Live Trading News » Monetary Policy http://www.livetradingnews.com Live Trading News and Research Sat, 25 May 2013 16:14:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Asia’s Best Hedge Funds http://www.livetradingnews.com/asias-best-hedge-funds-83185.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/asias-best-hedge-funds-83185.htm#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:00:34 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=83185 Separately Managed Account (SMA) is a management service designated individually managed by our senior trader and customized to fit your investment objectives. HCM’s customer funds provide superior risk-adjusted returns through proprietary and fundamental analysis to maximize portfolio returns Employ the HCM Process to ascertain the shareholder strength of every security in our selected market. Evaluate [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/licensed-and-regulated-forex-broker-99787.htm/feed 0 Economic and Employment Data Slightly Positive http://www.livetradingnews.com/economic-and-employment-data-slightly-positive-98568.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/economic-and-employment-data-slightly-positive-98568.htm#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:19:10 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=98568 Employment data for the past week was positive overall, with nonfarm payrolls increasing 146,000 in November, outpacing the forecast of 85,000. The previous two months, however, were revised down by 49,000. The November unemployment rate dropped to 7.7%, the lowest since December 2008, primarily owing to a shrinking labor force. Initial jobless claims fell for [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/economic-and-employment-data-slightly-positive-98568.htm/feed 0 G.17 Industrial Production http://www.livetradingnews.com/g-17-industrial-production-98061.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/g-17-industrial-production-98061.htm#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:23:38 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=98061 Industrial production increased 1.1 percent in November after having fallen 0.7 percent in October. The gain in November is estimated to have largely resulted from a recovery in production for industries that had been negatively affected by Hurricane Sandy, which hit the Northeast region in late October. In November, manufacturing output increased 1.1 percent after [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/g-17-industrial-production-98061.htm/feed 0 Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the December 11-12 FOMC meeting http://www.livetradingnews.com/federal-reserve-board-and-federal-open-market-committee-release-economic-projections-from-the-december-11-12-fomc-meeting-97687.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/federal-reserve-board-and-federal-open-market-committee-release-economic-projections-from-the-december-11-12-fomc-meeting-97687.htm#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:23:12 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=97687 Release Date: December 12, 2012 For release at 2:00 p.m. ET The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached table and charts summarizing the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Federal Reserve Bank presidents for the December 11-12 [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/federal-reserve-board-and-federal-open-market-committee-release-economic-projections-from-the-december-11-12-fomc-meeting-97687.htm/feed 0 Economic Activity and Employment have continued to Expand in October http://www.livetradingnews.com/economic-activity-and-employment-have-continued-to-expand-in-october-97673.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/economic-activity-and-employment-have-continued-to-expand-in-october-97673.htm#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:41:55 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=97673 Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October suggests that economic activity and employment have continued to expand at a moderate pace in recent months, apart from weather-related disruptions. Although the unemployment rate has declined somewhat since the summer, it remains elevated. Household spending has continued to advance, and the housing sector [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/economic-activity-and-employment-have-continued-to-expand-in-october-97673.htm/feed 0 Currency Wars Heat Up http://www.livetradingnews.com/currency-wars-heat-up-97513.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/currency-wars-heat-up-97513.htm#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:31:17 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=97513 Currency Wars Heat Up The head of the Bank of England warned Monday that too many countries were trying to weaken their currencies to offset the impact of the slow global economy and the trend could grow next year. “You can see, month by month, the addition to the number of countries who feel that [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/currency-wars-heat-up-97513.htm/feed 0 Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL, New iPad App for News, Charts and Research http://www.livetradingnews.com/apple-inc-nasdaqaapl-new-ipad-app-for-news-charts-and-research-95161.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/apple-inc-nasdaqaapl-new-ipad-app-for-news-charts-and-research-95161.htm#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:20:02 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=95161 Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL iPad App for News, Charts and Research The new finance App for Equity, FX and Commodity traders is the ultimate set of financial tools for a new generation of financial professionals. Now, you can have access to critical news, data, and analysis when you’re on the go. Completely customizable workspace You know [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/apple-inc-nasdaqaapl-new-ipad-app-for-news-charts-and-research-95161.htm/feed 0 FX Trading Update: EUR/USD, AUD/USD, USD/JPY http://www.livetradingnews.com/fx-trading-update-eurusd-audusd-usdjpy-90993.