[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets101811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Scott Lincicome to discuss the recent passage of free trade agreements with Korea, Panama and Columbia,
by The New Ledger18 Oct 2011, 9:22 AM PST0
The narrative has thus far been that the #OccupyWallStreet crowd is one of outrage over the country’s financial sector, corporate greed, and the growing disparity between work and profit. The protesters are a culmination of these factors against the forces
by Jason Bradley17 Oct 2011, 10:51 AM PST0
Don’t hold your breath waiting for the protests to come to Beijing…. From the Associated Press: Occupy Wall Street…but not Tiananmen Square BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign ministry said Monday the Occupy Wall Street movement highlights issues that are worth
by Sun Tzu17 Oct 2011, 6:49 AM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Tension growing in China over self-immolation of Tibetan monks * Toothless Arab League fails to suspend Syria’s membership * Kenya sends troops into Somalia in major policy shift Tension growing in China over
by John J. Xenakis17 Oct 2011, 5:30 AM PST0
From the current National Interest, which looks at the foreign policy views of the GOP candidates: Is Romney GWB II on foreign policy? Is that a good thing? “The presumed frontrunner, Mitt Romney, seems particularly lacking in any coherent philosophical
by Niccolo Machiavelli16 Oct 2011, 12:12 PM PST0
Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio: What is Communist China up to these days and what does a secretive Beijing mean for its people, the United States, and its neighbors in the region? Research Fellow of the Asian Studies Center at
by Secure Freedom Radio16 Oct 2011, 7:50 AM PST0
I often quote Debka reports because they have unique content based on intelligence sources not available elsewhere, and because they’re right more often than they’re wrong. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei According to Debka, the motivation for Iran’s plot to
by John J. Xenakis15 Oct 2011, 5:08 PM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * World opinion split on Iran’s alleged assassination plot * Obama accuses Iran of ‘dangerous and reckless behavior’ * Slovakia votes to approve Europe’s extended bailout fund * Burma’s ties with India deepen, as
by John J. Xenakis14 Oct 2011, 6:09 AM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Burma (Myanmar) continues to become the ‘anti-China’ China and Burma ‘agree to cooperated’ on dam project Saudi Arabia says that Iran must ‘pay the price’ for assassination attempt China’s Mandarin language continues to
by John J. Xenakis13 Oct 2011, 3:58 AM PST0
GOP candidates for President took another night out of their schedules to get smeared by smug liberal journalists. The low-point of the night was when Charlie Rose and JournOlister Karen Tumulty used a 30 second clip of Ronald Reagan to
by Publius12 Oct 2011, 9:31 AM PST0
Neil King, Jr., writing in the October 8-9 Wall Street Journal, “Romney Calls for Defense Boost”, apparently believes that a speech by a pro-defense candidate for national office needs it own simultaneous rebuttal which he tries mightily to give us.
by Peter R. Huessy10 Oct 2011, 8:04 AM PST0
From Reuters: China warned the United States that it would damage relations, and American jobs, if it forces Beijing to let its currency rise under a law to be voted on in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Vice Foreign Minister
by Publius10 Oct 2011, 7:34 AM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * 23 dead in clash between Coptic Christians and Egyptian security * Sarkozy/Merkel announce non-plan, as Dexia bank breaks up * European banks much worse off than reported * Belgium and France agree to
by John J. Xenakis10 Oct 2011, 6:12 AM PST0
There is a word missing from the “solutions” offered by both Democrats and Republicans to the searing economic crisis visited upon America by a combination of craven financial speculators, complacent regulators, feckless politicians and not a little bit of greed
by Professor Gilbert Morris7 Oct 2011, 8:21 AM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Left-wing and anarchist protests increase in Europe and America * Labor unions join ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protests across America * Wall Street protests spark threats of violence * Senior US officials meet with
by John J. Xenakis7 Oct 2011, 6:30 AM PST0
Many people are confused about the perceived change in Communist China’s attitude toward capitalism and religious worship. How can a country that professes to be communistic, one that sees the proletariat and bourgeoisie as waging an ongoing class struggle, while
by Brad Fregger6 Oct 2011, 12:25 PM PST0
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) writes in today’s Washington Times: Putting us back on a path of national prosperity requires a dramatic change in trade policy. A weakened U.S. industrial base and a monstrous public debt also make it difficult to
by Niccolo Machiavelli6 Oct 2011, 11:49 AM PST0
The Hill The Senate voted Monday to advance legislation pressuring the Chinese government to stop undervaluing its currency, a practice most economists agree is giving the country an unfair trade advantage and is costing the U.S. jobs. The Senate voted
by Jason Bradley5 Oct 2011, 7:50 AM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Euro / Greek financial crisis heads for dénouement * Europeans consider ‘Private Sector Involvement’ as ‘haircut’ increase to 50% * Greece rejects any new austerity measures * Italy government bonds downgraded by Moody’s
by John J. Xenakis5 Oct 2011, 4:50 AM PST0
The stronger-than-expected ISM manufacturing-index reading for September might normally suggest that the economy, at least for now, has dodged a recession bullet. After zero jobs and zero real consumer spending in August, which put the stalled economy on the front
by Larry Kudlow4 Oct 2011, 11:43 AM PST0
While politicians hawking policies supporting green energy warn that China is overtaking us in that race, many forecasters and analysts think China’s green energy future is a myth. While China is putting more money into green energy technologies than the
by Institute for Energy Research (IER)4 Oct 2011, 9:38 AM PST0
The government of Burma (Myanmar) has made a surprise announcement that the construction of a huge hydroelectric dam being built in a partnership with China is being suspended, at least until 2015, according to the BBC Burma – Myitsone dam
by John J. Xenakis3 Oct 2011, 5:43 PM PST0
As I think about the plethora of international alliances that China is forming, It reminds me of women who are fatally attracted to abusive men. Those men who don’t hesitate to beat any sense of self esteem out of their
by Brad Fregger3 Oct 2011, 2:50 PM PST0
The State Department’s authorization of a $5.3 billion Taiwanese bid to upgrade their 145 F-16A/B Block 25 fighters, instead of adding 66 new F-16C/D Block 52 planes as the ROC had originally requested, is the big defense news of the
by Joe Katzman3 Oct 2011, 11:03 AM PST0
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets100311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the opening of the fourth quarter, the movement of free-trade agreements in
by The New Ledger3 Oct 2011, 10:39 AM PST0