Entries Tagged as 'US treasuries'

Subpoanaed, suspected and swapped

June 10th, 2009 29 Comments

Stacy Summary: Terrorist suspects on flight?  Hmmm . . . that would be real convenient for Airbus and Air France/KLM . . .

Terrorist suspects were on doomed Air France flight

Russia may swap US Treasuries for IMF debt

Treasuries decline on reports that Russia dumping dollar

Fed records subpoenaed

Updates:

French 3 strikes anti-piracy law struck down on human rights [...]

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Politicians’ moat & porn expenses – “The voters made us do it!”

May 22nd, 2009 80 Comments

Stacy Summary:   In a way, I suppose, the politicians are right.  After all, we allowed neo-feudalism to arise in the hopes that we might become house-flipping Lords ourselves one day.  So we kind of encouraged them to fleece us in order to build moats.  The Queen, however, is not amused by the shambles of [...]

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Headlines, Headlines, Headlines – 13 April 2009 [Updated]

April 13th, 2009 21 Comments

Stacy Summary:  The global currency and sovereign debt grid are once again in today’s headlines; and those headlines are ominous for the economic futures of US & UK.

China sold US Treasuries heavily in January and February

Are bond market vigilantes saddling up?

China must make yuan convertible to extend influence

Baugur properties transferred to its chairman’s personal [...]

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