Kosovo declaration ‘not imminent’
BBC - Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has hinted at a possible delay before an independence declaration, dampening speculation that it may be imminent. “On independence day, Kosovo will have finished preparing the constitution, as well as the state symbols,” Mr Thaci told the BBC’s Albanian Service.
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Pozdravimo se i sa 2010. godinom
Jutarnji list - Prema obećanjima bivše i sadašnje HDZ-ove vlasti koja su možda već neopravdano zaboravljena, Hrvatska je još lani trebala postati punopravna članica Europske Unije. Sretni se događaj 2007., kao što znamo, nije dogodio. Danas je 2008., a najraniji termin uz koji se sada vežu nade o ulasku naše zemlje u EU jest 2010.
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Desperate Measures - Fed Under Fire after Huge Rate Cuts
Spiegel - In a drastic step, the Fed has lowered its key interest rate to 3.0 percent, the second large cut in two weeks. Critics warn that the move poses its own dangers — and may even seduce banks into taking bigger risks.
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For European banks, concerns mount over write-downs
International Herald Tribune - When UBS of Switzerland disclosed in October that it had written down $3.6 billion in the value of its mortgage-backed securities, it was praised by several analysts for biting the bullet. Then, in December, it said it would write down $10 billion more, rattling those who follow the Swiss bank, but earning the grudging respect of some for trying to get a handle on the subprime fiasco. On Wednesday, UBS warned it would mark down yet another $4 billion worth of securities, leading to the bank’s first annual loss since it was formed in a merger in 1998. Now, all bets are off. “This is shocking stuff,” said Aye Idehen, a fund manager at Kleinwort Benson, a unit of Allianz in London, who holds UBS stock in his portfolio. “The worrying thing is there seems to be no end to this.”
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Sentenced to death: Afghan who dared to read
Independent - A young man, a student of journalism, is sentenced to death by an Islamic court for downloading a report from the internet. The sentence is then upheld by the country’s rulers. This is Afghanistan – not in Taliban times but six years after “liberation” and under the democratic rule of the West’s ally Hamid Karzai.
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Are You Ready for ‘Stagflation-Lite’?
BusinessWeek - Even as the Fed unleashes rate cuts, the economy may be in for weak growth coupled with inflation, though not as severe as the 1970s.
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Fed rate cut right move, analysts say
Boston Globe - Policy makers yesterday cut the Fed’s benchmark interest rate by another half-point, just eight days after slashing it by three-quarters of a point in an emergency meeting. Such a cut in such a short time is unprecedented, analysts said, reflecting the extraordinary tur moil in financial markets and the subsequent damage to the economy caused by the meltdown in US housing markets.
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Americans disappointed in their country
Pravda - Most Americans believe their country’s economy is in decline and that its cities are experiencing economic troubles on a variety of fronts, according to a Zogby International Poll released Wednesday.
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