Epstein Secrets

0419541 Starboard prepping for AOL seats NY Post<http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/starboard_prepping_for_aol_seats_oS6WqwiezqsbtATfo QYfjN> Monti looks to end property tax breaks for the church FT<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1d61448e-58be-llel-b118-00144feabdc0.htmlifaxzzlmKzUclJP> Germany cann

es: Dow +5, Nasdaq -3, S&P -1 $1733.10 (+$4.70) DXY $79.32 (-Sc) Crude $102.75 (+44c) Gold Angela Merkel cancelled her trip to Rome to meet with Mario Monti today & German President Wulff announced his resignation this morning (as expected) after being accused of accepting improper benefits. Everyone no

lmdCe3vmr> notes that it would still include a list of 24 "prior actions" that Greece must complete by the end of the month before aid is released. Bloomberg<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-16/ecb-said-to-swap-greek-bonds-for-new-debt- to-avoid-loss-from-restructuring.html> says that the ECB will exc

n will be, above all, a test of the maturity and realism of Italian voters." The mature, realistic action, presumably, would have been to return Mr. Monti — who was essentially imposed on Italy by its creditors — to office, this time with an actual democratic mandate. As Paul ICrugman wrote this week i

so broke right now. And the Republicans' refusal to acknowledge this is pretty much the whole problem. THIS WEEK'S READINGS Two months ago, when Mario Monti stepped down as Italy's prime minister, The Economist opined that "The coming election campaign will be, above all, a test of the maturity and reali

and. Beyond the election losses in November, polling data shows that the majority of the American people are not with the GOP. According to a recent Bloomberg poll, only 35 percent have a positive image of Republicans (the same poll shows a 55 percent approval rating for the president), and only 44 percen

n from Bofinger. Some headlines out from Premier Wen as well saying he will boost policy support for the real economy in China in H2. Hollande hosts Monti for a working lunch in Paris this afternoon. FOMC tomorrow and most expect them to wait until the Sep meeting for further action. SPA's +4 handles

How the ECB came to control the fate of the world economy Guardian<http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/30/ecb-control-world-economy> Mario Monti and Italy: after the carnival, the meagre diet of Lent Guardian<http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/30/mario-monti-carnival-meagre- die

plans to give the ESM a banking license to give it access to unlimited ECB funding are gaining support (although Germany still opposes). Headline on Bloomberg saying Merkel adviser Bofinger advocates ECB buying of government bonds getting some attention but note this is not a new opinion from Bofinger. So

Bush tax-cuts for everyone (Dems want it to expire for top Spain places 03.13 billion of 2-4-10 year bonds (10yr average yield 6.647%, btc Italy's Mario Monti putting pressure on Spain to accept a formal bailout (Telegraph<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9445456/Pressure-on-Spain-to- bow

er Outlook Index @ 8am, Jobless Claims @ 8:30am, Bloomberg Consumer Comfort / ISM New York PMI @ 9:45am, Fac

ury to sell $24B of 10yr notes, China CPI/PPI, Earnings (CVS, IR, RL, S, TWX, WYN, AKAM, CSCO, NWSA, PRU, V, WFM) Thursday: Obama to meet w/Italy's Monti at White House, Wholesale Inventories, Treasury to sell $16B of 30yr notes, BMO Infrastructure & Utilities Conference (Toronto), Earnings (CCE, LO,

man Sachs plans to sell $1B (owns $6.2B) of ICBC shares (Hong Kong Economic Blackstone Group studying a leveraged buyout of Brocade Communications (Bloomberg<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-02/blackstone-said-to-study-brocade- leveraged-buyout-as-deal-interest-fades.html>) Sunoco strategic initiativ

a reflection of a battle that Germany had already lost; the resignations were merely signs of the capitulation that followed. Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti actually went so far last week as to warn about a "powerful backlash" in the periphery against Germany, should Germany not do more to lower credit

reserve requirement ratios, from 2% to 1% Spain's sovereign yield curve Pe cent 8% November 29,2011 January 24. 2012 5Y 10Y 20Y 30Y Source: Bloomberg. Source: Bloomberg. It should not be lost on anyone that first prize in the Central Bank balance sheet expansion race is not necessarily one you w

O) Friday: December Employment Report, Eurozone Economic Confidence, Next round of formal negotiations for new EU fiscal treaty, Sarkozy meets with Monti in Paris, Earnings (CMC) Ike Groff mailto: I • (Description: Description: cid:[email protected]) I • This e-mail and any files tra

to End Talks With Stifel on Morgan Keegan's Sale Bloomberg<http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-02/regio

Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE), AFL-CIO, CLC Yuang Ming, Director, Institute of international relations, Peking University Mario Monti, Director-General, World Trade Organization Yoshiji Nogami, Former Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan Lucio A. Noto, Chairman and Chief Execu

mes seem not all that clear as to what he ac- tually does to earn his millions. Certainly, you won't find Epstein's transactions writ- ten about on Bloomberg or talked about in the trading rooms. "The trading desks don't seem to know him. It's unusual for animals that big not to leave any footprints in