lunes, 26 de enero de 2015

JAN 26 SIT EC y POL



JAN 26 SIT EC y POL

GLOBAL RESEARCH

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4TH MEDIA

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SPUTNIK-RT

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PRESSTV

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No debt reduction for Greece: Juncker. EU Commission chief says Greece cannot expect any reduction of its debt commitments
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Will Greece leave eurozone?  Debate discusses the effects of the parliamentary election in Greece on the future of eurozone.
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UNSC holds meeting on Ukraine on a recent deadly attack in Ukraine.
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CIA man convicted in Iran black op case. A former CIA officer involved in a US covert operation aimed at sabotaging Iran’s nuclear program has been convicted.
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Drone crashes on White House complex . A small drone crashed into the White House complex early Monday, prompting a security lockdown.
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US Embassy in Yemen closes to public  until further notice amid political tensions.
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Netanyahu’s invite ‘unconstitutional’  It was “unconstitutional” for House Speaker John Boehner to invite Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress.
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US to 'ratchet up' pressure on Russia. Obama is threatening new sanctions on Russia amid escalating tensions in Ukraine.
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EU urges austerity on Greece. EU has warned Greece that it is obliged to meet its previous commitments.
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Putin calls Ukraine army ‘NATO legion’ and does not pursue Ukraine’s interests.
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‘Lobby groups control US govt.’. lobby groups press illegal agendas on the government of the United States.
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Time to sanction the sanctioners . Jim Dean looks at the recent developments in Ukraine from an analytic point of view.
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Drone ‘device’ found in White House . The US Secret Service recovered an unauthorized "device" on the grounds of the White House Monday.
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Greece's Syriza forms coalition govt. The leader of Greece’s Syriza party secures the support of a right-wing party to form a coalition government.
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Iraqi forces liberate Diyala from ISIL. Iraq’s armed forces completely liberate the eastern province of Diyala from ISIL Takfiri terrorists.
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Terrorists have nothing to do with Islam. Iranian president calls for concerted efforts to fight terrorists, saying extremism has nothing to do with Islam.
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Syria opp. groups foreign ‘paid puppets’ . Syria’s Assad questions the credibility of Syrian opposition groups taking part in Moscow talks.
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Kurds wrest control of Kobani from ISIL Syrian Kurdish fighters take full control of the northern border town of Kobani from ISIL.
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IAEA warns of attacks on N-facilities The head of the UN's atomic energy agency warns of possible attacks by terrorists on nuclear facilities.
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Growing calls for reforms in UNSC. In this episode of InFocus, we will examine the role of the Security Council and the growing call for it to be reformed.
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US to work with Greece’s new govt.. The US has expressed hope to closely work with Greece's new government. [I GUESS la intencion es ayudar al IMF & EU to put down the victory of  Greece’s Syriza]
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Euro hits 11-year low against dollar. The euro falls to an 11-year low against the greenback after an anti-austerity party wins Greece's elections.
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Inviting Netanyahu to US ‘mistake’. A US lawmaker has called an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “terrible mistake.”
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Iraq, Syria crises shocking: UNHCR. The international community is failing the litmus test of handling the conflict in Syria and Iraq, the UNHCR says.
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ZERO HEDGE

