2014

This post is on the same topic of the US economy that I addressed yesterday. But I want to go a bit deeper and add more colour to my comments. Signs that the US economy’s cyclical outlook are improving are getting ever more numerous,…

FYI: After the tech links, there is at least one link in this lot that I do not endorse but do think is required reading. Android crypto blunder exposes users to highly privileged malware | Ars Technica Tor received $1.8 million in US…

The bottom line here is that I have been and still am bullish on the cyclical prospects in the US, UK and Spain in particular. The US jobless claims numbers are unusually low and that tells you that slack in the labour market is declining.…

News links for 30 Jul 2014

By Andrea Terzi originally published at Social Europe and republished with consent of Author The anti-austerity vote in the European elections reflected two different kinds of discontent. One is a feeling of frustration, which is…

News links for 29 Jul 2014

Russia is signalling de-escalation in Ukraine, at least on economics The mobile battle is moving to India The limited window on Abenomics is closing

News links for 28 Jul 2014

Ukraine is at risk of becoming a failed state China’s growth is due to stimulus Japan’s macro figures worsen Microsoft’s strategy is weak Facebook is overvalued

News links for 25 Jul 2014