If you examine the December Treasury Statement, it outlines the amount of money the government has collected and spent for each month. If you compare the current month with the recent fiscal year, which began back in October of 2011, to the year prior, this may seem complicated. However, as the year continues the taxes paid, . . . → Read More: Deficit Shrinking Slightly According to Treasury Statement
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I remember 2 years ago going to my local bank and getting a nice certificate of deposit deal there – 5% for 6 months. How stupid I was on not getting this rate for 3 or maybe even 5 years. It was already clearly visible by that time that US economy is going into recession full . . . → Read More: Want High Saving Interest Rates – Look Abroad Russia is in talks to sell another chunk of major Russian VTB bank to private investors. VTB bank is second largest bank in Russia. At this point Russian Government owns 85.5 percent in VTB after it sold 14.5 percent in 2007 for $8 billion. Current capitalization of VTB bank is $29,403 million and sale could fetch $3 . . . → Read More: Russia to sell 10% of major VTB bank South African Reserve Bank yesterday reduced the repo rate to 30-year low and warned that the speed of recover would slow. This decision was an answer to a strength in rand. Repo rate was lowered 0.5% from 6.5% to 6.0%. But rand still showed strength after the change probably because investors still see high enough yield even . . . → Read More: South African Repo Rate drops to lowest level in 31 years Japan is slowly starting to get of the ground after global economy crisis. Recent figures show general domestiproduct growth of 1.5 percent in the April-June quarter. This is much better than 0.4 percent showed in last month estimation. These news gave boost to Nikkei 225 which finished up 140.78 points or 1.6 percent at 9,239.17. But even despite optimistic . . . → Read More: Japan gets new stimulus package In his message to investors Russian Premier Putin advocated for investment in products which are competitive not only in local Russian markets but also in ones which can compete internationally. “You need to use this time – work not only within local market but create products which are competitive in any world markets”. He also noticed . . . → Read More: Russia’s Putin wants investors to be competitive |
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