As The Middle Class Evaporates, Global Oligarchs Plan Their Escape Form The Impoverished Pleb Masses. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/26/2015.  Obama: "Middle-Class Economics works.." . Davos Hedge Fund Director: “I know hedge fund managers all over the world who are buying airstrips and farms in places like New Zealand because they think they need a getaway...”
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Goldman On The Myths & Realities Of Russia's Oil Sector. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/26/2015. Goldman Sachs prefers facts in its analysis of the Russian oil sector and concludes, investor concerns about the health of Russia's oil industry should remain more myth than reality.
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The Stunning Difference Between Unionized And Non-Unionized Wages. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/26/2015. Want to boost US wages across the board? Then just unionize everyone!
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"Greece Is Bear Stearns. Italy Is Lehman" - 7 Quick Points On Europe. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/26/2015. In a fundamentals-driven market you need to look at fund flows; in a Narrative-driven market you need to look at Narrative flows. With Draghi’s announcement last Thursday, there is no longer a marginal provider of market-supportive monetary policy Narrative. Or to put this in game theoretic terms, the 2nd derivative of the Narrative of Central Bank Omnipotence just flipped negative. We’ve shifted from an accelerating Narrative flow to a decelerating Narrative flow, and that inflection point in profoundly important in game-playing. The long grey slide of the Entropic Ending begins.
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Seven Decades Of Data Prove This Is A Really Dumb Idea... (But They'll Do It Anyway) Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/26/2015. There’s almost always an elite, or government, with a ‘scarcity’ mentality that believes in the zero sum game, i.e. for anyone to be a winner, someone else has to be a loser. When they’re short of cash, governments almost invariably raise taxes. Of course, the numbers show that raising taxes rarely affects total tax revenue. There’s a very looooong history which clearly establishes this point. And you’d think that a government would look at the data and recognize the obvious truth: their scarcity mentality doesn’t work. But no. Sadly, in the face of such overwhelming data, the Obama administration is now pushing to raise tax rates once again...
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The Template Of Life In America Has Broken.Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/26/2015. The more detached from reality American culture becomes the more strictly ceremonial leadership gets, as illustrated by the raft of bromides Barack Obama floated past the assembled vassalage of government last week in another grand effort to avoid the necessities of the moment. Those necessities include freeing a hostage public from the tyrannical clutches of corporate despotism — the evil empire of big boxes, big burgers, big pharma, Big Brother — and the atrocious rackets fostered by them that masquerade as an economy. The template of the life we have known is broken and the pieces within are flying apart, and no amount of wishing or promising can keep them going. If this society is even going to survive, the people have to smash their way out of this template prison, probably against the efforts of the people and organizations now running it merely for their own benefit.
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US Busts Alleged Russian Spy Ring In Manhattan. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/26/2015 Federal prosecutors in New York charged three men in an alleged Russian spy ring centered in Manhattan and the Bronx, according to a Jan. 23 complaint unsealed today by the office of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. According to CNN's Shimon Prokupecz, Evgeny Buryakov, working with Igor Sporyshev and Victor Podobnyy, was trying to recruit NYC residents as intelligence sources for the Russian Federation.
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Saxo Bank: The Syriza Victory Is A Disaster For Europe. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/26/2015. The Greek election result was worse than expected - the anti-austerity vote is massive, but it could be an empty gesture as Greece in reality has little choice: Comply with the Troika or leave the EUR. Saxo Bank's Steen Jakobsen doubts the latter will happen with the same vote as the Greeks are tired of austerity but not of being European. However, game theory dictates that some solution will be found which is sub-optimal for all parties, but the risk it will take longer than market have nerves for. There remains a consensus that “things will be ok...” but the early comments indicate the positioning is already starting...
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From Keynesian Shangri-La To Outright War. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/26/2015. The problem with all Keynesian styled philosophy is, it works well, and seems utterly brilliant on paper and in the classrooms of academia - when trouble arises its "To the text books!" for answers and BAM! – crisis solved. However in the real world it doesn't work that way. Just like war, when the battle starts, all earlier plans get thrown in the dust heap. And make no mistake, this was all started via armchair generals who believed monetary policy could be managed from within the Ivory Towers of academia and the consequences of these policies are multiplying by the day. As Mike Tyson once said so eloquently: (I’m paraphrasing) "Everybody's got a plan – till someone punches them in the face." The SNB has just landed the first blow. Now what?
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When A Soaring Dollar "Reflects Loss Of Investor Confidence And Is Potentially Devastating" Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/26/2015. "The Ruble has fallen by 50% in a year. The price of oil has halved, the price of copper, iron ore and many other commodities has tumbled. The Swiss franc has been  de-floored and the uproar was huge. All random events, all part of a pattern. Financial markets are feeling the effects of a pick-up in volatility that has followed the end of Fed QE. While zero rates were augmented with Fed bond-buying, investors went around the world in search of higher yields, in all sorts or assets and currencies. Traders and investors of one kind or another resorted to leverage to reach the yield targets they needed to match their required investment returns. All of which was fine while the party went on forever, but now that it’s ending, the outcome is anything but fine."
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Greece's New Leader Sends Germany A Loud Message With His First Act. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/26/2015. In his first act as PM, Tsipras visits Kaisariani rifle range where Nazis executed 200 Greeks on 1 May 1944...
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Syriza Forms Coalition Government With Anti-Bailout Independent Greeks: What Happens Next. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/26/2015. There was some excitement in the capital markets overnight, when what was initially seen as an outright victory for Syriza, giving it an absolute, 151-seat majority in parliament - a fear that briefly pushed the EURUSD under 1.11 when the Euro PPT stepped in - ended up being a placing just shy of a majority with 149 seats. However, that same excitement fizzled several hours ago when the "radical left" party agreed to form a government with the "rightwing" group of the Independent Greeks in the aftermath of Syriza's historic win which harnessed the public backlash against years of belt-tightening, job losses and hardship.
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/26/2015 - 07:46
  • Alexis Tsipras: the Syriza leader about to take charge in Greece (Guardian)
  • Tsipras to form anti-bailout Greek government after big victory (Reuters)
  • Tsipras Forges Anti-Austerity Coalition in EU Challenge (BBG)
  • East Coast braces, flights canceled as 'historic' blizzard bears down (Reuters)
  • Rebels press Ukraine offensive, Obama promises steps against Russian-backed 'aggression (Reuters)
  • Syriza Victory Brings Hope for Immigrants of EU Access (BBG)
  • For Saudis, Falling Demand for Oil Is the Biggest Concern (BBG)
  • Oil prices fall on market relief over Saudi policy (Reuters)
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