Saturday, June 9, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - Week Ahead: Central Bank, Quadruple Witching

DailyMarkets.com - Week Ahead: Central Bank, Quadruple Witching

Week Ahead: Central Bank, Quadruple Witching

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 08:30 PM PDT

06/08/12 The upcoming trading week brings central bank rate decisions from the BOJ, SNB and RBNZ. Quadruple witching hour falls on Friday, June … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

How Sweatshops Help The Poor Escape Poverty

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 04:40 PM PDT

Here’s a new Learn Liberty video featuring Professor Matt Zwolinski from the University of San … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Prosperity From U.S. Shale Revolution Spreads To Poor Indian Farmers Growing Beans For Fracking

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 04:30 PM PDT

WSJ — “From its place on humble Indian tables, a little-known Indian bean called "guar" is making the fortunes of poor farmers. The demand for guar has soared since gum made from guar seeds started being used to extract shale gas late last year.

Mostly grown in the heart of India's desert lands, the price of the vegetable has jumped from about 40 rupees ($0.70) a kilogram at the time of the September-October harvest to around 300 rupees ($5.40) per kilogram today. As a result, … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Bakken And Eagle Ford Oil Help Push U.S. Crude Oil Production In Q1 2012 To The Highest In 14 Years

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 04:12 PM PDT

As I reported recently on CD, U.S. crude oil production is booming and reached a 14-year high in the month of March, see chart above.  The EIA is now also reporting this today as its “Today in Energy” feature:

“Strong growth in U.S. crude oil production since the fourth quarter of 2011 is due mainly to higher output from North Dakota, Texas,and federal leases in the Gulf of Mexico, with total U.S. production during the first quarter of 2012 topping 6 million barrels per day (bbl/d) for … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

To Close The Gender Pay Gap, How About An “Equal Workweek Act” Or A “Workweek Fairness Act”

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 03:26 PM PDT

It’s been well-documented that one factor that explains the “gender-pay gap” is the existence of a “gender-hours gap.”  According to the BLS, men worked on average about five more hours per week in 2009 (40.2 hours) than women on average (35.3 hours), and that “gender-hours gap” has persisted over time.   

Two recent academic research studies have found evidence of significant “gender-hours gaps” in both the legal profession and the medical profession.

1.  In the article … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Central Bank News Link List – June 8, 2012

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 02:45 PM PDT

Here’s today’s Central Bank News link list, click through if you missed the previous central bank news link list.  Remember, if you want to submit links for inclusion in the daily link list, just email them through to us or post them in the comments section below.

    

Mexican central bank maintains key rate at 4.5 pct 
TEXT-Mexico central bank holds interest rate at 4.5 pct (Reuters)
Peru central bank keeps benchmark rate at … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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