Thursday 30 August 2012

Thursday 16 August 2012

16 AUG


NASSIM TALEB WARNS: Stay Out Of The Investment Industry
{http://www.businessinsider.com/nassim-taleb-investment-industry-2012-8}

Has the Chinese economy averted a hard landing already?
{http://emergingmoney.com/china/chinese-economy-growth-fxi-hao-spy/}

Zero Solution to plugging US debt
{http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2012/08/15/zero-solutions/}

China H2 Trade Outlook Severe, Inward Investment Slows
{http://www.cnbc.com/id/48684394}

China's Thirst For Coal Could Soon Land It In A Water Shortage
{http://www.businessinsider.com/greenpeace-report-on-chinese-coal-production-2012-8}

Here's the Robot that Foxconn Will Use to Build Their Million-strong "Robot Kingdom" {http://climateerinvest.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/heres-robot-that-foxconn-will-use-to.html}

Spanish mayor robs supermarkets
{http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0815/breaking14.html?via=mr}

The Health of the Oceans in a Single Number {http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/08/the-health-of-the-oceans-in-a-si.html}

Lifeboats kill more people than they save
{http://www.microkhan.com/2012/08/15/deathboats/}

Wednesday 15 August 2012

Wednesday 15th August


Beijing Firm That Guarantees 3 Billion Yuan Worth Of Loans Is On The Verge Of Collapse
{http://www.businessinsider.com/zhongdan-bankruptcy-raises-risk-of-chinese-financial-crisis-2012-8}

Drinking at work
The boredom of boozeless business
{http://www.economist.com/node/21560265?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/the_boredom_of_boozeless_business}

World shipping crisis threatens German dominance as Greeks win long game. The irony of prudent Greeks cleaning up after a reckless debt spree by the Germans is lost on nobody.
{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/9473476/World-shipping-crisis-threatens-German-dominance-as-Greeks-win-long-game.html}


China's ghost towns and phantom malls
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19049254}
& The Miss World 2012 Competition Is Being Held In China's Most Famous Ghost City {http://www.businessinsider.com/ordos-photo-miss-world-2012-2012-8}


Monday 13 August 2012

14th August


London's Lesson for Romney and Ryan: Government Works - New Yorker
{http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/johncassidy/2012/08/the-real-lesson-of-the-olympics-government-can-work.html}

Forget Paul Ryan's Budget: His Scariest Idea Is About the Federal Reserve
{http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/08/forget-paul-ryans-budget-his-scariest-idea-is-about-the-federal-reserve/261066/}

The Vixen Index; additional signs that the economy is not in the greatest position
{http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2012/08/09/laugh-out-loud-the-vixen-index/#ixzz23InO1HsQ}

Shutting down China's IPO machine and other government actions to stem declines
{http://soberlook.com/2012/08/shutting-down-chinas-ipo-machine-and.html}

Mashable Weekend Recap: 73 Stories You Might Have Missed
{http://mashable.com/2012/08/13/mashable-weekend-recap-73-stories-you-might-have-missed/}

Historical Echoes: Zola’s L’Argent: A Portrait of a Corrupt Financial World, in 1891 {http://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2012/08/historical-echoes-zolas-largent-a-portrait-of-a-corrupt-financial-world.html}

Investors Prepare for Euro Collapse {http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/investors-preparing-for-collapse-of-the-euro-a-849747.html}

Paying Yourself First
{http://www.roguetraderette.com/2012/08/12/paying-yourself-first-in-life/}

13th August



Fears of global economic slowdown weigh on emerging markets
{http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/economics-blog/2012/aug/12/fears-global-economic-slowdown-markets}

Outlook for eurozone strugglers darkens
{http://www.athensnews.gr/portal/11/57608}

How long can Japanese bond prices defy gravity?
{http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2012/08/how_long_can_ja.html}

Germany Considers Holding EU Referendum
{http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/germany-considers-holding-eu-referendum-a-849441.html}

Thursday 9 August 2012

Thursday 9th August


The ruins of empire: Asia's emergence from western imperialism
{http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jul/27/ruins-of-empire-pankaj-mishra}

BoP until you drop
For the first time since 1998 more money leaves China than enters it
{http://www.economist.com/node/21559949}

Bonds for $105 Million to Cost School Over $1 Billion
{http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-06/payments-on-105-million-school-bond-will-top-1-billion}

THE TOP TEN TRADING MOVIES……YEAH, DON’T THINK SO!
{http://bclund.com/2012/08/07/the-top-ten-trading-movies/}

Monday 6 August 2012

Monday 6th August


Indonesian market reflects a growing economy
With GDP of $1.1 trillion, Indonesia is the 15th-largest economy in the world. This growth is tracked by the Jakarta Composite Index, the benchmark equity index for the Indonesian market.
{http://emergingmoney.com/stocks/indonesian-market-tlk-iit-eido-idx-idxj/}

China slams US over South China Sea criticism
Senior US diplomat told US criticism of new military base in South China Sea was not conducive to regional peace.
{http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/08/20128555939327304.html}

Iran's leadership is now openly admitting that the nation is facing an economic crisis. Of course the cause according to them is a "temporary" form of economic "soft war" waged by the US.
{http://soberlook.com/2012/08/irans-economic-crisis-escalates.html}

Money for nothing
Companies are taking advantage of cheap borrowing
{http://www.economist.com/node/21559966}

Pussy Riot: will Vladimir Putin regret taking on Russia's cool women punks?
{http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/29/pussy-riot-protest-vladimir-putin-russia?}

5 WAYS YOU CAN COMBAT HIGH FREQUENCY AND ALGORITHMIC TRADING
{http://bclund.com/2012/08/02/5-ways-to-combat-high-frequency-and-algorithmic-trading/}

Four Signs Your Awesome Investment May Actually Be A Ponzi Scheme
{http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/07/30/157606305/four-signs-your-awesome-investment-may-actually-be-a-ponzi-scheme}