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Yuan Yawn

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by Jon Markman Dear Constantin, The Chinese yuan dropped in value three straight days until Friday, finishing the week with a 3% loss. Beijing authorities tried to stabilize the situation by saying the currency didn't have much reason to fall further. They also dismissed talk that Beijing was targeting a 10% devaluation, a figure that many Western economists argued is in store. Are they right? Yeah, actually, you know, they might be. This time. For once. U.S. and eurozone analysts are trying to figure out who will be worst hurt by the currency's trip-and-fall, which looked originally like an opening salvo in a mercantilist-style currency war, a last ditch effort to reinvigorate China's sputtering economy by spurring exports. But upon further review, a 3% to 5% deval is not going to help matters all that much. There might be something els

Un iudeu despre jidani

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On my short list

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Constantin, I'm reaching out to you for help. Sometimes fighting against the Washington Cartel -- made up of both Republicans and Democrats -- is extremely difficult and right now, I hope I can count on you, Constantin. After what happened Sunday on the Senate floor, I asked my staff who I could reach out to, and your name was at the top of the list. You see, Senator Mike Lee and I attempted to bring to a vote measures that would defund Planned Parenthood, force Iran to recognize the sovereignty of the nation of Israel, and free four American prisoners from Iranian captivity. But our Republican Senate Majority Leader has sold us out again... It's clear that so-called Republican Majority Leader has the exact same agenda as Democrat Senator Harry Reid had as Maj