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China Faces "Minsky Moment" on Ponzi Financing

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Inquiring minds are tuning into a report on the Ponzi finance setup in China. Our analysis indicates that China’s economy has arrived at that unstable state where speculative and Ponzi finance appear to dominate. s 26% in 2000-2005. Most assume China can grow at 7% a year, a notion that I have challenged on many occasions.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Only Hope For Italy is.

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. And in Italy in the last thirty years, the credit market has served to finance the public debt. There are so many resources that should be used to finance the growth of businesses, but only served to finance the growth of the state. December 2005 (38).

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Scranton Needs 117% Property Tax Hike to Balance Budget

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Scranton taxpayers could face a 117 percent increase in taxes next year as the citys finances continue to spiral out of control. December 2005 (38). November 2005 (18). October 2005 (19). September 2005 (17). August 2005 (23).

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Luxembourg PM Jean-Claude Juncker to Resign Over Spy Scandal

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Jean-Claude Juncker, the prime minister of Luxembourg, and also the head of eurogroup finance ministers will resign over spy scandal. Mr Juncker has been prime minister since 1995 and was head of the eurozone finance ministers group between 2005 and January 2013. "I

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: How to Lie Without Saying.

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Chancellor Merkel and finance Minister Schäuble have said Germany will not agree to a transfer union. Chancellor Merkel and finance Minister Schäuble will continue to lie, before, during, and after the election. December 2005 (38). November 2005 (18).

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Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. That means they benefited from cheap financing as the Fed kept short-term interest rates near zero for more than four years. The Feds historically low near-zero interest rate makes financing cheap, allowing mortgage REITs to use leverage to provide an attractive yield.

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Illegal Public Seizure of Mortgages Via Eminent Domain

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. and DoubleLine Capital LP and at least 18 trade groups representing the finance industry, homebuilders and real estate firms. Dollar Collapse News on the Dollar's Death Spiral. Minyanville Business and Market News. Abolish The Fed Sign the Petition. There you have it.