Broken Systems Plus Bad Ideas Equals Lame Recovery – Bloomberg 07-10-13

Salient to Investors: Clive Crook writes: The global economic recovery is hardly worthy of the name. The IMF has again reduced its forecasts for the world economy. Recessions involving financial crashes are harder to recover from. Two great failures of coordination receive scant economic discussion. Precious little effective international cooperation

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U.S. Falls Behind Slovenia in Latest Review of Population Health – Bloomberg 07-10-13

Salient to Investors: Americans lost more years of life to heart disease, lung cancer, pre-term birth complications, diabetes and at least 21 other conditions in 2010 than most other members of the 34-country OECD. The US failed to keep up with other nations in improving population health over the period 1990 to 2010 despite spending

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What’s Good for U.S.-China-Japan Hurts Emerging Markets – Bloomberg 07-09-13

Salient to Investors: Fed tapering, China’s credit squeeze, and Japan’s reflation ultimately prime the three biggest economies for less volatile and longer-lasting expansions, but near-term, emerging markets, commodity producers, and economies that need cheap cash or weaker currencies, including the euro area, could suffer. Stephen Jen at SLJ Macro Partners said that

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IMF Reduces Global Growth Outlook as U.S. Expansion Weakens – Bloomberg 07-09-13

Salient to Investors: The IMF said: Global growth will struggle to accelerate in 2013 as the US expansion weakens, China’s economy levels off, and Europe’s recession deepens. Global growth will be 3.1 percent in 2013, unchanged from 2012, and 3.8 percent in 2014. Developing economies will grow 5 percent in 2013,

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IMF Reduces Global Growth Projections as U.S. Expansion Weakens – Bloomberg 07-09-13

Salient to Investors: The IMF said: Global growth for 2013 will be unchanged at 3.1 percent as US growth slows to 1.7 percent in 2013 and 2.7 percent in 2014. Global growth will be 3.8 percent in 2014. Downside risks to global growth prospects still dominate, with the possibility of a longer

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