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Just something to ponder the day after Obama’s speech…
Defense spending has already been a negative influence on GDP of late, and the majority...
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Continue reading: Markets Live: Friday, 24th May, 2013BoJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda promises to stabilise bond market || Proctor & Gamble brings back AG Lafley || States' rift on taxes widens || Icahn seeks...
John Calverley and team at Standard Chartered have a big report out looking at how a selection of developed economies are doing post-2008. The short answer...
The Nikkei*, today:
What happened early in the afternoon session?
This:
Continue reading: Kuroda hasn’t got the hang of the Jedi thing yet
*FT has grown in every major readership survey 
Origin of Japan rout lies in Washington
Vital question for markets is what the Fed does