• Naira
  • February 21, 2016
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10 Dead, Troops Deployed, Water Rationed As Indians Riot: “We Are Here To Die”

The Jats are angry. Violent protests by the rural caste have left 10 dead and 150 injured in Haryana, India where the government has sent 4,000 troops and 5,000 paramilitaries…

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  • Naira
  • February 21, 2016
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Life In America’s Unhappiest City

Via SaveScranton.com, This video first premiered on NEPA Scene a couple of days ago. [embedded content] The documentary begins with an explanation that Scranton has won the ignoble title of…

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  • Naira
  • February 21, 2016
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Cable Tumbles As Brexit Fears Resurge After BoJo Backlash

Friday afternoon saw chaotic trading in GBPUSD (cable) as headlines flip-flopped before finally settling on a “deal” had been agreed between Cameron and The EU. Hope was high that this…

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  • Naira
  • February 21, 2016
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The Next Shoe Just Dropped: Equity NAVs Of 348 CLOs Slide Below Zero; “Market Changed Dramatically In 6 Weeks”

At the peak of the last financial crisis, as the credit liquidation wave was jumping from one highly levered product to the next, one of the hardest hit sectors was…

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  • Naira
  • February 21, 2016
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More “Ivory Tower” Lunacy

Authored by Mark St.Cyr, Many times when I’m speaking with others and make reference to “Ivory Tower” types I can tell the reference either gets lost or, is not fully…

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  • Naira
  • February 21, 2016
  • 23 views
Trump: Finally, The Acceptance Comes… And The Gloating

On Saturday night, all doubts about whether Donald Trump was a serious contender for the White House were erased. That’s not to say he’s locked up the nomination. But with…

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  • Naira
  • February 21, 2016
  • 21 views
Slippery Slope: Paying for Oil Data in Advance (Video)

By EconMatters   API and Genscape providers are a slippery slope for financial markets and equal access to information by market participants. The CFTC needs to review the role that…

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  • Naira
  • February 21, 2016
  • 20 views
Should Recessions Be Feared & Avoided?

Submitted by Pater Tenebrarum via Acting-Man.com, Should Recessions be Feared and Avoided? Back in 1969, a monograph by Murray Rothbard was published as a small booklet. Its title was “Economic…

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  • Naira
  • February 21, 2016
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Bets On The Fed Going ‘Negative’ Are Soaring

As we detailed initially here, and followed here, there is a clear and present danger – no matter what the vareious Fed speakers say – that The Fed will be…

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  • Naira
  • February 21, 2016
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It Was True After All: The Government Is “Breathing Down The Neck Of Banks To Limit Their Energy Exposure”

While MatlinPatterson’s Portfolio Manager Michael Lipsky can’t wait to enter the distressed junk bond space, thanks to “$74 billion in debt trading at under 25 cents on the dollar, and…

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