26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nepal quake impact could exceed 20% GDP
Nepal quake impact could exceed 20% GDP
The economic costs of Nepal’s devastating earthquake could exceed $5 billion, equivalent to 20 percent of the impoverished nation’s GDP.
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Virtual Immunity Of The Well-Connected: Gen. Petraeus Edition
The Virtual Immunity Of The Well-Connected: Gen. Petraeus Edition
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nepal quake: ‘Nightmare waiting to happen’
Nepal quake: ‘Nightmare waiting to happen’
Just a week ago, about 50 quake and social scientists gathered in Nepal to figure out how to get the poor country to better prepare for a big quake.
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Japanese leader Abe rails for high-speed trains in U.S.
The Wall Street Journal: Japanese leader Abe rails for high-speed trains in U.S.
When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits the U.S.
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Russia Deploys Tactical Drones In The Arctic, Exposes Rarely-Seen US Spy Satellite Images
Russia Deploys Tactical Drones In The Arctic, Exposes Rarely-Seen US Spy Satellite Images
While the USA is busy killing US civilians and terrorists with its drone program, Russia is set to deploy its own Orlan-10 drones in the oil- and gas-rich Arctic region (reportedly to monitor the climate situation).
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Do markets want the yuan in SDR basket?
Do markets want the yuan in SDR basket?
Jukka Pihlman, Head of Central Banks & Sovereign Wealth Funds at Standard Chartered Bank, says yuan inclusion into the SDR basket would be a “healthy development.”
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Boston Fed Admits There Is No Exit, Suggests QE Become "Normal Monetary Policy"
Boston Fed Admits There Is No Exit, Suggests QE Become "Normal Monetary Policy"
Perhaps it was inevitable. After all, the term “QEfinity” entered the financial lexicon long ago and there were already quite a few commentators out there suggesting that it may now be too late to remove the punchbowl, meaning an “exit” will not only prove difficult, but may well be impossible.