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/fx-trading-update-eurusd-audusd-usdjpy-90993.htm#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:12:04 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=90993 Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan takes a look at EUR/USD, AUD/USD, USD/JPY trading live from Asia Europe Market Snapshot Yesterday marked some heavy losses on indices all over the world as more bad data coming from several big U.S. companies was mixed with bad news from the bank of Spain saying the recession [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/fx-trading-update-eurusd-audusd-usdjpy-90993.htm/feed 0 Technical and Fundamental Outlook, EUR, USD, AUD, JPY, GBP http://www.livetradingnews.com/technical-and-fundamental-outlook-eur-usd-aud-jpy-gbp-90378.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/technical-and-fundamental-outlook-eur-usd-aud-jpy-gbp-90378.htm#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:49:37 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=90378 Technical and Fundamental Outlook, EUR, USD, AUD, JPY, GBP Economist Shayne Heffernan of www.livetradingnews.com takes a look at the session ahead for Currencies Europe Market Snapshot After a good start with a decrease in Spanish bond yields yesterday at the beginning of the 2 day Eurotop, Investors are losing their patience with the twisting and [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/technical-and-fundamental-outlook-eur-usd-aud-jpy-gbp-90378.htm/feed 0 US House Committee seeks Dark Pool restrictions on behalf American exchanges http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-house-committee-seeks-dark-pool-restrictions-on-behalf-american-exchanges-76369.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-house-committee-seeks-dark-pool-restrictions-on-behalf-american-exchanges-76369.htm#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:57:42 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=76369 Dark Pools and brokers should be required to provide better prices than those available on exchanges or offer quotes publicly at the best levels, the companies said in a written presentation to staff of the House Committee on Financial Services. Lawmakers are holding hearings on the structure of US markets in Washington on 20 June. [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-house-committee-seeks-dark-pool-restrictions-on-behalf-american-exchanges-76369.htm/feed 0 Obama blames EU for slow jobs growth, asks Europe to do more, Merkel says no. http://www.livetradingnews.com/obama-blames-eu-for-slow-jobs-growth-asks-europe-to-do-more-merkel-says-no-75285.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/obama-blames-eu-for-slow-jobs-growth-asks-europe-to-do-more-merkel-says-no-75285.htm#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:55:44 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=75285 With Europe’s debt crisis cited last week for canceled IPO’s, weaker-than-expected Chinese manufacturing figures and a rise in the US jobless rate, Ms. Merkel rejected joint debt issuance in the 17-nation EuroArea as a solution, saying “under no circumstances” would she agree to Germany-backed Euro Bonds. Now, some “come along and ask for Euro bonds, [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/obama-blames-eu-for-slow-jobs-growth-asks-europe-to-do-more-merkel-says-no-75285.htm/feed 0 Cuba Investment Reform to Spark Growth http://www.livetradingnews.com/cuba-investment-reform-to-spark-growth-72762.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/cuba-investment-reform-to-spark-growth-72762.htm#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 08:34:50 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=72762 In April, a senior Communist Party official, Estaban Lazo Hernandez, said in a speech that Cuba will move nearly 50% of the country’s economic activity to the “nonstate” sector in the coming 5 yrs, up from 5% now. This is not capitalism for capitalism’s sake, and political reform is not part of the program. The [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/cuba-investment-reform-to-spark-growth-72762.htm/feed 0 Wall St Premarket, FX, Gold, Oil, Futures http://www.livetradingnews.com/wall-st-premarket-fx-gold-oil-futures-71466.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/wall-st-premarket-fx-gold-oil-futures-71466.htm#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:48:23 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=71466 The S&P 500 has lost 2.1 percent in April after the biggest first-quarter rally since 1998. The gauge rose 0.6 percent last week after corporate profits beat estimates and a report showed German business confidence unexpectedly increased for a sixth month in April, adding to evidence that Europe’s largest economy can weather the sovereign-debt crisis. [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/wall-st-premarket-fx-gold-oil-futures-71466.htm/feed 0 Default Contagion Possible in Europe http://www.livetradingnews.com/default-contagion-possible-in-europe-65180.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/default-contagion-possible-in-europe-65180.htm#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:44:24 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=65180 Friday seen one of the worst moments of the 2008 financial crisis played out, part of the European Union defaulted on their debt and with the help of the ECB, World Bank and IMF strong armed bond holders in to accepting massive write offs. European officials insist that Greece is a one-time deal, not meant [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/default-contagion-possible-in-europe-65180.htm/feed 0 Currency Wars, USD, EUR, GBP, JPY and Brazil http://www.livetradingnews.com/currency-wars-usd-eur-gbp-jpy-and-brazil-64324.