 | | Weekly Online Newsletter 30 Apr 2013 | If you were forwarded this by a colleague please click here to subscribe | Ten must-read blogs Are UKIP a lost Tory tribe or masked villains? Cameron needs to decide The Conservatives are caught between advertising their cultural affinity with UKIP and denouncing its members as closet extremists. By Rafael Behr The "better off on benefits than in work" claim is a complete fallacy - where's the evidence? The real issue for the government is not making work pay, but making work exist. By Mark Serwotka Modern life is science fiction - but would you dare go on a one-way mission to Mars? Would you sign up for a perilous journey, knowing that you've got just one shot at making the human race a bit better, a bit braver? By Laurie Penny Miliband admits Labour would borrow more - now he needs to make the argument The Labour leader should explain why borrowing for growth is the economically responsible course. By George Eaton Iain Duncan Smith can't avoid the blame for the Universal Credit failures Hearing only what you want to hear. By Alex Hern I'd rather be labelled "another crazy lesbian" than treat my mental health as taboo I've come to realise that I can't allow other people's misconceptions about mental illness to silence me. By Eleanor Margolis Why any tax avoidance "clampdown" is a ridiculous game of whack-a-mole Danny Alexander's "mansion tax lite" has been torpedoed by oligarchs. By Willard Foxton Jason Collins: "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay." The media storm surrounding NBA centre Jason Collins coming out shows the sporting world is ready to hear what he has to say. By Paolo Bandini Lies, Damn Lies, and Department for Work and Pensions Statistics So much of what Iain Duncan Smith and his department is doing is based on empirical sand. By Alan White The Land of the Free: getting your money's worth from free to play games More and more games are setting their stall out for free right off the bat, and then finding ways of taking your money later on. Why does it work? By Phil Hartup Gran Hotel Atlantis Bahia Real 5* GL Fuerteventura...Four hours to paradise Located on the sugary white sands of Fuerteventura, an island lapped by turquoise waters, and bathed in glorious rays 356 days of the year, this multi-award-winning hotel boasts an unrivalled repeat guest ratio. And why? Because stylish elegance abounds; immaculate service is the norm; and a dedication to perfection is evident from the moment you step through the doors. The emphasis is on providing sensations that make you forget the day-to-day stresses of life back home - the rhythmic hush of the ocean, scents of jasmine wafting in the breeze and a liberating sense of space. The Gran Hotel Atlantis Bahia Real ticks every box when it comes to providing the ultimate sunshine escape for individual or corporate events. Now look at your watch. In little over four hours you, your friends and family could be there. Tempted? To Celebrate the New Statesman centenary edition we are offering a 10% discount on all room and board types with direct booking via the hotel website Promotional code on our website: NEWSBR for booking until the 31/10/2013. Tel. Reservations: +34 928 537 153 > www.atlantisbahiareal.com | | The business of social business What works and how it's done- In association with IBM | | | Kindly note that if you receive this e-mail your e-mail address is being held by us for the purpose of communicating with you on New Statesman related matters. If you do not wish us to e- mail you, please unsubscribe from this list. New Statesman Limited is a Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. © New Statesman Ltd. 2012. The above information may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this email please destroy it. As Internet communications are not secure please note that the New Statesman does not accept legal responsibility for the content of this email message. | |
Central Bank News Link List – Apr 30, 2013: UTCC Expects Bank Of Thailand Policy Rate Cut Posted: 30 Apr 2013 05:53 AM PDT Here’s today’s Central Bank News link list, click through if you missed the previous link list. The list comprises news about central banks that is not covered by Central Bank News. The list is updated during the day with the latest developments so readers don’t miss any important news. UTCC expects (Bank of Thailand) policy rate cut (Bangkok Post) Euro-area 1.2% inflation adds pressure for ECB rate cut (Bloomberg) Swiss central bank post $11.95 billion 1Q profit (AP) BOK (Korea) … [visit DailyMarkets.com to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards  | Book Reviews: Bailout, Confidence Men Posted: 30 Apr 2013 05:23 AM PDT If the American public is concerned about the dysfunction within Washington D.C., after reading two inside editions on the games being played within our nation's capital, the public should be even more concerned than ever. I recently completed two enlightening books, Confidence Men by Ron Suskind and Bailout by Neil Barofsky. I recommend both to those who want to gain a real understanding of how our nation's capital does NOT work, that is, does NOT work for us. I was glad … [visit DailyMarkets.com to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards  | Why Platinum And Palladium Should Continue To Outperform Posted: 30 Apr 2013 05:16 AM PDT There are real supply concerns for Platinum Group Metals (PGM's) as laborers continue to protest for higher pay in South Africa. Laborers may demand a large pay increase while the South African producers are unable to stay profitable. There is increasing speculation that PGM's could soar higher. Investors could use this pullback in the metals to add to platinum and palladium at the price levels it was before the violent labor protests which killed over 44 miners. South … [visit DailyMarkets.com to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards  | Crude Oil, Gold Prices Look To US Data For Guidance Posted: 30 Apr 2013 04:13 AM PDT Crude oil and gold prices are looking for April's US Consumer Confidence report to shape risk sentiment and offer direction cues. Talking Points Crude Oil, Copper at Risk if US Data Sparks Renewed Risk Aversion Gold and Silver Outlook Clouded on Sentiment Trends, Fed Outlook Commodity prices are treading water in European trade as the spotlight turns to US Consumer Confidence figures.Expectations call for a narrow increase to 61.0 in April compared with 59.7 in the prior month. US economic … [visit DailyMarkets.com to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards  |
