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International Corporate Tax

May 21st, 2013
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The international tax principles underlying the taxation of corporate income are attracting more and more attention.  Ireland, in particularly, has come under the spotlight.  There is merit to some of the complaints made but most of it is little more than political posturing.  Few substantive proposals are being made. The latest is a report prepared for US Senators Levin (D) and McCain (R) which includes a very interesting appendix on Apple.  The appendix opens:

China's 'Ponzi loans' now 69% of GDP

May 21st, 2013
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China's electricity consumption (green line) is the best real-time guide to economic developments.

What is Suntech Worth? ($STP)

May 21st, 2013
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Suntech Power - the holding company - owns stakes in a handful of subsidiaries e.g. the Wuxi manufacturing sub and the Global Solar Fund. Knowing what we know about the current fate of these subsidiaries, why does anyone think that the holding company securities have any value?

"Special Report: The Rise and Fall of China's Sun King" ($STP)

May 21st, 2013
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From a Reuters story published today: "For Shi, 50, the fall of Suntech gets even more complicated. He is now a defendant in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California in a case brought by a Suntech shareholder. It alleges that Shi set up a company in the tax haven of the British Virgin Islands that supplies polysilicon - a key material used to make solar panels - to Suntech.

Integrating monetary policy and macroprudential regulation

May 21st, 2013
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Otaviano Canuto, Matheus Cavallari, 21 May 2013The global financial crisis has shattered the confidence of many established principles of monetary policy and financial supervision. This column argues that the two should not remain separate, and maps out the major challenges faced by their complementary implementation.Full Article: Integrating monetary policy and macroprudential regulation

The United States of Conspiracy

May 21st, 2013
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click for complete infographic The editors at Best Psychology Degrees decided to research the topic of: The United States of Conspiracy 12 of the weirder things Americans believe.

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