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    Treasury Yield Curve Steepest Since at Least 1980 After Auction

    Nazz, there is some "free money" in the 10yr and 30 yr. You just have to follow uncle Bill Gross monthly Newsletter to "smell" the direction...:D :cool: Yesterday was a wonderful example of stop fishing in 10yr...:p
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    Why does Japan hold so many US Treasuries?

    Central bank currency intervention was and is one of Japan' s main tools to "manipulate" their currency. US Treasury holdings gives them some "fire power"...
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    France to impose bank bonus supertax

    President Nicolas Sarkozy is to follow Britain and impose a one-off supertax on bonus pay-outs by banks operating in France. The French government intends to include the tax in the budget bill currently going through parliament. It will be levied on bonus pay-outs over €27,000 and will be...
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    Australian Employment Soars for Third Straight Month

    Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Australian employment soared for a third straight month as companies added six times more jobs than economists estimated. The nation’s currency rose as traders bet the central bank will keep raising interest rates next year. The number of people employed gained 31,200...
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    Short DAX at 7740

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    Hangseng Leadership...

    I like that sort of "breakfast"...mjam. mjam.
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    China Squeezes Property Speculators With Tougher Tax Penalty

    Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- China issued policies to curb property speculation after home prices rose at the fastest pace in more than a year and Premier Wen Jiabao pledged support for affordable housing. The government will impose a sales tax on homes sold within five years of their purchase...
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    Greece, the not-so-expected impacts on Fortis Holding Companies

    There are some nice opportunities in Greece, indeed. :)
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    Banker tax announced in UK

    Some bonus maths from a City trader: (typos, spelling, calculation errors not ours) RE-BOOK THOSE FLIGHT TO GENEVA, HERE’S WHY… Here is the working of the new bonus scheme: Just for example: The bank pays you $100,000, then the bank pays $50,000 to the...
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    Banker tax announced in UK

    From the pre-Budget report, via Reuters: DARLING - WILL CHARGE BANKS 50 PCT TAX RATE ON STAFF BONUSES OVER £25,000 (That’s on top of the 40 per cent tax rate that already applies to the UK’s highest earners.) Other highlights: Economy: DARLING - EXPECTS UK GDP TO GROW 1.0-1.5...
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    ES Journal Archive (2009 - 2010)

    You can chose which gap will be closed first...
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    Greece, the not-so-expected impacts on Fortis Holding Companies

    While Greek banks are the obvious losers in Fitch’s decision to downgrade Greece to BBB+ on Tuesday, there are some less obvious impacts. For instance — Belgian insurance subsidiaries: FITCH AFFIRMS AG INSURANCE AND FORTIS HOLDING COMPANIES;OUTLOOK REVISED TO NEGATIVE Fitch...
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    Baltic Dry Index Up Eleven Days In a Row: Should You Care?

    Looks even better : http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/cbuilder?ticker1=BDIY%3AIND
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    Mexico hedges against falling oil prices in double dip recession scenario

    Mexico has taken out a $1bn insurance policy against oil prices falling next year, in the latest sign that commodities producers are concerned about the threat of a double-dip recession. The world’s sixth largest oil producer said on Tuesday it had hedged all its net oil exports for 2010, by...
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    Japan revises down Q3 GDP growth to 1.3% vs 4.8%

    Terminate the Nikkei 225 into oblivion ! :mad:
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    Japan revises down Q3 GDP growth to 1.3% vs 4.8%

    Fraudsters ! :mad: :mad: :mad:
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    Short DAX at 7740

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    Obama wants 0% capital gains tax for small firms

    Obama proposes tax cuts for small businesses http://www.marketwatch.com/story/obama-to-propose-doing-more-on-jobs-2009-12-08
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    German Industrial Production Unexpectedly Declines - 1,8 %

    Of course, we speak about smart ass economists at large I banks. Why would mainstream Bloomberg otherwise use the term "unexpected" ?
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    Short DAX at 7740

    German industrial output unexpectedly fell for the first time in three months in October, led by a drop in production of energy and investment goods such as machinery. Output decreased 1.8 percent from September, when it advanced 3.1 percent, the Economy Ministry in Berlin said today...
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