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The two halves of the eurozone are locked in a broken marriage

October 30th, 2011
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One by one, the democracies of Southern Europe are being broken on the wheel of monetary union.

An fliuch mor

October 30th, 2011
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Writing in the aftermath of the 2009 floods, I warned that flood and emergency management needed an overhaul lest the waters return. I prefer to be wrong.

Home Affordable Refinance Program

October 30th, 2011
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Last week the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac jointly announced changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) with the goal of making it easier for some households to refinance their mortgages at lower interest rates. Here I offer some thoughts on this proposal.

Investor Sentiment: The Best Gains are Behind Us

October 30th, 2011
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I am not going to say I told you so because honestly, I had no knowledge of the current outcome.  All I know is that betting against the crowd — when that crowd is extremely bearish in their outlook towards equities — generally works out about 80% of the time with a reasonable draw down.  [...]

Africa’s New Janus-Like Trade Posture

October 30th, 2011
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By Antoinette M. Sayeh It wasn’t all that long ago when virtually all of sub-Saharan Africa’s exports were destined for Europe and North America.

Updating flexibility strategies

October 30th, 2011
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Employees with access to flexible work arrangements (FWAs) tend to be more satisfied, committed and engaged with their jobs, which leads to increased innovation, quality, productivity, and growth.

Not so much: Shale gas shows its limitations

October 30th, 2011
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If you live in the United States and bother to turn on your television, it's almost impossible to avoid ads telling you that natural gas from shale is both abundant and environmentally safe to develop. In these ads, so many happy people seem to enjoy burning natural gas that it would be difficult to imagine that their smiles might come to a premature end.

Dolmen Analysis of Anglo Bond: Debts are Debts

October 30th, 2011
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An interesting assessment of the decision to pay the $1 billion unguaranteed Anglo on Tuesday: Ryan McGrath, a bond trader at Dolmen Securities, said we didn’t have an option.

Economic Renewal: Increasing Ireland’s Productivity and Growth

October 30th, 2011
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In a new initiative, the ESRI is running a series of half-day conferences on emerging from the crisis, with the first event focusing on productivity and growth.  The first event takes place on November 9th and the details are here.

The Future: 10 Questions

October 30th, 2011
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Today’s emergencies should not distract policy makers from thinking about the long-term challenges that will define the world—for the better or the worse—in the coming century.

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