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/currency-wars-usd-eur-gbp-jpy-and-brazil-64324.htm#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:32:50 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=64324 Brazil criticizes rich countries over “Currency War” Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff slammed rich nations on Thursday for unleashing a “tsunami” of cheap money that was “cannibalizing” poorer countries such as her own, forcing them to act to protect struggling local industries. Rousseff’s words amounted to some of the highest-profile criticism to date of efforts by [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/currency-wars-usd-eur-gbp-jpy-and-brazil-64324.htm/feed 0 China, The RMB and The Future http://www.livetradingnews.com/china-the-rmb-and-the-future-63378.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/china-the-rmb-and-the-future-63378.htm#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:45:46 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=63378 International use of Chinese Yuan requires more financial reforms China’s pursuit of making the Yuan an International currency will raise the demand for and may eventually accelerate reforms of the country’s financial system, analysts have said. China has pushed for wider use of the Yuan in cross-border trade settlement and investment as well as the [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/china-the-rmb-and-the-future-63378.htm/feed 0 French Franc Ends http://www.livetradingnews.com/french-franc-ends-63309.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/french-franc-ends-63309.htm#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:22:32 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=63309 Old Francs expire, France makes a Mint As Greece scrambles for revenue, the French treasury has just banked some 550-M Euros by simply letting the French franc, created in Y 1360, expire. Last Friday was the final day that French francs could be turned into the Bank of France, the central bank, in exchange for [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/french-franc-ends-63309.htm/feed 0 US Fed Ready to Stimulate http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-fed-ready-to-stimulate-62952.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-fed-ready-to-stimulate-62952.htm#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:45 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=62952 More US Fed money printing will flow on any weakness in the US economy or Stock market. The minutes of January’s Federal Open Market Committee released Wednesday leave little doubt IMO that the US Fed is ready, willing, and able to print more money: A few members observed that, in their judgment, current and prospective [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-fed-ready-to-stimulate-62952.htm/feed 0 Additional Austerity to Slow Greece http://www.livetradingnews.com/additional-austerity-to-slow-greece-62447.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/additional-austerity-to-slow-greece-62447.htm#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:34:51 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=62447 Greek leaders agree on bailout conditions Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos secured a overall agreement on budget-cutting measures demanded by International creditors needed for the 130-B Euro (US$171-B) rescue package. Leaders of the 3 political parties supporting Papademos’s interim government agreed with him in a 5-hr meeting yesterday to make additional reductions this year equal [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/additional-austerity-to-slow-greece-62447.htm/feed 0 The Never Ending Story: Greece Debt http://www.livetradingnews.com/the-never-ending-story-greece-debt-62361.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/the-never-ending-story-greece-debt-62361.htm#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:07:27 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=62361 Crucial talks over Greek debt swaps continue in Athens Greek officials continued in Athens over the weekend it the Marathon talks with International creditors looking to reach 2 Key agreements on the Greek debt swap plan, and the terms of the 2nd aid bailout program to avoid a Greek default. “Many issues have been solved, [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/the-never-ending-story-greece-debt-62361.htm/feed 0 Deficit US$1.1-T in the 2012 Fiscal Year http://www.livetradingnews.com/deficit-us1-1-t-in-the-2012-fiscal-year-62074.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/deficit-us1-1-t-in-the-2012-fiscal-year-62074.htm#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:31:37 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=62074 US federal government to run US$1.1-T deficit in F-Y 2012 The US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecast Tuesday that the federal government would run a budget deficit of around US$1.1-T in the 2012 Fiscal Year. Measured as a share of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) , the budget shortfall of 7% in F-Y 2012 [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/deficit-us1-1-t-in-the-2012-fiscal-year-62074.htm/feed 0 India cuts Reserve Ratio http://www.livetradingnews.com/india-cuts-reserve-ratio-61686.