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    Young, qualified and unemployed, Spanish protesters express anger at economic pligh

    MADRID // Sara Lopez Martin is well-qualified. She holds a PhD in political science from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain's most prestigious educational institution. She has specialised in legal issues affecting social movements, and she has co-founded an internet service provider...
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    Denmark Enters Recession on Less Spending

    Denmark unexpectedly entered a recession as the economy contracted for a second quarter as consumers and the government cut spending amid rising prices and a widening budget deficit. Gross domestic product shrank 0.5 percent in the first quarter after contracting a revised 0.2 percent at the...
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    Germany´s Finance Minister Schäuble:Euro Zone at crossroads because of Greece

    http://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/schaeuble-sieht-euro-zone-wegen-griechen-am-scheideweg/4236916.html...
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    Buying massively EURO put options, strike 1.4200

    Last print 1.2181. Ouch, this must hurt Swiss exporters.Maybe UBS and CS will finally start to think the "Swiss way"? :cool:
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    Ford is going down further to around $13

    Ford to hit $ 26 with the little help of QE III.
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    Q1 GDP up unrevised 1.8%, well below expectations

    WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. economy expanded at a 1.8% annual rate in the first quarter, the same growth rate as estimated a month ago, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. The first quarter growth rate was much weaker than expected. Economists were predicting a revision to a 2.2%...
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    Fed Gave Banks Crisis Gains on $80 Billion Secretive Loans as Low as 0.01%

    Credit Suisse Group AG (CS), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (RBS) each borrowed at least $30 billion in 2008 from a Federal Reserve emergency lending program whose details weren’t revealed to shareholders, members of Congress or the public. The $80...
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    China and other Asian countries seen buying strong proportion Portugal bail-out bonds

    SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- The Financial Times newspaper reported late Wednesday that China is interested in buying Portuguese bail-out bonds when the European Financial Stability Facility starts auctioning the securities next month. The report, which cited EFSF officials, said that China and other...
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    Buying massively EURO put options, strike 1.4200

    EURCHF has much more room. Every habitant of Greece and other EU countries is running into Swiss banks fearful of a EURO disaster. Remember: bank(st)ers have always been specialists in fear mongering-which creates volatility-which creates "opportunity".
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    Euro rises above 1.41:German bank exposure to Greece ‘manageable’: Fitch

    LONDON (MarketWatch) — German banks’ exposure to Greece is “manageable,” but contagion risks are high, Fitch Ratings said in a report released Wednesday. “The worst consequence of any Greek sovereign default for German and other European banks would be in a sharp increase in general...
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    U.S. durable-goods orders drop 3.6% in April - QE III coming?

    The dollar pared gains and Treasury prices held onto a modest advance on Wednesday after the U.S. said orders of durable goods fell 3.6% in April, more than analysts expected. The dollar index which measures the U.S. unit against a basket of six major currencies, traded at 75.982, from 76.016...
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    Richard Dennis - Copy Cat & Neophytes

    Dennis is THE MAN. :)
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    Buying massively EURO put options, strike 1.4200

    Retail traders still short massively EUR/USD. Look for a short squeeze. I am exiting all PUT options assembled in the last 2 weeks. GL+GT
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    Why Bernanke will be forced to institute QE3

    http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-bernanke-will-be-forced-to-institute-qe3-2011-05-25?link=MW_home_latest_news :cool:
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    CFTC charges companies with price manipulation in oil markets

    Washington, DC – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed a civil enforcement action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Parnon Energy Inc. (Parnon) of California, Arcadia Petroleum Ltd. (Arcadia Petroleum) of the United...
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    The UK is concerned about banks like JP Morgan that warehouse commodities

    Yikes. This is hot off the wire on Tuesday: RTRS-UK GOVT COMMITTEE SAYS IT BRINGS ACTIVITIES OF LARGE DEALERS ON LONDON METAL EXCHANGE TO ATTENTION OF OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING RTRS-UK GOVT COMMITTEE SAYS 4 LARGE COMPANIES OWN LME-REGISTERED WAREHOUSES, CALLS THAT “RESTRICTVE”...
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    ECB’s Noyer Says Greek Restructuring Would Be a ‘Horror Story’

    May 24 (Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank Governing Council member Christian Noyer ruled out a restructuring of Greece’s debt, calling it a “horror story” that the central bank cannot accept. “There’s no solution possible” for Greece other than to follow its austerity program...
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    Most Greeks oppose return to drachma

    The majority Greeks believe that a return to the drachma would only worsen the country’s dire economic situation while nearly a third think it likely that Greece will exit the eurozone, according to a survey carried out by polling firm Public Issue on behalf of Kathimerini. The survey...
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    The Biggest Greek CDS Speculator Uncovered-Greek State-Controlled Hellenic Post Bank

    State-controlled Hellenic Post Bank (TT) spent nearly 1 billion euros last year to secure its positions against the possible bankruptcy of the Greek government, according to documents seen by Kathimerini. In August, the bank bought credit default swaps (CDS) – a form of insurance on...
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    The US is spending $4 billion a day more than it is taking in...

    With the nation hitting its $14.294 trillion debt ceiling and in need of an extension, Congress is debating the proper mix of tax increases and spending cuts so that the US does not end up like weaker euro zone nations such as Greece, Spain and Portugal that are in danger of debt defaults...
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