http://www.leap2020.eu fr 2009-11-20T22:48:37+01:00 48.8351898 2.3866701 tag:www.leap2020.eu,2009:rss-1717353 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:42:00 +0100 fr Journal des Finances Dans un rapport adressé à ses clients, la banque française les appelle à dessiner une stratégie d’investissements de défense afin de se préparer à l’explosion éventuelle de nouvelles bulles financières.

Le pire pourrait être devant nous. C’est une des hypothèses qui ressortent d’un rapport de la Société Générale, intitulé « le pire scénario de la dette», selon lequel les récents plans de sauvetage mis en place par les gouvernements mondiaux ont simplement transféré des passifs du secteur privé au secteur public, créant une nouvelle série de problèmes. Premier d’entre eux, le déficit. «Le niveau de la dette paraît tout à fait insoutenable à long terme. Nous avons pratiquement atteint un point de non retour en ce qui concerne la dette publique», précise le rapport de 68 pages...

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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/La-Societe-Generale-tire-la-sonnette-d-alarme_b1717353.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2009:rss-1716987 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:24:00 +0100 fr USA Today The reports on jobs created or saved by the $787 billion stimulus package are "riddled with inaccuracies and contradictions," the federal watchdog overseeing the spending acknowledged Thursday.

Earl Devaney, chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, told a House oversight committee that the board is taking steps to correct the errors and prevent mistakes in future reports, which are filed by the recipients of stimulus money and posted on the board's website...

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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Jobs-reports-riddled-with-inaccuracies_b1716987.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2009:rss-1716976 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:19:00 +0100 fr Financial Times The Bank of Japan moved towards a neutral stance on inflation risks on Friday even as the government formally declared that Japan is in deflation for the first time since 2006.

The government’s declaration sets the scene for heightened tension between the two, with the Bank resisting public calls by politicians for greater aggression in the fight against deflation.

“We want the BoJ to extend support on the monetary policy front in overcoming deflation,” said deputy prime minister Naoto Kan according to Reuters. Finance minister Hirohisa Fujii and financial services minister Shizuka Kamei have also called on the BoJ to do more...

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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Japan-says-economy-back-in-deflation_b1716976.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2009:rss-1716974 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:18:00 +0100 fr China Daily China on Thursday rejected requests made by the United States, the European Union and Mexico to establish a WTO expert panel to investigate and rule on so-called Chinese restrictions of raw materials exportation.

At a meeting of the WTO's dispute settlement body, the Chinese delegation reiterated that "its measures related to exportation are consistent with the principles and rules of the WTO," and the country "consistently respects and abides by the WTO rules and its own commitments."...

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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/China-rejects-call-for-WTO-panel-on-export-limits_b1716974.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2009:rss-1715610 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:12:00 +0100 fr 24/7 Wall Street The National Employment Law Project says that the public’s perception of what will happen to insurance benefits for the unemployed early next year is flawed. Most press reports on Congressional action on the matter say that one million people have had their benefits extended well into 2010. That apparently is not so.

The NELP released a new analysis which finds that one million workers will become ineligible for unemployment benefits in January 2010 unless Congress reauthorizes the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s unemployment insurance programs by the end of December...

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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/One-Million-Americans-Face-Loss-Of-Jobless-Benefits-In-January_b1715610.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2009:rss-1715609 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:12:00 +0100 fr USA Today Seasonal job interviewees, it's time to play up your best guest-greeting and gift-wrapping skills: The battle for holiday employment is brutal.

With the national unemployment rate above 10%, and employed folks looking to bolster budgets by taking second jobs, the competition for retail, movie theater, package-delivery and other holiday posts is fierce...

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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Those-with,-without-work-to-compete-for-seasonal-jobs_b1715609.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2009:rss-1717341 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:35:00 +0100 fr Market Watch Measure would audit the Fed's monetary policies such as interest rates

Rep. Ron Paul, who has sought to audit the Federal Reserve for 26 years, has inched ever so much closer to his goal.

A key congressional panel on Thursday approved legislation introduced by the Texas congressman that - for the first time in the central bank's 95-year-history -- would require government audits of Federal Reserve monetary policy, as well as how much the central bank has lent and will lend to specific banks...

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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Panel-votes-to-audit-the-Fed;-cap-its-spending-at-$4-trillion_b1717341.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2009:rss-1717038 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:46:00 +0100 fr Breitbart TV A crowd of more than 500 demonstrators rushed Covel Commons on Wednesday to protest a proposed 32 percent student fee increase. They were met by dozens of university police, some of whom were outfitted in riot gear. At one point, protesters broke through police barricades that surrounded the main entrance to Covel. Officers responded to the stampede of students and union workers by extending the metal barricades around the entrance and using nightsticks and Taser guns to force the crowd back...

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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Dramatic-Footage-Near-Riots-at-UCLA-Over-Proposed-32-Tuition-Hike_b1717038.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2009:rss-1715116 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:45:00 +0100 fr Guardian Labour hope new cash will stop young jobless hitting 1m ahead of election

Fear of youth unemployment rising above 1 million in the new year yesterday prompted Gordon Brown to use the last Queen's speech of the parliament to promise more money to ease the impact of the recession on the young...

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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Queen-s-speech-Gordon-Brown-s-bid-to-defuse-youth-unemployment-timebomb_b1715116.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2009:rss-1717025 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:39:00 +0100 fr CNN Money Only a handful of homeowners are receiving permanent loan modifications under the Obama administration's foreclosure prevention plan.

Only a tiny percentage of troubled homeowners have received permanent modifications under President Obama's foreclosure prevention plan, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the $75 billion effort...

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