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/india-cuts-reserve-ratio-61686.htm#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:12:55 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=61686 India cuts Reserve Ratio as BRICS act on growth India’s central bank unexpectedly cut the amount of deposits lenders need to set aside as reserves for the 1st time since Y 2009 and signaled future interest-rate cuts, joining BRICS nations in aiding growth. The Reserve Bank of India reduced the cash reserve ratio to 5.5 [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/india-cuts-reserve-ratio-61686.htm/feed 0 Interest Rates in Brazil http://www.livetradingnews.com/interest-rates-in-brazil-61406.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/interest-rates-in-brazil-61406.htm#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:44:43 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=61406 Brazil’s annual basic interest rate down to 10.5% Brazilian Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) decided Wednesday evening to cut the country’s annual basic interest rate Selic by 0.5 percentage pt to 10.5%. It was the 4th consecutive cut in the Selic rate, which is now at the lowest level since June 2010. The cut [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/interest-rates-in-brazil-61406.htm/feed 0 Currency Wars: The RMB http://www.livetradingnews.com/currency-wars-the-rmb-61161.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/currency-wars-the-rmb-61161.htm#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:01:59 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=61161 China’s RMB is not the problem US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, during his recent visit to China and Japan, discussed sanctions against Iran and the Global economy. His visit came at a time when the US economy shows signs of a slow recovery, the European debt crisis still needs a solution, and growth in emerging [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/currency-wars-the-rmb-61161.htm/feed 0 EU criticizes S&P’s EuroZone countries rating cut http://www.livetradingnews.com/eu-criticizes-sps-eurozone-countries-rating-cut-61012.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/eu-criticizes-sps-eurozone-countries-rating-cut-61012.htm#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:44:58 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=61012 EU criticizes S&P’s EuroZone countries rating cut The European Union (EU) Economic Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn Friday criticized Standard & Poor’s for its decision to downgrade credit ratings of 9 EuroZone countries. The commissioner said he regretted the S&P’s “inconsistent” decision which came at a time “when the Euro area is taken decisive action in [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/eu-criticizes-sps-eurozone-countries-rating-cut-61012.htm/feed 0 South Korea Consumer Lending http://www.livetradingnews.com/south-korea-consumer-lending-60942.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/south-korea-consumer-lending-60942.htm#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:01:52 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=60942 South Korean banks’ household lending grows in December on strong demand South Korean banks’ lending to households grew at a faster pace in December than a month earlier due to strong demand for mortgage loans ahead of the closure of tax exemption, the central bank said Thursday. Household loans extended by local banks reached 455-T [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/south-korea-consumer-lending-60942.htm/feed 0 Lagarde Meets Old Boss Sarkozy http://www.livetradingnews.com/lagarde-meets-old-boss-sarkozy-56619.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/lagarde-meets-old-boss-sarkozy-56619.htm#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:50:17 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=56619 IMF chief meets France’s Sarkozy over Euro debt General Director of the International Monetary Fund, Ms. Christine Lagarde arrived Saturday Noon at the Elysee Palace for a talk with French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the European debt issue. The IMF chief’s visit was on the eve of Mr. Sarkozy’s departure to Berlin where he will [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/lagarde-meets-old-boss-sarkozy-56619.htm/feed 0 Unity Lacking in the European Union http://www.livetradingnews.com/unity-lacking-in-the-european-union-56384.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/unity-lacking-in-the-european-union-56384.htm#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:22:13 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=56384 Merkel and Barroso stress EU solidarity to stem crisis German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso Wednesday urged more solidarity and co-ordination at the EU level amid efforts to contain the worsening debt crisis in the EuroZone. After Ms. Merkel’s visit to the commission, the heads of the EU’s paymaster and [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/unity-lacking-in-the-european-union-56384.htm/feed 0 Obama to Bring More New Taxes http://www.livetradingnews.com/obama-to-bring-more-new-taxes-56375.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/obama-to-bring-more-new-taxes-56375.htm#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:12:28 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=56375 US Senate Democrats want to tap millionaires with a 5% surcharge on their taxes to pay for President Barack Obama’s US$447-B jobs program, but the plan look to be going nowhere fast in the divided Congress. Mr. Obama’s fellow Democrats in the Senate proposed the funding Wednesday as they tried to rally support within their [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/obama-to-bring-more-new-taxes-56375.htm/feed 0 Unemployment in Europe http://www.livetradingnews.com/unemployment-in-europe-56124.