Sunday, October 30, 2011

Capitalism and free markets

Citigroup is the chance that Muammar Gaddafi was killed when he was. The death of Libyan leader diverted attention from an article threatening with Citigroup, which deserves more attention because it helps explain why many average Americans have expressed support for the movement Collect Wall Street.

The news that Citigroup has been fined $ 285 million to settle a case in which, with one hand, Citibank sold a package of toxic mortgage-backed securities to unsuspecting customers - values ​​that he knew it probably would not - and with the other hand, short circuit the same values ​​- that is betting millions of dollars that would go bankrupt.

"The agreement has been largely worthless in a few months after its creation," the magazine added. "As a result, about 15 hedge funds, investment managers and other companies have invested a lot of lost hundreds of millions of dollars, while Citigroup has made a $ 160 million in commissions and trading profits."

Citigroup Paulson to give up reading everything, grabbing their roles profitable themselves. "(Last Thursday, U.S. District Court judge to monitor the case needed to explain the severity of the SEC's securities fraud could end the defendant is not admitting or denying the abuse.)

It 'was the pursuit of "fairness." Many Egyptians were convinced that they lived in a deeply unequal society, in which the game was rigged from the Mubarak family and close friends capitalists. Egypt shows what happens when a country adopts free-market capitalism without the development of a genuine rule of law and institutions.

US, China quid pro quo at G20

BRUSSELS: The Group of 20 leading from the Costa Azul, this week, with Europe to take full advantage of debt crisis facing the demands of its partners now do their part for the global economy.

At the G20 meeting in Cannes on Thursday and Friday to EU leaders will meet with the United States, China and other countries have pushed to put their affairs in order for the benefit of all.

The first reaction in the agreement of the euro area has been positive.

The market was pleased to restructuring the debt of Greece, to help banks cope with the loss, support for other EU countries struggling with debt, and seeks to increase the euro rescue fund.

To make the point for Cannes summit, said spokesman Jay Carney White House "Message from the President of the European Union and virtually all members of the G20, is that we have to work individually and collectively .. . together "to get the global economy back on track.

China said Friday it is looking for greater clarity before investing in the Fund renewed euro rescue plan, Klaus Regling director of the European Financial Stability Fund, discussed in Beijing, trying to get support from the world's second largest economy .

G-20 members want China to boost domestic demand, diversification of its conquest of all driven by exports and, finally, the business model that allows the yuan to rise freely to facilitate its huge trade surplus.