http://www.leap2020.eu/ fr 2013-05-22T10:27:48+02:00 48.8351898 2.3866701 tag:www.leap2020.eu,2013:rss-5533005 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:57:00 +0200 fr 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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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Le-yuan-remporte-une-premiere-victoire-sur-le-dollar_b5533005.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2013:rss-5532736 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:48:00 +0200 fr 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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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Too-Big-To-Fail-Is-Bigger-than-Ever_b5532736.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2013:rss-5532674 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:00 +0200 fr 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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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Scandale-du-fisc-americain-les-racines-du-mal_b5532674.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2013:rss-5532670 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:03:00 +0200 fr 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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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Trouble-on-the-farm-We-face-a-grim-future_b5532670.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2013:rss-5531356 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:15:00 +0200 fr 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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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/India-Bank-mergers-could-lead-to-too-big-to-fail-entities-Chidambaram_b5531356.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2013:rss-5530751 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:54:00 +0200 fr 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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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Japan-s-regional-isolation-higher-than-ever_b5530751.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2013:rss-5530734 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:49:00 +0200 fr 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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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/China-India-can-build-trust-Li_b5530734.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2013:rss-5530728 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:47:00 +0200 fr 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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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Volatile-Bond-Market-Puts-Bank-of-Japan-in-a-Spin_b5530728.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2013:rss-5530712 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:44:00 +0200 fr 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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]]> http://www.leap2020.eu/notes/Baby-Blues-in-Europe-as-Birth-Rate-Declines_b5530712.html tag:www.leap2020.eu,2013:rss-5530685 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:38:00 +0200 fr 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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