http://www.leap2020.eu/ 2013-05-24T15:39:40+02:00 Webzine Maker 48.8351898 2.3866701 2013-05-21T22:18:00+02:00 http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Le-yuan-remporte-une-premiere-victoire-sur-le-dollar_b5533005.html 2013-05-21T20:57:00+02:00 La Chronique Agora Dans l’est de l’Asie, cette politique suscite la méfiance et un bloc "yuan" s’est déjà formé : six des 10 pays de la région (Corée du Sud, Indonésie, Taiwan, Thaïlande, Malaisie, Singapour) ont d’ores et déjà fixé leur taux de change plus par rapport à la monnaie chinoise qu’en fonction du dollar. Seuls Hong Kong, le Vietnam et la Mongolie continuent de suivre le dollar...

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]]> 2013-05-21T19:48:00+02:00 http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Too-Big-To-Fail-Is-Bigger-than-Ever_b5532736.html 2013-05-21T19:48:00+02:00 Caixin The G7 summit brought up too-big-to-fail (TBTF) financial institutions as a systemic risk to be addressed. The odds are low that any real reform will materialize. Removing this flaw could trigger a big global downturn. No major government has the stomach to go through with it...

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]]> 2013-05-21T19:09:00+02:00 http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Scandale-du-fisc-americain-les-racines-du-mal_b5532674.html 2013-05-21T19:06:00+02:00 Le Monde La "malédiction du second mandat", dont plusieurs présidents américains ont été victimes, menacerait-elle Barack Obama ? Le scandale de l'Internal Revenue Service (IRS ; le fisc américain) sera-t-il un jour comparé par les politologues à l'affaire Lewinsky pour Bill Clinton, à l'ouragan Katrina pour George W. Bush, voire au Watergate pour Richard Nixon ?...

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]]> 2013-05-21T19:04:00+02:00 http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Trouble-on-the-farm-We-face-a-grim-future_b5532670.html 2013-05-21T19:03:00+02:00 NBC News Like most farmers, Schriver has dealt with drought, freezing temperatures and the uncertainty that comes with toiling in the fields. But Schriver says he's worried about a new threat to his livelihood—the real possibility that the U.S. agriculture industry could suffer a crippling economic bust after years of unprecedented boom..;

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]]> 2013-05-21T13:16:00+02:00 http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/India-Bank-mergers-could-lead-to-too-big-to-fail-entities-Chidambaram_b5531356.html 2013-05-21T13:15:00+02:00 DNA India The Finance minister underscored the need for two or three world-size banks in an economy that is poised to become one among the five largest in the world...

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]]> 2013-05-21T10:54:00+02:00 http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Japan-s-regional-isolation-higher-than-ever_b5530751.html 2013-05-21T10:54:00+02:00 Deutsche Welle Japan's neighbors are getting wary of PM Shinzo Abe and his center-right government. At home, however, Abe is bucking the trend of his immediate predecessors and riding high in the opinion polls...

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]]> 2013-05-21T10:49:00+02:00 http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/China-India-can-build-trust-Li_b5530734.html 2013-05-21T10:49:00+02:00 China Daily Border disputes and trade friction cannot prevent China and India from building strategic mutual trust and cooperation, Premier Li Keqiang said during his visit to India on Monday...

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]]> 2013-05-21T10:48:00+02:00 http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Volatile-Bond-Market-Puts-Bank-of-Japan-in-a-Spin_b5530728.html 2013-05-21T10:47:00+02:00 CNBC The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is not expected to make significant changes at this week's monetary-policy meeting, although policymakers could use the opportunity to calm fears in the bond market about the implications of the radical stimulus measures unveiled last month...

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]]> 2013-05-21T10:44:00+02:00 http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Baby-Blues-in-Europe-as-Birth-Rate-Declines_b5530712.html 2013-05-21T10:44:00+02:00 CNBC The latest report from Europe's main statistics agency suggests that the European financial crisis has had an impact on birth rates across the continent since 2008, data supported by evidence from European demographic experts and a U.K.-wide parenting forum...

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]]> 2013-05-21T10:38:00+02:00 http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Are-Treasurys-Falling-Out-of-Favor-With-China_b5530685.html 2013-05-21T10:38:00+02:00 CNBC Reports that China may step up the diversification of its huge foreign exchange reserves is not great news for U.S. Treasurys, already under pressure from talk about an easing in the Federal Reserve's bond-buying program. But, the fall-out from such a move is likely to be limited, analysts say...

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