As most global stock markets have been on a tear of late, we thought it would be timely to ask readers what posed the greatest threat to equity markets. Over 37% of the 974 respondents to this poll believe that a global economic slowdown is the greatest risk to stocks. Read more
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Linkfest.com finds today’s top headlines by following the best ‘curators’ on the Web and on Twitter, and by your votes and social media shares – pick the most important stories you think should appear by voting here. 1. Private Equity … Read more
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The policies that Japan has utilized for so long are now being emulated by many countries around the world. Japanese policy is the avant-garde of economics — or, perhaps, the canary in the coal mine. Read more
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Thomas Mayer argues persuasively that Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) could work if the member states would embrace a new EMU architecture. Even though all past monetary unions of sovereign states have failed, Mayer remains hopeful that the EMU can develop a more robust framework and contribute to the historical work of European unification. Read more
Leave a CommentLinkfest.com finds today’s top headlines by your votes and social media shares – pick your favorite stories here. 1. Euro zone central banks may roll over their Greek bonds: document Reuters
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One consequence of the zero interest rate policy and other can-kicking measures is that they have cast doubt on the work of analysts who had made convincing cases that calamity was imminent. For now, they can be said to be “wrong.” Read more
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