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/unemployment-in-europe-56124.htm#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:29:46 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=56124 EuroZone unemployment rate unchanged in August The unemployment rate in the EuroZone stayed at 10.0% in August, unchanged compared with July, the European Union’s (EU) statistical bureau Eurostat said Friday. It was down from 10.2% registered 1 yr ago, a sign that the EuroZone labor market was stable despite worsening debt crisis and financial market [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/unemployment-in-europe-56124.htm/feed 0 Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Global Economy http://www.livetradingnews.com/tharman-shanmugaratnam-on-global-economy-56078.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/tharman-shanmugaratnam-on-global-economy-56078.htm#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:16:17 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=56078 Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam has said that he was worried about the increased risks of slowdown in economic growth for both the developed economies and the developing economies. Mr. Tharman, who was also minister for manpower, said in an interview carried by local daily Lianhe Zaobao Monday that the [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/tharman-shanmugaratnam-on-global-economy-56078.htm/feed 0 The Problem with Politics http://www.livetradingnews.com/the-problem-with-politics-56029.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/the-problem-with-politics-56029.htm#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 05:15:47 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=56029 Recently 12 US Congress persons were given the task to produce legislation to trim up to US$1.5-T out of the federal budget over the next 10 yrs. And like all pols who rely on donations from their constituency, the 12 are all beholden to local interests. These interests can and likely will influence their decisions [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/the-problem-with-politics-56029.htm/feed 0 Austerity and Taxes, The Path to Recession http://www.livetradingnews.com/austerity-and-taxes-the-path-to-recession-56016.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/austerity-and-taxes-the-path-to-recession-56016.htm#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:01:42 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=56016 Shayne Heffernan: Steps to Real Global Growth The USA and Europe have failed to spark a sustained recovery despite trillions in poorly directed bailout funds, now the calls for Austerity calls and a new Tax push threaten to truly derail growth in the western world. Political maneuvering and Financial Smokescreens like QE’s and Twists replaced [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/austerity-and-taxes-the-path-to-recession-56016.htm/feed 0 China Data Shows Growth http://www.livetradingnews.com/china-data-shows-growth-55983.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/china-data-shows-growth-55983.htm#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:08:29 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=55983 China’s PMI rises to 51.2% in September China’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) continued to rise to 51.2% in September from 50.9% in August, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) said Saturday. The CFLP report said the 0.3 percentage-pts rebound marks the PMI rising for 2 consecutive months, indicating the economic development is continuing [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/china-data-shows-growth-55983.htm/feed 0 We have averted another disaster, until the next one http://www.livetradingnews.com/we-have-averted-another-disaster-until-the-next-one-55558.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/we-have-averted-another-disaster-until-the-next-one-55558.htm#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:55:11 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=55558 The US Senate approved a deal Monday to avert a government shutdown, ending a standoff that highlighted Congress’ trouble in passing the basic legislation. “We have averted another disaster, until the next one,” said Democratic Senator Ben Nelson. Democrats and Republicans were deadlocked over whether emergency-relief money would have to be offset with budget cuts. [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/we-have-averted-another-disaster-until-the-next-one-55558.htm/feed 0 Geithner, Europe Must Move http://www.livetradingnews.com/geithner-europe-must-move-55555.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/geithner-europe-must-move-55555.htm#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:53:24 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=55555 US Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner predicted that European governments will step up their response to their region’s debt crisis after a chiding from counterparts around the World. “They heard from everybody around the World” in Washington meetings last week, Mr. Geithner said on ABC’s “World News With Diane Sawyer” program. Europe’s crisis is “starting [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/geithner-europe-must-move-55555.htm/feed 0 The Stark Report on Monetary Policy http://www.livetradingnews.com/the-stark-report-on-monetary-policy-55436.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/the-stark-report-on-monetary-policy-55436.htm#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:46:08 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=55436 Speech by Jürgen Stark, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB at the 13th Annual Emerging Markets Conference 2011 Washington, 24 September 2011 Ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to address this distinguished audience. Looking back over time, we see that the role and conduct of monetary policy has often changed in response [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/the-stark-report-on-monetary-policy-55436.htm/feed 0 Australia Needs a Rate Cut http://www.livetradingnews.com/australia-needs-a-rate-cut-55413.