FEB 9 SIT EC y POL
ZERO HEDGE
China's
Solution To "Tyrannical" Billionaires Who Harm The Economy: Execution.
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/09/2015. In some
countries, the 'solution' the state chooses for its ignominous billionaire class
of inequality-garnering, economy-wrecking individuals is to either a) turn
one's back for a brief enough moment as to allow the tyrant to leave the
country in search of a golden beach upon which to lament how great a trade
being long European bonds would have been' or b) enhance their wealth further
on a quid pro quo basis. In China, the 'treatment' for corrupt billionaires
who love casinos, cigars, and luxury cars is much simpler... execution.
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US
Senator Demands A Federal Reserve Bailout Of Greece. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 02/09/2015. Vermont socialist SANDERS does make some sense: after
all if the Fed is bailing out European banks, and just European banks, on an ad
hoc basis, and usually quite well hidden (see for example: "How
The Fed's Latest QE Is Just Another European Bailout"), does it really
matter if the Fed spends what amounts to one daily POMO amount to save some 11
million Greeks?
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Bubble?
Meet The $25 Million Grilled-Cheese Truck. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/09/2015. "Enjoy
the party, but dance near the [EXIT] door."
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Jim
Grant: The Greek Monetary Back-Story. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/09/2015. Raging against its
German creditors, the new Greek government is demanding reparations for
Nazi-era depredations. Herewith - from Jim Grant’s archives - some timely
context both for the Greek negotiating position and the underlying monetary
issues.
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Yellen,
We Have A Problem. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 02/09/2015. ust three things to consider: "The Fed
doesn't matter?" - so just ignore the correlation between Federal
Reserve balance sheet expansion (flow) and S&P 500 performance tumbling
lower. "Earnings don't matter?" - because for now, stocks are
entirely ignoring the three-month plunge in consensus EPS expectations. "Macro
fundamentals don't matter?" - because if they did, US equity prices
would be collapsing. Trade accordingly...
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Fearing
Grexit, Greeks Turn To Gold Again. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 02/09/2015. Why gold?
"The one thing everyone knows about gold is it is a good thing to
hold if your currency is about to devalue,” Matthew Turner, an analyst at
Macquarie Bank Ltd., said via phone. “It would be understandable for Greeks to
buy gold because they are afraid of losing their money.”
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Obama
& Merkel 'Agree': No Prospect Of "Military Solution" In Ukraine.
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/09/2015. "Success
is anything but certain," warned Germany's Merkel during the
uncomfortably un-united joint press conference as both the leaders appeared to
be able to agree on only one thing - that a military solution will not happen.
This was followed by what appeared to be President Obama conceding to Merkel
that the provision of arms to Ukraine was kinda sorta 'off-the-table' -
though still under "ongoing analysis." Hopes remain for a
diplomatic solution and President Obama even concluded, "we are not
looking for Russia to fail. ... Our preference is for a strong, vibrant,
confident Russia." Other items that caused some tension included
Iran, Israel, NSA "trust" and US asking for "benefit of the
doubt," and Greek anti-austerity plans...
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UBS
Says "A Market Dislocation Is Necessary To Focus Minds" And Stop
"Underestimating Grexit Risks". Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 02/09/2015
- The terms of a compromise are easier to see than the willingness to compromise. At the time of writing, Greece is deadlocked in its bilateral discussions, as well as with the troika members.
- Breaking the deadlock voluntarily may not be easy. Political realities in the rest of Europe argue against granting the Syriza-led government concessions on debt or fiscal relief. Yet the Greek government feels it has a mandate to demand such relief.
- Hence, outside pressure—in the form of financial and market dislocations—seems necessary to focus minds.
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Stunning
Chart Of The Day: For The First Time Ever, Central Banks Will Monetize More
Than 100% Of Global Sovereign Debt. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 02/09/2015. The air force base at which Russian planes will use
is about 40 kilometers from Britain's sovereign Air Force base at Akrotiri,
on the south shores of Cyprus, which provides support to NATO operations in the
Middle and Near East regions. As fault lines within the EU widen, Anastasiades
said in his interview that Cyprus opposes additional sanctions against
Russia by the European Union over Ukraine, "Cyprus and Russia enjoy
traditionally good relations and that is not going to change."
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Varoufakis
Blasts ECB "Has Lost Control Of Monetary Policy" As Germany Tells
Greece: "There Is No Way Out". Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 02/09/2015 The German
Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble exclaimed at the G-20 meeting that
"Greece either has to find a way to get bridge financing, or, if they want
to do it with us, they need a program," seeming to push the door open to possible
Russian financial aid for Greece as Europe's pivot to Putin appears to be
rising.
