Thursday, July 5, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- July 5, 2012


Are Global Central Banks In Panic Mode? -- Matt Nesto,Breakout

There's an old adage on Wall Street that cautions investors to ''never fight the Fed." The point being, the unlimited resources and staying power of the Federal Reserve are so dominant that they will overcome and outlast any other market influence. If you believe in that, then it would seem, with no less than 3 major central banks all taking separate actions on the same day, that it would be extremely unwise to position yourself against that tide of international monetary influence either. And yet, at least in the short term, all this intervention has done nothing to raise the spirits of investors.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Halting Syrian Chaos -- Robert D. Kaplan and Kamran Bokhari, Stratfor

Who should worry about SyriaLeaks? -- David Kenner, Foreign Policy

Arafat’s death
-- Jerusalem Post editorial

Fearsome Iran Sanctions Just a Ruse
-- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary

Iranian weapons on America’s doorstep -- Joseph M. Humire, The Washington Times

American Foreign Policy Must Take Into Account Dueling Irans -- Rob Sobhani PhD., Forbes

China-Russia’s Anti-NATO?
-- Richard Weitz, The Diplomat

Obama To Pakistan: So Sorry For Protecting Our Troops -- IBD editorial

Europe’s Morass, America’s Fiscal Cliff -- David Gordon, New York Times

What Euro Crisis? -- Norbert Walter, Project Syndicate

Eurozone Heaves Sigh of Relief - But for How Long? -- Jean-Pierre Lehmann, Real Clear World

Europeans could learn from Canada
-- Winnipeg Free Press editorial

Why is Pena Nieto not smiling?
-- Ian Bremmer, Foreign Policy

West claims moral purpose to justify its interventions -- Faisal Al Yafai, The National

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