17 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NIRP Goes To Nippon: Japan Auctions 1 Year Paper At Most Negative Yield On Record
NIRP Goes To Nippon: Japan Auctions 1 Year Paper At Most Negative Yield On Record
Two weeks ago, on October 5 the financial punditry was dumbounded when – for the first time ever – the US Treasury sold $21 billion in 3-Month Treasury Bills at a yield of nothing, or 0.000%. And while the US had sold 1 month bills at zero yields before, this was the first time that investors were willing to fund Uncle Sam and give Jack Lew the privilege of holding their money not for 1 but 3 months without expecting anything in return.
17 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Getting to Switzerland
Getting to Switzerland
Matt Yglesias has a good post on Denmark. He points out that Denmark has far higher taxes than the US, especially on the middle class. He also points out that Denmark has much more efficient provision of public services.
17 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on UCLA Unleashes Absurd, Anti-Intellectual & Dangerous Attack On Campus Free Speech
UCLA Unleashes Absurd, Anti-Intellectual & Dangerous Attack On Campus Free Speech
Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
One of the most dangerous trends in America today is occurring on college campuses. These are the places I grew up viewing as laboratories for free speech, youthful energy and resistance to the status quo.
17 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on General Electric Goes All-In on Alt-En
General Electric Goes All-In on Alt-En
GE’s new “Current” division merges its best ideas in alternative energy.
17 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Occidental Petroleum Corporation and the Reminder That Timing and Location Are Everything
Occidental Petroleum Corporation and the Reminder That Timing and Location Are Everything
Reports of a low Bakken Shale sale price by Occidental Petroleum Corporation provide a key reminder to energy investors.
17 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Kaching? Clinton bets on future with big spending
Kaching? Clinton bets on future with big spending
By vastly outspending her competition, Hillary Rodham Clinton is banking on the future, The New York Times reports.
17 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on US Shocked To Find Russian Machine Gun With Iranian Ammo Attached To Abrams Tank
US Shocked To Find Russian Machine Gun With Iranian Ammo Attached To Abrams Tank
Needless to say, what’s happening in Syria is a nightmare for those who have been forced by circumstance to bear witness to the intractable violence. The plight of the hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the country is unfathomable and the situation facing those who remain is even worse.
For military and political strategists in Washington, Syria’s civil war represents a different kind of nightmare. The Russia-Iran nexus is just about the worst possible outcome for the US, whose status as global hegemon was already fading in the face of an ascendant China.