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2015/04/16 - LEAP/E2020 Press Review on the Global Systemic Crisis

2015 – The global crash won’t happen
We could have also headed our article : “No, the inflating of the Chinese stock exchanges isn’t a bubble”. The Shanghai stock exchange’s exuberant 100% increase in one year is certainly frightening, but it reflects a real dynamic (or rather a correction) of the country’s economic development. One really has to wonder how real money (Chinese savings) invested in real needs (infrastructure, social systems, decontamination, Silk Road…) could create a bubble. We want to pick up on the inconsistency that there is of being afraid of the financial centres’ gain in value in the obvious economic development zones like China whilst, for years, the whole world must marvel at the Western stock exchanges’ numbers, in particular in the US, in complete contradiction to the economic fundamentals of the areas concerned. Yes, the US stock exchange is in a full bubble (as well as, to a lesser extent, Japan and Europe). But the freeing up of the emerging nations’ dynamics, equipping themselves with infrastructure tools according to the size of their revenue streams, is on the point of absorbing all these bubbles to finance business development on a scale never seen before. The global crash won’t happen therefore because “planet finance” has only just been born...
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Insight – U.S. public companies seek bankruptcy at fastest first-quarter rate since 2010
The number of bankruptcies among publicly traded U.S. companies has climbed to the highest first-quarter level for five years, according to a Reuters analysis of data from research firm  bankruptcompanynews.com.
Reuters

AIIB to operate in 'transparent way'
Financial transparency, corporate governance and high standards in top management skills will be the cornerstones of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Already 57 countries have joined the AIIB with South Korea, the United Kingdom, Australia,France, Germany and Italy all signing up as founding members...
China Daily

Oil-Rich Nations Are Selling Off Their Petrodollar Assets at Record Pace
In the heady days of the commodity boom, oil-rich nations accumulated billions of dollars in reserves they invested in U.S. debt and other securities. They also occasionally bought trophy assets, such as Manhattan skyscrapers, luxury homes in London or Paris Saint-Germain Football Club.
Bloomberg

En Europe, les lobbys indomptés
Transparency publie un rapport critique sur le contrôle insuffisant des groupes de pression.Voilà qui ne va pas réconcilier les Européens avec leurs gouvernements ou leurs institutions: ils sont minés par des lobbys qui influencent comme jamais leurs lois ou règlements. En toute opacité, en toute impunité...
Liberation

China, Russia Coming Closer To Create A New World Order
China's open-door policy and Russia's increased focus on Asia have started showing signs of a strategic convergence. The emergence of China has prompted the U.S. to shift its focus to Asia Pacific under its “Asia Pivot” strategy. But unfazed China continues to expand its geopolitical influence and military power, challenging the United States’ position as the world’s superpower. Meanwhile, economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. and its allies have prompted Russia to move closer to Asian countries to alleviate the impact of sanctions.
Value Walk

Eulex report exposes EU failure in Kosovo
The EU has just published an independent report on its rule of law mission in Kosovo, Eulex. It concerns a scandal which erupted last year, when an official of the mission publicly accused it of having covered up a case of judicial corruption within its ranks...
EUObserver

Turkey pivotal to future of European gas supplies
On March 16, the presidents of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia travelled to Kars in Turkey’s mountainous northeast, and then to a remote worksite near the border with Georgia, to launch construction of the 1,850km Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline (Tanap).
Financial Times

Draghi Seen Dispelling Duration Doubts About QE Program
Six weeks into a 1.1 trillion-euro ($1.2 trillion) asset-buying plan to propel euro-area inflation out of the doldrums, the European Central Bank president is set to be asked at his regular press conference what happens if he succeeds before the provisional end-date of September 2016. His challenge is to show that policy makers are determined to cut off extraordinary support only when they’re sure the economy can stand on its own.
Bloomberg

China, South Africa vow to strengthen industrial cooperation
South African President Jacob Zuma met visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Cape Town on Wednesday, with the two sides vowing to strengthen industrial cooperation. Zuma said African countries are eager to step up industrialization and strengthen their self-ability for development – a process where Chinese engagement is welcomed, especially the cooperation in industrial production.

Europe Shares At 14-Year High On Central Bank Largesse
European shares hit a 14-year high on Wednesday before a meeting at which the European Central Bank is expected to affirm its loose policy stance, as weak data from China raised prospects of monetary easing there too.

EU to accuse Google of abusing power
EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager is expected to formally file charges against US internet company Google on Wednesday (15 April), according to several media reports. The commission has been investigating whether Google has abused its dominant market position in internet search to advance its other services since November 2010.

Tiens, la zone euro donne enfin des signes de vie...
Sous l'effet de la politique accommodante de sa banque centrale, une reprise se dessine enfin dans la zone euro. Mais il est trop tôt pour la considérer comme durable. Pour la prolonger, beaucoup dépendra de l'Allemagne...

Netanyahu likens Iran to Nazis in Holocaust remembrance speech
In a speech marking the country's Holocaust remembrance, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu compared Iran to the Nazi regime. He also accused the international community of repeating mistakes made before World War II.

Fossil Fuels Just Lost the Race Against Renewables
The race for renewable energy has passed a turning point. The world is now adding more capacity for renewable power each year than coal, natural gas, and oil combined. And there’s no going back...
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