It Don’t Come Easy – Friday Night Music

Got to pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues, And you know it don’t come easy. You don’t have to shout or leap about, You can even play them easy. Forget about the past and all your sorrows, The future won’t last, It will soon be over tomorrow. – Ringo Starr

For Your TGIF Ruminations – February 20, 2015

Finally, it is the Friday – weekend is nearer. Here is what I found around the nest interesting. Maybe these will appeal to you too. Some are related to economics, some to markets, some to geopolitics and some are just for fun. Can Ukraine Gnaw Its Way out of Trouble? – For one thing, fighting never stopped. The…

Chew Over These On Tuesday Morning – February 17, 2015

Noted for your Tuesday morning procrastinations. Here is what I found around the net on Monday and Tuesday morning. Hope you too will find these interesting. Greek Talks With Euro-Area Finance Ministers Break Up – “As talks collapse at the Eurogroup today, Greece finds itself now closer to a new bankruptcy within the Euro and potentially”…

Noted For Your President’s Day Mulling

Here is what is happening around the net. These are what I have read over the weekend. Perhaps you will find them interesting too.  Germany’s economic policy is hurting Europe, the world, and itself – The German Marshall Fund has said that 40% of bridges in Germany are in “critical condition”. The Cologne Institute for Economic…

China Is Getting A Cold And Australia Is Sneezing

China and Australia are major trade partners. Australia is resource rich and a major exporter of raw materials like iron ore and copper. China is a big importer of raw materials to fuel its tremendous growth. Recently, Chinese economy is not firing on all cylinders. The slow-down in China is dampening Australian economy too. China…

Japan – How Is That Abenomics Thing Working For Ya?

Declining Current Account; Moderate Industrial Activities On Monday February 9, 2015, Japanese Ministry of Finance released data that the current account changed by +0.98T for the month of December. The surplus has declined for a long time. The current account is directly linked with the demand for the currency as a surplus indicates foreigners are buying more…

To The Temple Of the King – Friday Night Music

There in the middle of the circle he stands Searching, seeking With just one touch of his trembling hand The answer will be found Daylight waits while the old man sings Heaven help me And then like the rush of a thousand wings It shines upon the one And the day had just begun Ritchie…

Around The Net On Friday Morning – February 13, 2015

Noted for your morning ruminations or procrastinations – take your pick. Here is what I read earlier that you may also find interesting: Are We Becoming a Part-Time Economy? – But that doesn’t necessarily imply we are moving toward a permanently higher share of the workforce engaged in part-time employment. As our colleague Julie Hotchkiss pointed out,…