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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Reader Question: Does the.

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Reader Question: Does the Fed Balance Sheet Properly Reflect QE Announcements? The feds balance sheet doesnt reflect it. The balance sheet was up $720 billion from Aug 1, 2012 to Aug 1, 2013 ($309B in treasuries and $393B in MBS) but that is only $60B per month. Feds Balance Sheet.

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"Whatever It Takes" Stage Two; Headwinds Explain Why Draghi Will Fail This Time

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Having already cut interest rates to record lows and saying they can go no lower, Draghi is now focused on boosting the ECB’s balance sheet. He told reporters today that he expects to increase assets back toward March 2012 levels. His move to boost the balance sheet of the ECB will not spur lending either.

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Prisoner's Dilemma Game in Greece; Contagion-Spread Eurozone Breakup More Likely Now; How will Greece NOT pay back €320 billion?

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Also recall that Greek debt was restructured twice to meet those targets. The vote sets the scene for a tense meeting when troika representatives return to Athens this month. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' Greece''s debt-to-GDP ratio is 174%.

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FOMC Minutes and Economic Projections: Dissent in Both Directions

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However, several members judged that a reduction in asset purchases would likely soon be warranted , in light of the cumulative decline in unemployment since the September meeting and ongoing increases in private payrolls, which had increased their confidence in the outlook for sustained improvement in labor market conditions. Unemployment.

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How Companies Can Use Investors to Their Advantage

Harvard Business

They had surged with the rise of digital camera only to peak in 2012, coming back down as smart phones became widely used. His idea was to turn investor relations on its head by using regular meetings with top-class investors as something akin to due diligence.

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Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better

Harvard Business

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Several companies we studied show the value of programmatic M&A strategies. Walter Thompson Company for $566 million in 1987 and Ogilvy for $864 million in 1989 — big acquisitions that stretched the company’s balance sheet. Insight Center. Competing in the Future.

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Nifty-Fifty Becomes Fab-Five; Return of the "Four Horseman"; Ozone Layer

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New Four Horseman On January 6 2012, GeekWire proclaimed Meet the new ‘four horsemen’ of tech: Sorry, Microsoft, Dell, Cisco and Intel. Fast forward to 2012, and the makeup looks quite different. Final Four, Elite Eight, Sweet Sixteen Amazon, Google, Apple, and IBM were billed as the new four horsemen in 2012.