I’m shocked. Shocked. The Plan B debacle of last night proves Washington is dysfunctional. Who would have thunk it?
From a cynical U.S. perspective, it’s hard to see what all the hoo-hah is about. Boehner’s Plan B was never a real proposal in the first place. It was a political stunt designed to embarrass Democrats—and not a particularly well-designed one.
What does this mean? Money is illegally flowing out of China and the rate is picking up
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On the third and final revision third quarter U.S. GDP growth climbed to 3.1% from 2.7% in the second revision. The consensus among economists surveyed by Briefing.com had looked for 2.7% on this revision. (The first estimate for growth in the third quarter came in at just 2.0%.)
World Bank projects an Asia-centric 2013
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The euro climbed to $1.324 today. That’s the highest level against the U.S. dollar since May. The euro also hit a 16-month high against the yen today. Last night Standard & Poor’s delivered a six-notch credit upgrade to Greece. And the European Central Bank announced that it would again accept Greek debt as collateral for commercial banks that want to borrow from the central bank.