Links 11/30/2012

- Japan used to be the best at technical innovation - now they are the best at...printing money, they do it all the time! But much longer will it last? Japan Approves Modest yet another Stimulus Package. SEE ALSO: Special report: After a bashing, BOJ weighs "big bang" war on deflation Oh, and what about the japanese stock market?  The capitalists, especially the bankers, are of course loving this new round of QE, because... Read...

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Links 11/29/2012

- China is getting ready for A world without America at the helm - You have to check out the graphs on this article, they are GREAT (although the article itself is way too China-biased, as it was published in the Asia Times): Post-US world born in Phnom Penh - Yawn: More money-printing coming from the FED (Well, how else are they gonna save the banks from bankruptcy, and at the same time reduce the workers wages, if not by money-printing... Read...

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Links 11/27/2012

- India and China Deepen Economic Ties - Saudi Arabia: King's Rumored Death and the New Line of Succession - Intel Views Indonesia as a Lifeline - The West buys gadgets (until it runs out of money), but Asia is growing, no? Desktop and laptop sales to millions of first-time computer buyers in Indonesia are likely to bolster revenue at Intel Corp. and offset some of the ground lost in more-mature markets where consumers are... Read...

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Links 11/23/2012 + A story from Bulgaria:Welcome to your future dear PIIGS worker

Brent to eclipse US crude as world oil benchmark (livemint) Iran doesn't like the dollar - in fact, Iran has been calling for an end to the current "petrodollar" system for years, and this is obviously the biggest reason why America has branded it as a "terrorist-state": Iran urges use of alternative currencies in global trade (PressTV) Saudi Arabia Plans $109 Billion Boost for Solar Power (Bloomberg) - Why sell your oil now,... Read...

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Links 11/22/2012

Fed's Williams (via WSJ's Hilserath): PRINT MORE MONEY NATO/USA want to install missiles in Turkey, Russia doesn't like it: Russia Warns Against NATO Missiles on Syrian Border Why is the Greek stock exchange rallying? Because everyone who is everyone knows that Greece will not be allowed to default. After all, We've all read about the recent slump of Germany's exports, right? Well, now Europe couldn't find a solution to Greece's... Read...

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A few thoughts on the matter of deficits: Do they matter or what?

Family and financial problems have prevented me from updating this blog, and I also have to prepare from moving from Greece to Australia, so my free time is limited. However, I just read a couple of articles that caught my eye, and I'd like to share a few quick thoughts on the matter of deficits: Britain's official public deficit climbs... Read...

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