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/australia-needs-a-rate-cut-55413.htm#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:17:11 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=55413 The Australian federal Opposition and an economist Monday urged the central bank to cut interest rates, given that the local economy is starting to slow, and some sectors are already in recession. Financial markets slumped further in the past week because concerns over the stability of the euro-zone continue to escalate, and Opposition finance spokesman [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/australia-needs-a-rate-cut-55413.htm/feed 0 Enough Austerity http://www.livetradingnews.com/enough-austerity-55396.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/enough-austerity-55396.htm#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:00:06 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=55396 Greek anti-austerity protesters returned to the streets of Athens, as the government rejected media reports over the weekend regarding a Greek default in coming months. Some 3,000 demonstrators non-affiliated to political parties gathered in front of the Parliament Building. Chanting slogans such as “No to further taxes, no to salary cuts, no to poverty”, they [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/enough-austerity-55396.htm/feed 0 French Banks are Safe http://www.livetradingnews.com/french-banks-are-safe-55393.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/french-banks-are-safe-55393.htm#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:58:05 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=55393 French central bank denies re-capitalization plan for major banks French central bank governor Christian Noyer Sunday denied reports of a re-capitalization plan for the Country’s major banks despite the month-long financial turmoil. In an interview with the weekly Journal du Dimanche, Noyer reiterated that French banks did not need to re-capitalize their funds “as they [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/french-banks-are-safe-55393.htm/feed 0 Cesar Purisima 2011 Emerging Markets Finance Minister of the Year Award http://www.livetradingnews.com/cesar-purisima-2011-emerging-markets-finance-minister-of-the-year-award-55347.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/cesar-purisima-2011-emerging-markets-finance-minister-of-the-year-award-55347.htm#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:07:25 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=55347 Cesar Purisima has won the 2011 Emerging Markets Finance Minister of the Year Award for Asia.Cesar V. Purisima is the current Philippine Secretary of Finance. The award recognizes Purisima’s “strong policy track record and steadfast commitment to maintaining economic stability over the past 12 months.” “Secretary Purisima’s decisive action upon taking office to enforce greater [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/cesar-purisima-2011-emerging-markets-finance-minister-of-the-year-award-55347.htm/feed 0 Europe Feels the Heat As World Looks for Action http://www.livetradingnews.com/europe-feels-the-heat-as-world-looks-for-action-55339.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/europe-feels-the-heat-as-world-looks-for-action-55339.htm#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:55:18 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=55339 Timothy Geithner was in Washington this week armed with stones to throw at people in Glass Houses, he was charged with the distasteful task of being a US Government representative telling Europe that they would like action on Europe’s debt crisis. While the world will look at the request with complete incredulity given the US [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/europe-feels-the-heat-as-world-looks-for-action-55339.htm/feed 0 Alexandre Tombini on Brazil http://www.livetradingnews.com/alexandre-tombini-on-brazil-55332.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/alexandre-tombini-on-brazil-55332.htm#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:50:18 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=55332 Brazil’s Central Bank President Alexandre Tombini said Friday that the current Global economic and financial turmoil could become even worse, but Brazil will take necessary measures to prepare the Country against potential risks. Mr. Tombini, speaking at the Brazil-US Chamber of Commerce conference, said that if the crisis worsens, the Brazilian central bank may adjust [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/alexandre-tombini-on-brazil-55332.htm/feed 0 Jean-Claude Trichet on The Global Economy http://www.livetradingnews.com/jean-claude-trichet-on-the-global-economy-55283.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/jean-claude-trichet-on-the-global-economy-55283.htm#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:16:10 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=55283 Speech by Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the ECB at the Bretton Woods Committee, International Council Meeting 2011 Washington, 23 September 2011 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is now four years after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, and three years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, which were stark reminders of how much financial integration [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/jean-claude-trichet-on-the-global-economy-55283.htm/feed 0 No Quick Fix for USA http://www.livetradingnews.com/no-quick-fix-for-usa-55240.