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BWS Capital Partners · 1Y ago

Bruce Lee Syndrom

WHY CHINA SUFFERS FROM A BRUCE LEE SYNDROME What Obama Needs to Understand When He Meets With China’s President January 14, 2011 BY TOM PLATE Los Angeles – Looked at from all the angles, China has the capacity to prove a far tougher challenger for the United States than even Al-Quada and other like-
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BWS Capital Partners · 1Y ago

Less White Knuckling

Little less white knuckle Spain had little difficulty selling €3 billion in five-year bonds. The auction was more than two times oversubscribed, reflecting optimism that the eurozone will deal with its sovereign-debt challenges, analysts said. The offering’s 4.59% yield was nearly 1 percentage point
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BWS Capital Partners · 1Y ago

Running on One Engine

Running on one engine Strong and unprecedented growth of emerging economies will continue to dominate the expansion of the global economy this year, the World Bank said. Worldwide, growth will ease from 2010’s 3.9% to a more sustainable 3.3%, then increase to 3.6% in 2012, the bank said. U.S. gross
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BWS Capital Partners · 1Y ago

Non- Randomness Wins

Jihad J. Estrada Abstract:  How the California Lottery system benefits from using pseudo random number generation with Quick-Pick ticket sales. Have you ever sat in front your television waiting for 8:00pm to roll around?  Sitting anxiously with a four inch square piece of paper clutched between yo
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BWS Capital Partners · 1Y ago

Last Man Standing

Last man standing Timothy Geithner has faced repeated calls to step down as U.S. Treasury secretary, but he is the sole member of President Barack Obama’s original economic team to remain in place. “Tim earned the respect of everyone in the White House during those very difficult early days,” said D
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BWS Capital Partners · 1Y ago

Shopping Spree Japanese Style

Shopping spree, Japanese style Japan plans to use foreign exchange reserves to buy more than 20% of bonds issued by the European Financial Stability Facility. The debt will be sold to help Ireland emerge from its crisis. “It’s appropriate for Japan to make a contribution as a leading nation to incre
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BWS Capital Partners · 1Y ago

World War III is looming…

World war III is looming large… Currency manipulation by the U.S. and China is driving the world toward a trade war, Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega told Financial Times. “This is a currency war that is turning into a trade war,” he said. Brazil is prepared to impose controls to restrict ca
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BWS Capital Partners · 1Y ago

Guess who is balancing the center?

Center point Democrats and Republicans agreed that the appointment of JPMorgan Chase executive William Daley as White House chief of staff indicates that U.S. President Barack Obama is moving to the political center, in preparation for his re-election campaign. The move is seen as a sign that Obama
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BWS Capital Partners · 1Y ago

EU is spreading the love…

Spreading the love The European Commission plans to move forward with a proposal to require senior bondholders of collapsed banks to bear some of the burden. Michel Barnier, internal-market commissioner for the EU, is poised to publish a “consultation paper” that will offer options for protecting ta
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BWS Capital Partners · 1Y ago

What the world of finance has to say today…

A rebound Wall Street banks are preparing $4 billion in bonds backed by commercial mortgages as the market, which froze in June 2008, braces for a revival. Deutsche Bank and UBS are working together on a $2.5 billion deal, while JPMorgan Chase is putting together a $1.5 billion offering, sources sai
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