Mediocrity and the civil service in China »
Some interesting stuff from Stephen Green, Wei Li and Lan Shen at Standard Chartered: Government officials get paid a lot more than their official wages. We knew of course that officials get all shapes and sizes of non-wage benefits (such as food vouchers,…
Jun 19 2013 / Read More »"Fed In A Box" - Vince Reinhart's FOMC Probability Matrix »
Since the only topic on everyone's mind until 1:59:59:9999 pm today (excluding those who have been leaked the FOMC decision in advance of course) will be what the Fed will do, here are some additional perspectives from former FOMC secretary and economist…
Jun 19 2013 / Read More »Hedge Fund Managers Didn’t Know They Were Paying For Their Inside Information »
You’re only guilty of criminal insider trading, in America,1 if: you trade on information that is material and nonpublic, and some…
Jun 19 2013 / Read More »Bankers: Do not Pass GO, Do Not Collect millions and Go Directly to Jail! »
Follow ZeroHedge in Real time on FinancialJuice A new banking report is published today in the UK. There are jobs that nobody wants…
Jun 19 2013 / Read More »10 Mid-Week AM Reads »
My morning reads: • How to Understand What the Fed Says (Bloomberg) see also 5 Ideas to Help You Read Bernanke’s Mind (Fiscal Times)…
Jun 19 2013 / Read More »Guest Post: The Bloom Has Fallen Off The Brazilian Rose »
Submitted by Lucas Jackson, “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” -Dr. Seuss There have been a number of things…
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