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A few thoughts on the links here
Notice Michael Tomasky’s calls for higher taxes. He says:
If there is one core attribute that makes Democrats Democrats, it is that they believe in government, which means you have to believe in taxes, which in turn means that you especially believe in taxing the incomes of the rich, which [...]

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When is a Fraud Not a Fraud? (Greece-Goldman Edition) – naked capitalism
The Greek derivatives aren’t Goldman’s fault | Analysis
Borg tror inte Greklands plan räcker – DN.se
Lenihan offers advice to Greeks on cutting deficit – European, Business – Independent.ie
How might Greece leave the single currency | Business | guardian.co.uk
nrc.nl – Economie – Griekenland: iedereen [...]

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I wanted to highlight a few articles on Greece below. Due to time constraints, I cannot translate this Dagens Nyheter article (Borg tror inte Greklands plan räcker – DN.se). But the general gist is one of Sweden’s premier Borg supporting austerity for Greece and the IMF as an agent to ensure this.
If you look [...]

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As I am still away for the week, you have seen a lot of posts from others. I do still have a lot of links though, and may do two (or three) for today. Here is the first batch.  Enjoy!
Edward
Irony: Greek Banks Aren’t the Most Exposed – International Trader – Europe – Jonathan Buck – [...]

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The following is a post by Marc Chandler, head of Brown Brother Harriman’s Currency Strategy Team. For more of BBH’s currency views, visit the website here.
Relatively constructive US economic data in the form of a better than expected Feb Empire Manufacturing Survey and a stronger than expected capital inflows (Dec TIC report) has seen the [...]

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Evan Bayh To Retire – Swampland – TIME.com
Ron Paul vs. Sarah Palin for the Soul of the Tea Parties – Jane Hamsher
FiveThirtyEight: Evan Bayh – Non-Strategic Retirement
Update: The Kevin Smith Southwest Airlines Fat-Flight Tweakout of Epic Proportion – Kevin Smith – Gawker
Say it ain’t so: Joe the Plumber feels used by McCain, Palin | Midwest [...]

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Debt sustainability: Not so risk-free | The Economist
Spain’s economic stagnation: The zapping of Zapatero | The Economist
Race in America: Move your shadow | The Economist
Greece must follow Ireland to solve fiscal woes — Cowen – European, Business – Independent.ie
FDIC: FDIC Provides Additional Information on its Loss Share Agreement With OneWest Bank [...]

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Folks, if I can get out of here [DC], I will.  I need the sun and that relaxation that only Mexico can provide.  So expect light posting next week.  Meanwhile, DC expects yet more snow on Monday (ha ha ha – Schadenfreude – ha ha!).
Have a great weekend.
Edward
Finance and economy
So Thats What Too Big to [...]

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This post was originally published at A Fistful of Euros.
A new kind of battle is going on out there at the moment. In what must surely be a new twist to the old dialectic of blow against blow argument, a combination of the internet age and sophisticated data management software is adding an additional and [...]

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The latest on Greece, according to Le Figaro in France, is that the EU will announce an agreement on support for Greece. In the article, Hermann van Rompuy stresses that Greece did not ask for ‘financial aide,’ whatever that means. It sounds like some sort of support will be announced after the EU summit – [...]