The Coming European Debt Wars

Government debt in Greece is just the first in a series of European debt bombs that are set to explode. The mortgage debts in post-Soviet economies and Iceland are more explosive. Although these countries are not in the Eurozone, most of their debts are denominated in euros. Some 87% of Latvia’s debts are in euros or other foreign currencies, and are owed mainly to Swedish banks, while Hungary and Romania owe euro-debts mainly to Austrian banks. So their government borrowing by non-euro members has been to support exchange rates to pay these private-sector debts to foreign banks, not to finance a domestic budget deficit as in Greece. (more)

To the US Department of Justice! (The World's Biggest Fraud!)

1. What are the names of companies, individuals, or organizations that are involved?

The CFTC, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is withholding the names, with the excuse given that they cannot reveal the names, because of statute. But, a statute, which may violate other laws, is no excuse for obstruction of justice, dereliction of duty, misprison of fraud, or conspiracy to defraud the United States.

The COMEX, owned by the CME Group, also has the data on who is primarily involved, as the antitrust violaters trade on their exchange. http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=cme

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has been named by thousands of writers in the private sector, all over the internet, based on the reports of the BIS, the Bank of International Settlements and the OCC, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency at the US Treasury, that they manipulate the precious metals markets by fraudulently selling metal that does not exist. This Bank report indicates that JPMorgan Chase & Co. is heavily involved, far more than any other, in derivatives, exceeding $72 trillion. (more)

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China may raise rates soon, revalue yuan by Oct

China might increase interest rates as early as this month, but Beijing will probably not resume yuan appreciation as soon as that, a senior government economist said on Friday.

Another one-off currency revaluation looked unlikely, said Zhu Baoliang, chief economist at the State Information Center (SIC), a think-tank that comes under the National Development and Reform Commission, China's powerful planning agency.

"I believe a band widening is possible but another one-off revaluation is unlikely. The yuan might be pegged to a basket of currencies," he told Reuters. (more)

U.S. Stocks Rise as Inventories Point to Strengthening Economy

U.S. stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly above 11,000 for the first time since September 2008, as growth in wholesale inventories added to signs the economy is strengthening.

Chevron Corp. led the Dow’s gain after saying its oil refineries returned to profitability. Dish Network Corp. and Abercrombie & Fitch Co. rallied at least 3.5 percent on analyst upgrades. Equities also advanced as European officials said they’re ready to bail out Greece if needed, assuaging concern a default by the nation will stifle the global economic recovery.

The S&P 500 gained 0.7 percent to an 18-month high of 1,194.37 at 4 p.m. in New York and rose 1.4 percent over the past five days for a sixth-straight weekly gain, its longest streak in a year. The Dow increased 70.28 points, or 0.6 percent, to 10,997.35 and reached as high as 11,000.98. (more)

BusinessWeek - 19 April 2010

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