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/no-quick-fix-for-usa-55240.htm#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 08:56:33 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=55240 US on Slow Growth Path but No Recession This is a tough time for those of us that are looking for governments to act boldly to address the Globe’s financial problems that have built up over the last 40 odd years. In the USA there is a clear a political divide that has brought the [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/no-quick-fix-for-usa-55240.htm/feed 0 Vítor Constâncio on Research and the Euro http://www.livetradingnews.com/vitor-constancio-on-research-and-the-euro-55188.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/vitor-constancio-on-research-and-the-euro-55188.htm#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:46:41 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=55188 Speech by Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the ECB, Frankfurt am Main, 22 September 2011 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to address a few words to mark the awarding of the 2011 Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics to Professor Kenneth Rogoff of Harvard University. I will recall some of Professor Rogoff’s outstanding [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/vitor-constancio-on-research-and-the-euro-55188.htm/feed 0 Euro, Monetary and fiscal policies in times of crisis http://www.livetradingnews.com/euro-monetary-and-fiscal-policies-in-times-of-crisis-54720.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/euro-monetary-and-fiscal-policies-in-times-of-crisis-54720.htm#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:39:24 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=54720 Monetary and fiscal policies in times of crisis Speech by José Manuel González-Páramo, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the conference of the Monetary and Fiscal Policies Network (MONFISPOL), Goethe Universität Frankfurt, 19 September 2011 I. Introduction [1] Ladies and gentlemen, Let me start by thanking the organizers for inviting me to [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/euro-monetary-and-fiscal-policies-in-times-of-crisis-54720.htm/feed 0 New Bond for Portugal http://www.livetradingnews.com/new-bond-for-portugal-54122.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/new-bond-for-portugal-54122.htm#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:46:43 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=54122 The European Union will issue this week a 10-yr bond for Portugal, under the context of the European Financial Stabilization Mechanism (EFSM), the European Commission said Monday. According to the EC, the bond is part of EFSM package of funding for Portugal and Ireland, co-ordinated with European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF). According to the plan, [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/new-bond-for-portugal-54122.htm/feed 0 Greece has cash into October http://www.livetradingnews.com/greece-has-cash-into-october-54096.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/greece-has-cash-into-october-54096.htm#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:59:53 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=54096 Greece has the cash to operate until next month, the Country’s deputy finance minister said Monday, highlighting the Country’s need to qualify for the next tranche out of its ongoing EU/IMF bailout. Filippos Sachinidis’s statements confirm previous comments by Greek officials, made on condition of anonymity, that the Country had cash for a more weeks. [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/greece-has-cash-into-october-54096.htm/feed 0 IMF releases nearly 4-B Euros of rescue funds to Portugal http://www.livetradingnews.com/imf-releases-nearly-4-b-euros-of-rescue-funds-to-portugal-54084.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/imf-releases-nearly-4-b-euros-of-rescue-funds-to-portugal-54084.htm#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:38:20 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=54084 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Monday it has completed the 1st review of Portugal’s performance under a multi-year economic program, which enables the immediate disbursement of an amount equivalent to 3.467-B IMF special drawing right (SDR), or about 3.98-B Euros, to the Nation. This allocation has brought total IMF disbursements under the Extended Fund [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/imf-releases-nearly-4-b-euros-of-rescue-funds-to-portugal-54084.htm/feed 0 President Obama wants to raise taxes on the rich to pay for his jobs bill http://www.livetradingnews.com/president-obama-wants-to-raise-taxes-on-the-rich-to-pay-for-his-jobs-bill-54071.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/president-obama-wants-to-raise-taxes-on-the-rich-to-pay-for-his-jobs-bill-54071.htm#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:19:04 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=54071 Challenging the GOP, US President Barack Obama proposed paying for his new jobs plan Monday with tax raises that Republicans have already rejected, and he accused them of political motives if they still refuse to go along. “The only thing that’s stopping it is politics,” Mr. Obama declared. The President’s proposal drew criticism from House [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/president-obama-wants-to-raise-taxes-on-the-rich-to-pay-for-his-jobs-bill-54071.htm/feed 0 UK May See Stimulus http://www.livetradingnews.com/uk-may-see-stimulus-53951.