COMING UP: Mitt Romney Releases 2011 Tax Filing At 3:00 PM

Everyone has been desperately waiting for this. At 3:00 pm it will be publicly released. Hopefully, shortly thereafter we can proceed with the discussion of important things such as the complete economic collapse of not only America, but the entire world (which is apparently now hooked into voting for Obama as disclosed earlier). For those strapped for time here is the summary: Romneys 2011 tax rate 14.1%, Charity donations: 30%; Obamas [...]

Is Asia About To Lead The Crash? Japan’s Exports Fall, Trade Deficit Widens, China Flash PMI In Contraction For 11 Months And INDEX FALLS 1%, APPROACHES 2009 LOW

Japan’s exports fall 5.8%, trade deficit widens

Japan’s trade deficit widened in August from a month earlier as both exports and imports fell, data released Thursday showed, but the results still managed to beat expectations. Total exports for the month dropped 5.8% from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry reported, though exceeding expectations in a Dow Jones Newswires poll for a 6.2% decrease. August imports lost 5.4%. The trade deficit reached [...]

ANONYMOUS group allegedly hacked Romney tax records, will release them to the public on the 28 of September, 2012

An anonymous individual or group is alleging that they have gained “all available 1040 tax forms” of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney by accessing computers in the Franklin office of the professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

An anonymous posting on a file sharing website states that PwC has been hacked. This same website has been used by hackers who have claimed to have infiltrated computers from companies like Apple in the past.

An [...]

World Economies Contracting: Crucial PMI Numbers Coming In WEAK!!! Japan, China, Netherlands and South Korea PMI All Came In Worse Than Expected!!!

SCORECARD

Japan: Markit/JMMA Manufacturing PMI – 47.9, down from 49.9 in June
Netherlands: NEVI Netherlands Manufacturing PMI – 48.9, unchanged from 48.9 in June
South Korea: HSBC South Korea Manufacturing PMI – 47.2, down from 49.4 in June
China: Official PMI – 50.1, down from 50.2 in June vs. expected 50.5
Taiwan: HSBC Taiwan Manufacturing PMI – 47.5, down from 49.2 in June
Vietnam: HSBC Vietnam PMI – 43.6, down 46.6 in June
China: HSBC China Manufacturing PMI – 10:30 PM EST, 48.2 in June
Indonesia: HSBC Indonesia Manufacturing PMI – 11:00 PM EST, 50.2 in June
India: HSBC India [...]

WORLD REVEALS GLOBAL SLOW DOWN. How you like those numbers

India: HSBC India Manufacturing PMI — 54.8, down from 54.9 in April

Poland: HSBC Poland Manufacturing PMI — 48.9, down from 49.2 in April

Turkey: HSBC Turkey Manufacturing PMI — 50.2, down from 52.3 in April

Spain: Markit Spain Manufacturing PMI — 42.0, down from 43.5 in April

Czech Republic: HSBC Czech Republic Manufacturing PMI — 47.6, down from 49.7 in April

France: Markit France Manufacturing PMI — 44.7, down from 46.9 in April

Germany: Markit [...]

WARNING: The burden could slow growth for decades as interest rates eventually rise – UK

UK’s total debt forecast to hit £10 trillion by 2015 Britain’s total debt will top £10 trillion by 2015, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers, which warned the burden could slow growth for decades as interest rates eventually rise.

Property-related borrowing and lending between financial institutions helped the collected debt of households, businesses and government balloon from roughly twice gross domestic product (GDP) in 1987 to around 5.4 times by 2009, when total debt [...]

Clean Energy Records SHATTERED in 2011

http://www.treehugger.com/green-inve…last-year.html

Business continues to boom in the global clean energy sector: Reuters reports that deals in the solar, wind, and energy efficiency industries netted a record $53.5 billion last year. That’s a rather significant 40% from 2010, according to the analysis from PriceWaterHouse Coopers.

And what’s more, total investment in renewable energy broke the record, too: $260 billion was directed to the burgeoning business of clean power. Even more encouraging was the [...]

Clean Energy Records SHATTERED in 2011

http://www.treehugger.com/green-inve…last-year.html

Business continues to boom in the global clean energy sector: Reuters reports that deals in the solar, wind, and energy efficiency industries netted a record $53.5 billion last year. That’s a rather significant 40% from 2010, according to the analysis from PriceWaterHouse Coopers.

And what’s more, total investment in renewable energy broke the record, too: $260 billion was directed to the burgeoning business of clean power. Even more encouraging was the [...]

Ryan’s budget is a joke:

I. IT ACTUALLY INCREASES THE DEFICIT OVER DOING NOTHING. According to the CBO, by 2022 Ryan’s budget will increase the deficit to 70% of GDP. On the other hand, doingnothing would increase the Deficit to 67% of GPD.

II. THE COST OF HEALTH CARE FOR SENIORS WOULD RISE BY 2.7 TIMES. Under current Medicare 25% of the cost of health care is paid for by Seniors. According to the CBO, Under [...]

AUS Manufacturing slump accelerates

Manufacturing slump accelerates

Activity in Australia’s manufacturing sector slumped in July, with the strong local currency and weak domestic demand continuing to restrict growth.

The Performance of Manufacturing Index by the Australian Industry Group and PwC fell 9.5 points last month to 43.4.

That is well below the key 50-point level which separates expansion from contraction.

The survey also shows the prospect of a carbon tax has added to [...]

REPORT: Medical costs to rise 8.5% in 2012

U.S. employers can expect an 8.5 percent increase in their medical costs next year due in some part to the healthcare reform law, the consulting firm PwC said in a report Wednesday.

The widely read annual report on cost trends points to three main drivers of healthcare costs, two of which are exacerbated by the new law.

At the same time, PwC said the law will have [...]

You thought the economy was bad? It could get a lot worse.

by LFM

House prices in UK crashing again:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11515818

UK Consumer Nationwide Consumer Confidence Index plummets, falling to lowest level in over a year:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11526175

India economic growth falls to much lower than expected:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11520937

RAF chief warns UK government cuts in military and slashing air force will endanger UK:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11529330

Greenspan says more quantitative easing and stimulus going on for over 2 years now is a very dangerous game risking the entire financial system all over again:
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/63579250/

Japanese banksters [...]