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Fed a Creature of Financial Markets; The Draghi PUT; Global Crisis Coming Up

MishTalk

It has now taken the first step toward returning its benchmark policy interest rate – the federal funds rate – to a level that imparts neither stimulus nor restraint to the US economy. A majority of financial market participants applaud this strategy. In fact, it is a dangerous mistake.

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More Currency Intervention Madness: Sweden Draws Line in Sand with Euro

MishTalk

With a benchmark interest rate already at an historic low of minus 0.35 The Krona is right where it was between 2004 and 2008 before it weakened dramatically. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific. The prediction follows a Dec. That's an increase of 22%.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

The firm sold a majority stake in the US government business for $2.45B to the Carlyle Group (Booz Allen Hamilton) and Booz & Company, owned and operated as a partnership, assumed the commercial strategy role. The focus of this article is on Booz & Company because of its focus on strategy. Organization and Change.

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Your Whole Company Needs to Be Distinctive, Not Just Your Product

Harvard Business

Ever since the idea of strategy came to the business world in the early 1960s, the goal of differentiation has been paramount. This is a change from the differentiation strategies of the past. Discover suffered a similar setback in 2004, when Walmart shifted its credit card partnership to MasterCard.

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BIS Slams the Fed; Ridiculous Question of the Day: "Is The Fed Going To Attempt A Controlled Collapse?"

MishTalk

And if lending rates were to rise by 250 basis points, in line with the 2004 tightening episode, the necessary reductions in credit-to-GDP ratios would swell to over 25 percentage points on average. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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25 Years Ago I Coined the Phrase ?Triple Bottom Line.? Here?s Why It?s Time to Rethink It.

Harvard Business

This idea infused platforms like the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), influencing corporate accounting, stakeholder engagement and, increasingly, strategy. Worse, we have conspicuously failed to benchmark progress across these options, on the basis of their real-world impact and performance.

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