: HousingDoom
Advertisers’ Foreign Language | Borrell Associates [del.icio.us]
2009-12-11 20:33:00 Businesses will spend about $680 billion this year to market their products and services. One-third of that goes toward traditional media advertising; the rest goes to things like coupons, rebates, Web site development, contests, trade shows, and public relations. Over the next five years, the amount spent on advertising is forecast to decline 7.5%. The amount spent on everything else is expected to increase 24%. Traditional media advertising has entered the era of perpetual decline. Perpetual decline, my friends. No more riding the annual tide.
By: Adrian Monck
Foreign Cenbank Holdings of US Obligations Weekly Update ? to December 9, 2
2009-12-11 08:01:00 Thirty-year bond auctions have an erratic record: They appeal mainly to pension funds, for asset-liability matching purposes, and foreign accounts are infrequent buyers. - WSJ4 Well, the foreign central banks frequented just about nothing last week, at least net-wise, and the Fed itself increased its own MBS holdings, but only by a modest $2.141 billion. The ...
By: HousingDoom
Understanding China FCPA Risks. Who Is A Foreign Official?
2009-09-22 19:46:00 I am becoming obsessed with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) because I see it as one of the the "most missed" things for United States companies doing business in or with China. The other day, I was interviewed by a news service reporter who asked me whether the FCPA is a big issue for my firm's clients. She was calling me to discuss a post I did earlier this year about a client who chose to walk away from a China deal out of fear of violating the FCPA. She asked me if this was common and whether my firm's clients are concerned about the FCPA. I told her this was actually the first time in years a client had even raised an FCPA issue with me and that clients never even broach the subject with us when going into China. I told her I am the only one who ever brings it up and when I do, clients are generally not terribly interested. I see this as a huge mistake, particularly since the US Department of Justice has made clear it intends to increase its pursuit of FCPA c...
By: China Law Blog
Obama?s Cowboy Foreign Policy
2009-09-21 08:35:00 Recall how Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took an inaccurately-translated reset button to her first meeting with her Russian counterpartSergei Lavrov. Obama Administration’s foreign policy was going to be different from that the previous Administration. Unlike Bush, Obama wasn’t going to go it alone, but instead engage in “smart diplomacy” and cooperate more closely with ...
By: GayPatriot
Somali rebels call for foreign reinforcements
2009-09-20 20:06:00 Somali rebels call for foreign reinforcements MOGADISHU – Somalia’s al Shabaab insurgents called Wednesday for more foreign militants to join them in the failed Horn of Africa state after U.S. forces killed one of the region’s most wanted al-Qaida suspects. The U.S. special forces operation that killed Kenyan-born Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, 28, in remote southern ...
By: TexasFred's
Report: Fake Aid, Over 1bn of UK foreign ?aid? used to spread propaganda
2009-09-18 13:33:00 A lot of reports, press releases and articles pass by my metaphorical desk. Many go straight in the bin, others make it on this blog in some shape or form. I’ve found that Twitter is a great... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Foreign Cenbank Holdings of US Obligations Weekly Update — to September 1
2009-09-18 09:01:00 [Congressman Alan] Grayson: “So who got the money?” Bernanke: “Financial institutions in Europe and other countries.” Grayson: “Which ones?” Bernanke: “I don’t know.” Grayson: “Half a trillion dollars and you don’t know who got the money?” - Wall St. Cheat Sheet1 Twist was circulating the above around the Castle earlier today with the comment "… you could purchase a bunch of treasuries and agency debt with that," to which I’m going to add the thought — last week. Foreign central banks have been suddenly gorging on Treasury Debt, but an even bigger number is this week’s Puplava number, and it was so extreme it merited notice in Bloomberg.2 The Fed’s assets rose $51.9 billion, or 2.5 percent, to $2.14 trillion, the highest since May, in the week ended yesterday, the central bank said today in Washington. Mortgage- backed securities increased by $59.8 billion to $685.1 bil...
By: HousingDoom
Are the Keystone Cops Running U.S. Foreign Policy?
2009-09-14 15:30:00 Having appreciated the spirited campaign Hillary Clinton waged in the late spring of 2008 for the Democratic presidential nomination, I wondered last January if she could become a great Secretary of State. But, yet, in the nearly eight months since she has taken office as the nation’s top diplomat, she has faded into the background, ...
By: GayPatriot
Useful Foreign Phrases
2009-09-13 15:30:00 Tis the season for new travel books, and they’re piling up faster than I can read them. My most recent receipt is “The Third Tower Up from the Road: A Compilation of Columns from McSweeney’s Internet Tendency” by Kevin Dolgin. These are humorous sketches of over 50 world cities by a guy who travels for mysterious ...Your Free Subscriber Download Download "Dare Me!" now. Enjoy 17 off-the-wall adventures from a RTW trip. Related posts:30 Words – A New Approach To Language GuidesStuff I Am Not PlanningSaying Goodbye…Again
By: GoBackpacking
Foreign Cenbank Holdings of US Obligations Weekly Update — to September 9
2009-09-11 09:01:00 Moody’s said in a report it doesn’t expect any downgrades of countries with triple-A ratings — the highest possible — in the "near future," adding that only a sustained increase in government debt over several years, which it doesn’t anticipate, would warrant such a decision. - WSJ1 Well, the good news is that this week’s Reuters report2 suggests if the US wants to sell a lot more debt, foreign central banks might not be in a mood right now to buy the stuff. The report was, as usual, based on the weekly update from the NY Fed’s H.4.1 table site.3 Here is Doom’s updated CSV version4 of the agencies and treasuries foreign central bank holdings data set. The Puplava number barely budged. The Fed’s own holdings of mortgage-backed securities rose a mere $0.025 billion. Cenbanks sold a modest but significant $3.003 billion of Treasury Debt last week. Could this sputtering pattern presage a top? Agencies fell by $2.656 b...
By: HousingDoom
US Goes It Alone In Foreign Policy
2009-09-09 04:13:00 Great piece today on Investor’s Business Daily’s editorials site about how even enemies of liberty like Hugo Chavez are finding it inevitable that (to steal a phrase) “democratic, constitutional governance” will probably prevail despite the Obama Administration’s ongoing efforts to thwart the rule of law in Honduras with their bully tactics toward the interrim (and, ...
By: GayPatriot
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