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Morgan
Stanley Says Grexit Would Send EURUSD Crashing To 0.90. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 02/09/2015. "Greek Fin Min Varoufakis said the euro will
collapse if Greece exits, calling Italian debt unsustainable. Markets may gain
the impression that Greece may not opt for a compromise, instead opting for
an all or nothing approach when negotiating on Wednesday. It seems the risk
premium of Greece leaving EMU is rising. Our scenario analysis suggests a
Greek exit taking EURUSD down to 0.90."- Morgan Stanley
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Frontrunning:
February 9. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 02/09/2015 . Greek Risk Draws Global Concern on Lehman Echo
Warnings (BBG)
- Merkel to urge caution in U.S. as pressure builds to arm Ukraine forces (Reuters)
- West Races to Defuse Ukraine Crisis (WSJ)
- German-French Push Yields Ukraine Summit Plan With Putin (BBG)
- Swiss Leaks lifts the veil on a secretive banking system (ICIJ)
- Italy Lenders Seen Cleansing Books Amid Bad-Bank Plans (BBG)
- G-20 Finance Chiefs Face Tough Test in Istanbul (WSJ)
- Demand for OPEC Crude Will Rise This Year, Says Group (WSJ)... or rather prays
- U.S. Banks Say Soaring Dollar Puts Them at Disadvantage (WSJ)
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GLOBAL RESEARCH
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INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE
The Terror We Give Is the Terror We Get.
By Chris Hedges . Both ISIS and the West revel in brutality that feeds
the fever for war. The line that separates us from our enemies is
technological, not moral. We are those we fight.
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A Truth
Most Jews Don’t Want To Know About Anti-Semitism. By Alan Hart. “Some
politicians around the world deny that what is happening in Europe is
anti-Semitism."
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5 Facts
That Show Half of USA Lives In Poverty. By Paul Buchheit. The
media celebrates "economic growth," while new data shows most
Americans are barely surviving.
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The Lie We
Live. Must Watch Short Video. Exposing the truth about our
corrupt world and what humanity has become.
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WASHINGTON BLOG
Another
Ukrainian Expert -No Russian Invasion or Regular Troops- Kiev Possible War
Crimes. Posted on February 9, 2015 by George Eliason
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U.S.
Military Expert Shoots Down Washington’s Weapons-to-Ukraine Argument. Posted
on February 9, 2015 by Eric Zuesse.
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SPUTNIK-RT- ALAINET.org- REBELION.- VIENTO SUR
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SPUTNIK
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RT
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Russia offers demilitarized zone
in E. Ukraine – OSCE. http://rt.com/news/line/2015-02-09/#80947
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Obama,
Merkel display ‘tactical disagreements’ over Ukraine + VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6wng0qaznXU
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PRESSTV
UNASUR
slams new US bans on Venezuela .
The Union of South American Nations slams the US over fresh sanctions
against Venezuela
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Kurdish
forces tighten noose around ISIL
around the strategic city of Mosul.
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How
serious is US on fighting ISIL?.
This edition of "The Debate" discusses how the US-led coalition
is doing in its fight against the ISIL Takfiri group.
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American
empire ‘falling apart’. The
United States is a “falling” empire in the world that is experiencing the “end
to US hegemony.”
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'We
won’t let Russia redraw EU borders'. US President Barack Obama has warned that the West would not allow
Russia to redraw Europe’s borders "at the barrel of a gun."
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Putin
in Cairo for talks with Sisi. The
Russian president arrives in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to hold talks with
his Egyptian counterpart.
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‘US
troops to worsen Syria crisis’. US
plan for sending more troops to train the so-called moderate Syria militants is
aimed at further destabilizing Syria.
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Iraqi forces kill ISIL commander . Iraqi
forces kill a senior ISIL commander along with eight other terrorists in the
western province of Anbar.
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‘Greek exit may trigger euro collapse’ . Greece
finance minister says his country’s potential exit from eurozone would cause
its euro collapse.
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EU lost billions over Russia bans: Spain. Spain
warns that the EU has lost billions of euros as a result of the bloc’s
sanctions against Russia.
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Israel lobby threatens US lawmakers. Some
Jewish organizations are threatening Democrats who will skip Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned speech at Congress next month.
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‘EU
postpones new bans on Moscow’. France says the EU will not impose new
sanctions against Moscow before the Minsk summit.
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‘Putin
won’t bow to ultimatums’. The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir
Putin would not agree to any ultimatum over Ukraine.
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Syria
rejects foreign boots on ground to fight ISIL.
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China
opposes US plans to arm Ukraine saying
Ukrainians are in more need of peace than weapons.
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‘Iran
ready to train Iraq armed forces’. A senior Iranian commander says Iran
is ready to train the Iraqi army officers fighting against the ISIL.
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Russia
worried by Ukraine militarization. Putin voices concern about the rapid
militarization of Ukraine.
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Truth?
We don’t need no stinkin’ truth. Combatting terrorism is the excuse for squandering a minimum of $6,000
billion dollars.
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‘Israel
propping up al-Nusra in Syria’.
Israeli regime is propping up al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front in Syria.
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5,000
ISIL terrorists can travel to US. Texas Rep. Michael McCaul has warned about 20,000 foreign fighters of the
ISIL terrorist group in Syria and Iraq.
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Iraq
war helped create ISIL: Annan. Former
UN chief Kofi Annan says the US-led invasion of Iraq helped create the Takfiri
ISIL terrorist group.
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Bulgarians
hold anti-NATO protest at the
government’s plan to allow the installation of a NATO base in the country.
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US
shows ‘aggression’ in ties with China. The Pentagon’s decision not to send an aircraft carrier to China in order
to expand military ties is another “act of aggression.”
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