Around The Net In Ten Posts – Friday June 22, 2012

Here is what I am reading: German Property Market Soars Amid Euro Crisis (Spiegel Online) As Growth Ebbs, Brazil Powers Up Its Bulldozers (The New York Times) Dividend-paying stocks worth paying for (MarketWatch) Ghost of Nazi Past Haunts Austerity-Gripped Europe: Euro Credit (Bloomberg) Ten Brands That Will Disappear In 2013 (Business Insider) Koo on German…

The Personality of Stock Market Waves

Elliott waves don’t merely reflect prices plotted over time. Each wave has its own “personality.” Listen to this video by EWI’s Wayne Gorman to learn more about the psychology behind the waves and how it affects your investment decisions.

Around The Net In Ten Posts – Thursday June 21, 2012

Here is what I am reading: A Functional Congress Wouldn’t Have to Depend on Bernanke (Bloomberg) Big Ben speaks and glamour stocks yawn (MarketWatch) Economists Find Evidence for Famous Hypothesis of Comparative Advantage (Economist’s View) Europe in 1931 (Econ Browser) The Rocky Balboa recovery (Vox) The Eurozone’s May 2010 Strategy Is a Disaster: Time to Pay…

China Manufacturing Slump May Match That of 2008 Crisis

China was one of the major engine for the global growth after the 2008 crisis. When Chinese economy stumbled in 2008, she responded with a stimulus package which also lifted other economies. Now Chinese economy is slowing down too with signs that current manufacturing slump may match that of 2008 crisis. China’s manufacturing may shrink…

Around The Net In Ten Posts – Wednesday June 20, 2012

Here is what I am reading: Prepare for Lehmans re-run, Bank official warns (The Telegraph) Europe Under Pressure to Fulfil G-20 Promises (Spiegel Online) The One Man Who Can Save Europe (Bloomberg) Where is Amazon’s Kindle market power coming from? (Digitopoly) Debating Growth in China (EconoMonitor) Might Eurobonds be the Answer to the Euro Crisis? (Jeff…

Around The Net In Ten Posts – Tuesday June 19, 2012

Here is what I am reading: What Part of ‘Austerity Isn’t Working’ Don’t People Get? (Rolling Stone) Austerity, Forced and Unforced (Econbrowser) Quantitative Easing and Fiscal dominance (Mainly Macro) Lost in Recession, Toll on Underemployed and Underpaid (The New York Times) Spanish short-term debt costs reach alarm levels (Reuters) Angela’s Ashes: Could a Slowdown in…

ZEW: Outlook For Germany Drops At Fastest Pace In 14 Years

It is very difficult to have a dry island in a severely over-flooded region. Germany’s economy is strongly dependent upon exports and nearly 44% of her export are to other EU countries. If the economies of EU countries like Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy etc. get in trouble then to expect that Germany will remain unaffected…

Around The Net In Ten Posts – Monday June 18, 2012

Here is what I am reading:  Worried Banks Resist Fiscal Union (The New York Times) India stuns, keeps rates steady as growth crumbles (Reuters) Dollar Shortage Seen in $2 Trillion Gap Says Morgan Stanley (Bloomberg) Guest post: inequality must not be forgotten at the G20 (beyondbrics) The Cure for Budget Deficits: Train More Deficit Hawks…

Crony Keynesianism

Paul Krugman has termed the new policy shift of UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, as the crony Keynesianism. UK government is trying to build a euro crisis shield and is trying to find an alternative way to ease the pressure on it to do something constructive. But Chancellor George Osborne in particular remains…