The Trend Trader For ETF Trading On Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Posted: 29 Apr 2013 04:03 AM PDT By ForexMansion.com The Trend Trader for ETFs For Trading On Tuesday, April 30, 2013 The top 40 ETFs by net assets In alphabetical order by symbol Close % Change 3×1 7×5 Minor Trend Major Trend Trend Reading AGG – iShares CORE Total US Bond Mkt 111.56 111.42 111.41 Bullish BND – Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 84.18 84.10 84.09 Bullish DBC – DB Commodity Index Tracking Fd 26.47 26.23 26.01 Bullish DIA – SPDR DJ Industrial Average … [visit DailyMarkets.com to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards  | The Trend Trader For Stock Trading On Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Posted: 29 Apr 2013 04:03 AM PDT By ForexMansion.com The Trend Trader for the Dow 30 Stocks For Trading On Tuesday, April 30, 2013 In alphabetical order by symbol Close % Change 3×1 7×5 Minor Trend Major Trend Trend Reading AA – Alcoa Inc 8.42 8.36 8.25 Bullish AXP – American Express Company 67.63 68.00 67.68 Bearish BA – Boeing Co 91.90 91.97 90.89 Neutral BAC – Bank of America Corporation 12.38 12.42 12.18 Neutral CAT – Caterpillar Inc 84.80 84.66 83.08 Bullish CSCO – Cisco … [visit DailyMarkets.com to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards  | The Trend Trader For Futures Trading On Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Posted: 29 Apr 2013 04:03 AM PDT By ForexMansion.com The Trend Trader for Futures For Trading On Tuesday, April 30, 2013 INDICES Close % Change 3×1 7×5 Minor Trend Major Trend Trend Reading S&P 500 – Jun ESM3 1588.25 + 0.75 1580.72 1569.17 Bullish Dow Jones – Jun YMM3 14748 + 0.68 14673 14585 Bullish Nasdaq – Jun NQM3 2858.75 + 1.00 2840.89 2818.58 Bullish Russell – Jun TFM3 939.40 + 0.74 935.73 923.37 Bullish INTEREST RATES US T-Bond – Jun ZBM3 148-19 − … [visit DailyMarkets.com to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards  |
Foreign investors needed for bad debt settlement: expert Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:22 PM PDT Policies should be made more liberal for foreign investors to get involved in debt trading, and thus bad debt settlement can be accelerated, said Dr. Le Xuan Nghia, member of the National Advisory Council for Monetary Policy. The scheme on establishment of Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) will be put forward at the next meeting [...]  | PM: Better conditions needed to attract investment Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:14 PM PDT Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked ministries, branches and localities to create favourable conditions to attract investment, especially foreign invested and high-tech projects. The Government leader made the request at the cabinet's April meeting that opened in Hanoi on April 26 to review socio-economic development during the first four months of the year, and [...]  | Dak Lak launches third instant coffee mill Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:13 PM PDT Ngon Coffee Ltd. Co. on April 28 put into operation a 100 percent India-invested instant coffee processing plant in Cu Kuin district, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak . The VND1 trillion plant has a total annum capacity of 10,000 tonnes of coffee products, which are mainly for export. It creates stable jobs for [...]  | Low-cost homes seen as lifeline for troubled developers Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:11 PM PDT Listed realty developers have come up with new business strategies for 2013 including concentrating more on low-cost homes after a year struggling with slackened housing demand. Most property companies are looking to the low-cost home segment in their 2013 strategies as local housing demand is rising. In fact, many firms were able to minimize losses [...]  | RoK becomes Vietnam’s major car supplier Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:07 PM PDT Vietnam imported 3,518 completely-built-units(CBU) from the Republic of Korea in the first quarter of the year, accounting for more than 50 percent of the country's CBU car imports. Though the figure represents a year-on-year decrease of 1.1 percent, the RoK was Vietnam's largest car supplier in the reviewed period, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacture's Association [...]  | Vietnam is world No. 4 in instant noodle consumption Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:05 PM PDT Consuming more than 5.1 billion packets of instant noodles in 2012 earned the country fourth place in the global instant noodle consumption rankings. China, Indonesia and Japan are the world's top three consumers of instant noodles. China tops the list with 44 billion packets, followed by Indonesia (14.1 billion) and Japan (5.4 billion). According to [...]  | Ho Chi Minh City investment flourishes Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:04 PM PDT Despite the ongoing domestic and global economic woes, investment in Ho Chi Minh City has shown positive signs of foreign direct investment (FDI) re-growth in the first few months of this year. In late March, the HCM City People's Committee granted an investment license to Sanofi Vietnam One Member Company, Ltd., under the Sanofi Aventis [...]  | Investors make wrong decisions, shopping malls stay deserted Posted: 29 Apr 2013 02:18 AM PDT A lot of high end shopping malls have closed down after the failed efforts to drag out their existence. High expectations, big failure When it opened again in September 2011 after it changed its look, Hang Da Galleria was believed to become an ideal place for merchants to gather in a market, and for people [...]  | Experts support USD27-billion oil refinery project Posted: 29 Apr 2013 02:15 AM PDT Economists and authorities of Binh Dinh Province have supported the implementation of a USD27-billion oil refinery and petrochemical project despite strong opposition from PetroVietnam. PTT Public Company Limited (PTT) will carry out the project on a 2,000-ha site. The plant is expected to produce 660,000 crude oil barrels per day. Forty five percent of the [...]  | Gov’t issues new standard form for contracts related to sharing oil and gas production Posted: 29 Apr 2013 02:11 AM PDT Government issues new standard form for contracts related to sharing oil and gas production On 22 April 2013, the Government issued Decree No 33/2013/ND-CP promulgating a Contract Form for oil and gas production sharing contracts. Accordingly, this Decree promulgates a standard form for production sharing contracts that shall be complied with. The Viet Nam National [...]  |
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