QE Exit to Rattle U.S. Bond Markets, Warns OECD

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“‘Exit from unconventional monetary policy, when needed, may be difficult to manage and less smooth than desirable, possibly leading to sharp rises in bond yields and serious negative consequences for growth in a number of advanced and emerging economies,’ Pier Carlo Padoan, OECD’s deputy secretary-general and chief economist, said in the report.  ‘A leap in U.S. government bond yields would result in capital losses for investors, and prices on other assets would most likely follow suit, with mortgage-backed securities and corporate bonds most strongly affected.  [..] In comparison with 1994, this could be more disruptive given current higher leverage.”

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2013/05/qe-exit-to-rattle-us-bond-markets-warns.html

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Caitlin Long: Vulnerability of Fed’s Balance Sheet

“Several companies have recently asked us for an analysis of the Federal Reserve tapering its quantitative easing programs. One factor that is not widely analyzed is the Fed’s own balance sheet, which could be a constraint on how far and how fast the Fed permits interest rates to rise in the US. We calculate that a 143bp parallel rise in the yield curve would cause a drop in the market value of the Fed’s assets that exceeds the Fed’s own equity capital (as of May 15). The Fed balance sheet’s capacity to absorb higher interest rates has deterioriated quickly, as the 143bp capacity is down from 185bp as of last October.”

http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2013/05/caitlin-long-vulnerability-of-feds-balance-sheet.html

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Swiss government agrees to settle tax evasion dispute with US

“The Swiss federal government has accepted a United States demand to settle a dispute over the alleged complicity of Swiss banks in tax evasion by Americans that will reportedly cost the banks billions of francs.  Swiss media have reported that the overall figure could hit 10 billion francs ($10.3 billion).  ‘If a bank has done a lot of business involving undeclared American funds, it will be a big problem for it,’ Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said. She indicated that the Swiss government had been presented with a take it or leave it offer by Washington. ‘It was a unilateral offer, one that we couldn’t negotiate,’ she said.”

http://www.thelocal.ch/20130529/bern-agrees-to-settle-tax-evasion-dispute-with-us

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MSU Police Accidentally Send Out Campus Shooting Message

“Michigan State University police have confirmed to wilx.com they accidentally sent out an alert that there had been a shooting at Wilson Hall on campus. Police were trying to send a severe weather alert when the wrong message was sent. It was followed by an email from alert@msu.edu reading, ‘The MSU Police accidentally sent a message of an active shooter on campus. THERE IS NO ACTIVE SHOOTER ON CAMPUS…THERE IS NO DANGER ON CAMPUS.'”

http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/MSU-Police-Accidentally-Send-Campus-Shooting-Message-209258691.html

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Texas Police Tase Overweight Asthmatic to Death in Drug Raid That Uncovers No Drugs

“On May 16th, Forth Worth police entered the home of Jarmaine Darden, 34, in search of cocaine. The raid, which does not appear to have uncovered any cocaine,  ended with the 34-year-old father dead after police tased him multiple times. Family members told CBS 11 that the 350-pound man, who’d been asleep on the couch when police came in, couldn’t drop to the ground on his stomach as officers commanded because he suffered from asthma.  According to what witnesses told CBS 11, Darden stopped breathing and died after police tased him the second time. An investigation into the incident is underway.”

http://www.alternet.org/texas-police-tase-overweight-asthmatic-death-drug-raid-uncovers-no-drugs

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Rand Paul Defends Apple Tax Avoidance Against Homeland Security Subcommittee

Rand Paul Defends Apple Tax Avoidance Against Homeland Security Subcommittee

“Sen. Rand Paul attends the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee hearing that called for executives of Apple to testify on the companies tax practices. In the hearing, Sen. Paul defended the job-creating efforts Apple has made and lambasted his fellow Members for perpetuating a U.S. tax code that hinders corporate growth and productivity.”

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What happened in West, Texas?

“Five weeks after the massive explosion that leveled vast portions of the heavily Czech community of West, Texas, there is no clear explanation of what took place that day. Instead of producing answers, the renamed ATF, now known as the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (BATFE for the purpose of this article)  is spending its time obstructing a federal investigation.”

http://www.52insk.com/2013/what-happened-in-west-texas/

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When the Vicious Sit in Judgment

“llinois resident Michael Cook has been charged with drug and firearms offenses in East St. Louis following the death of a colleague from a cocaine overdose. Cook and his friend, Joe Christ, were staying at a hunting lodge last March 10 when Christ was found dead. Cook was accused of using heroin while in possession of firearms. There are two unusual – and, most likely, related – aspects of this case. The first is that Cook and Christ were sitting Circuit Court Judges. The second is that Cook, despite being accused of firearms-related felonies, was released on his own recognizance – most likely as a matter of ‘professional courtesy’ from another judge.”

http://prolibertate.us/index.php/when-the-vicious-sit-in?blog=7

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Police Chief as Judge, Jury, and Executioner

“In reacting to the murder of Jason Ellis, Bardstown Police Chief Rick McCubbin spoke of revenge, rather than justice: ‘I can assure you we won’t give up on this person or persons until we either have them in custody or in the front sight of one of our weapons. I certainly hope the latter is the case.’  Dominic Aguilar of Roseville, California, whose friend Ernesto Duenez, Jr. was gunned down in his front yard by a police officer named John Moody, was arrested and charged with a felony for a Facebook post expressing the hope that Moody would meet a violent end. Why was one considered a crime, but not the other?”

http://prolibertate.us/index.php/police-chief-as-judge-jury?blog=7

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Seattle police pay $20,000 for cover-up involving violence against protesters

“The Seattle Police Department (SPD) paid the Seattle Times $20,000 after admitting to withholding an internal memo criticizing the department’s response against protesters in a May 1, 2012 demonstration. The Times reported on Tuesday that the department confessed to violating the state’s Public Records Act by not making the memo public, which criticized Assistant Chief Mike Sanford for ‘contradictory orders, haphazard planning and operational interference’ during the 2012 ‘May Day” demonstration in downtown Seattle. The payout prevents the department from being sued by the Times for violating the law.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/28/seattle-police-pay-20000-for-cover-up-involving-violence-against-protesters/

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