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In Defence of PIGS – Telegraph Blogs Readers have asked for a quick verdict on the Merkel-Sarkozy deal. I have nothing to say. There was no deal. It was a vacuous restatement of clauses that already…

Bond markets signal 'Japanese' slump for US and Europe - Telegraph Why Obama faces an uphill run for reelection - The Washington Post Facebook’s ‘Like’ Button Declared Illegal In Germany…

Schuldenkrise: Griechenlands Wirtschaft schrumpft weiter - Konjunktur - Politik - Handelsblatt tags: Greece economy…

The dollar continues to remain firm against most of the majors; global stocks down sharp. Risk appetite took another turn for the worse; dollar bloc and scandis remain most sensitive. Outside the carnage in EM equities, funding strains are…

The curse of zero - MoneyWeek tags: interest rates banks Global recession…

I will be blogging very sporadically over the next two weeks. But other writers will fill in some of the gaps in my absence. Part-time Britain hits record high as unemployment soars - Telegraph Staatsbank: Hypo…

Congressional Job Approval Ties Historic Low of 13% tags: polls Perry takes aim at Bernanke - Political Economy - The…

Philipp Rösler: "Eurobonds wären nicht gut für Deutschland" - Nachrichten Wirtschaft - WELT ONLINE tags: Eurobonds Germany…

Bachmann Wins Iowa Straw Poll in Republican Presidential Race - Bloomberg tags: Republicans election White…

Finance and economic news from around the Internet for 8/13/2011