The roots of shadow banking
CEPR: THE ROOTS OF SHADOW BANKING Enrico Perotti Univ of Amsterdam, DSF and DNB Download PDF
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The sky is not falling – it’s already fallen
It’s no fun being a cynic, thinking that everything is bad and getting worse. It’s easy–especially in the security community–but it’s not fun. But, in light of the latest in the interminable string of revelations about the NSA’s efforts to eat away at the foundation of the security industry, the only alternative available is the […]
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RSA warns over NSA link to encryption algorithm
RSA believes one of its algorithms may be compromised RSA, the internet security firm, has warned customers not to use one of its own encryption algorithms after fears it can be unlocked by the US National Security Agency (NSA). In an advisory note to its developer customers, RSA said that a default algorithm in one […]
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Chart Of The Day: The Fed’s “Renormalization” Shock (All 600 bps Of It)
As we noted earlier, Bernanke’s actions this week make it very clear that between “financial conditions” and the fragility of growth, the US is incapable of surviving without ZIRP and QE (for now). As Barclays notes, ultimately, normalisation should proceed according to a timeline that does not threaten recovery, yet will result in a neutral […]
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Synchronize your Meta Trader folders
Elite Meta Sync synchronizes your files between MT4 installations as well as creating a backup in your My Documents folder. Elite Meta Sync will sync your experts, indicators, dlls, libraries, and other files between all MT4 terminal installations. This tool is offered free for Global Intel Hub members only. Do not share this tool or resell it. […]
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The Only Legal Way to Escape US Taxes Besides Death and Renunciation
Sep 18, 2013 – 09:37 PM GMT By Nick Giambruno, Editor, International Man When I hear about strategies that purport to legally allow US citizens to avoid having to pay income taxes, the first thing that usually comes to mind is that it is some sort of dodgy cockamamie scheme. This is because the US […]
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Larry Summers and the Secret “End-Game” Memo
When a little birdie dropped the End Game memo through my window, its content was so explosive, so sick and plain evil, I just couldn’t believe it. The Memo confirmed every conspiracy freak’s fantasy: that in the late 1990s, the top US Treasury officials secretly conspired with a small cabal of banker big-shots to rip […]
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USA: Stagflation Here We Come!
Just when you think that the worst has come, been and gone, there will be more stuff hitting the fan in the very near future and that should serve as a lesson to the next head of the Federal Reserve that central banks don’t usually necessarily have the people in mind when they take things […]
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The Top 10 Questions About Twitter’s Real Value
The number whispered on Wall Street is $10 billion (or $14-$15 if you ask The Saudis), but potential investors in the micro-blogger’s IPO will need more to go on than simple valuation math and guided judgment. As ConvergEx’s Nick Colas notes, Tech firms are particularly dependent on innovation and human capital for their viability. So while […]
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