The FT quotes Sony Kapoor, head of Redefine, a Brussels-based think tank saying: "This is a downgrade of EU and Italian politicians. The miserable failure of EU leaders to tackle the problems posed by Greece does little to inspire any confidence that the much larger and more urgent problems faced by Italy would be managed any better." The Economic Times reports that Italian Prime Minster Silvio Berlusconi has slammed the decision. "The assessments by Standard & Poors seem dictated more by newspaper stories than by reality and appear to be negatively influenced by political considerations," he said.The tightening of financial conditions cash checks observed in recent months, if sustained, could slow the pace of improvement in the economy and labour market, the committee said following a two-day meeting in Washington.
The final seasonally adjusted Markit/BME Germany Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 49.4 from 48.1 in April. A PMI score below 50 suggests contraction in the sector?This meant that golds falls in euros, pounds and other currencies was much smaller (between 1% and 2% in most currencies) and gold fell less in euros than did the DAX and CAC equity indices.
We have just such a social situation in America and I believe it has reached crisis level. Yet, what do we hear. The silence is deafening and dangerous.Economists, famous for disagreeing about everything, were unanimous in this instance: By a vote of 23-0, the economists opposed a return to the gold standard.
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