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/uk-may-see-stimulus-53951.htm#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:14:02 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=53951 The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s door is open to a new round of monetary stimulus and signaled he had no objections to the Bank of England buying private-sector debt. Governor Mervyn King is free to request an extension to the 200-B GBP (US$318-B) program, that also allows for the purchase of assets [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/uk-may-see-stimulus-53951.htm/feed 0 US President Obama’s jobs plan reminiscent of 1930′s approach http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-president-obamas-jobs-plan-reminiscent-of-1930s-approach-53933.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-president-obamas-jobs-plan-reminiscent-of-1930s-approach-53933.htm#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:43:46 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=53933 Last week President Obama called for fast action by the US Congress to address and fix the jobs problems in the USA, the speech was reminiscent of the oratory of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930′s. The real test is on the FDR style oration but Mr. Obama’s effectiveness at fueling economic demand and reducing [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-president-obamas-jobs-plan-reminiscent-of-1930s-approach-53933.htm/feed 0 Investing in RMB http://www.livetradingnews.com/investing-in-rmb-53882.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/investing-in-rmb-53882.htm#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 08:42:16 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=53882 Hong Kong is exerting efforts to build itself into an offshore center for RMB or Yuan, China’s currency, which, experts say, will accelerate the currency’s internationalization process. Hong Kong will be dedicated to developing cross-border settlement in RMB and establishing an offshore center accordingly, Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah said Wednesday at a [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/investing-in-rmb-53882.htm/feed 0 Obama Stimulus, $447b for American Jobs Act http://www.livetradingnews.com/obama-stimulus-447b-for-american-jobs-act-53674.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/obama-stimulus-447b-for-american-jobs-act-53674.htm#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:51:44 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=53674 US President Barack Obama presented a plan Tuesday night to stimulate economic recovery and strengthen the Country’s struggling employment situation. “Tonight we meet at an urgent time for our Country,” Mr. Obama told a joint session of the US Congress. “We continue to face an economic crisis that has left millions of our neighbors jobless, [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/obama-stimulus-447b-for-american-jobs-act-53674.htm/feed 0 Premier Wen Jiabao on China’s Economy http://www.livetradingnews.com/premier-wen-jiabao-on-chinas-economy-52664.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/premier-wen-jiabao-on-chinas-economy-52664.htm#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:27:50 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=52664 Premier Wen Jiabao on China’s Economy China’s inflation ran at 6.5 percent in July, far exceeding the government’s full-year inflation target of 4 percent. China’s official PMI showed that the new export order index had dropped to 48.3 in August from 50.4 in July. Modest economic growth and the rising consumer price index remain major [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/premier-wen-jiabao-on-chinas-economy-52664.htm/feed 0 Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the ECB on the Euro http://www.livetradingnews.com/jean-claude-trichet-president-of-the-ecb-on-the-euro-52661.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/jean-claude-trichet-president-of-the-ecb-on-the-euro-52661.htm#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:20:30 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=52661 Interview with Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the ECB, and Il Sole 24 Ore, conducted by Beda Romano, on 31 August 2011, published 2 September 2011 1. A compatriot of yours, Jacques Delors, the former president of the European Commission, has said in recent days that the euro area is “on the brink of the abyss”. [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/jean-claude-trichet-president-of-the-ecb-on-the-euro-52661.htm/feed 0 World Bank President on China http://www.livetradingnews.com/world-bank-president-on-china-52658.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/world-bank-president-on-china-52658.htm#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:10:46 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=52658 The world’s economic leaders need to “rebalance” their thinking as well as their economies. Fiscal and monetary policies have dominated. That makes sense to a degree: decisions on deficits, debt and the eurozone this autumn may well determine whether the global economy slides deeper into danger, or begins the long climb back. But these policies [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/world-bank-president-on-china-52658.htm/feed 0 Achieving Growth in Europe http://www.livetradingnews.com/achieving-growth-in-europe-52520.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/achieving-growth-in-europe-52520.htm#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:04:19 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=52520 Achieving Growth in Europe Eurozone manufacturing activity contracted for the first time in almost two years in August, underlining investor concerns about a deteriorating global growth picture. In a worrying sign for policymakers, the regional slowdown appeared to be spreading. German factories, which have supported growth in the bloc for some time, hit the brakes [...]

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