Sunday, May 8, 2011

Former Island travel agent selling Bermuda to the US - Royal Gazette

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Former Island travel agent selling Bermuda to the US
Royal Gazette
Born in England, Ms Warwick moved to Bermuda and has since crossed the Atlantic on the QE2 many times. During her time in the travel industry she has specialised in river cruises and escorted tours, as well as attending Virtuoso's Travel Mart ...

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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Capital Gazette Communications - Annapolis Capital

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Capital Gazette Communications
Annapolis Capital
Here's a list of issues that you should keep your eye on. QE2 ends in June: For most people, the QE2 is a luxury ocean liner named after the Queen of England. For economists, QE2 means quantitative easing. What the heck is quantitative easing? ...

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The Realities of Real Estate: The waiting game is getting to be risky business - Annapolis Capital

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The Realities of Real Estate: The waiting game is getting to be risky business
Annapolis Capital
Here's a list of issues that you should keep your eye on. QE2 ends in June: For most people, the QE2 is a luxury ocean liner named after the Queen of England. For economists, QE2 means quantitative easing. What the heck is quantitative easing? ...

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials - WNCT

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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials
WNCT
Before the briefing began, the Fed announced that its $600 billion program to buy Treasury securities known as qualitative easing, or QE2 would end as planned in June. Economists have given the program mixed reviews. While Fed action has kept interest ...

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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials - CNBC.com

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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials
CNBC.com
Before the briefing began, the Fed announced that its $600 billion program to buy Treasury securities — known as qualitative easing, or QE2 — would end as planned in June. Economists have given the program mixed reviews. While Fed action has kept ...

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PIMCO's Gross Urges Investors to 'Revolt' Against US Government, Buy EM Debt - aiCIO

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PIMCO's Gross Urges Investors to 'Revolt' Against US Government, Buy EM Debt
aiCIO
According to Gross, the current high inflationary environment presents immediate threats to portfolios as Treasuries are set to be "overvalued for decades," even following the end of the Federal Reserve's QE2 stimulus in June. ...

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Gross looks to EMD as treasuries 'to be overvalued for decades' - Global Pensions

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Gross looks to EMD as treasuries 'to be overvalued for decades'
Global Pensions
We are highly sensitive to the pocket-picking policies that governments in general deploy to right the ship,” he said. “The argument over whether the end of QE2 on 30 June will result in higher yields and lower treasury bond prices is, in a sense, ...

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Gross looks to EMD as treasuries 'to be overvalued for decades' - Investment Week

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Gross looks to EMD as treasuries 'to be overvalued for decades'
Investment Week
We are highly sensitive to the pocket-picking policies that governments in general deploy to right the ship,” he said. “The argument over whether the end of QE2 on 30 June will result in higher yields and lower treasury bond prices is, in a sense, ...

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QE2 Meets TheQE2Story - Maritime Matters

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QE2 Meets TheQE2Story
Maritime Matters
Last month, Mr Lightbody was granted full access to the legendary ship, exploring and documenting her current condition. Mr. Lightbody was hosted by QE2 Project Manager Scott Clegg and QE2's Captain William Cooper. “There was a lot of speculation out ...

For London Town, it's the best and worst of times - Hickory Daily Record

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For London Town, it's the best and worst of times
Hickory Daily Record
The passenger ship, Queen Elizabeth II – popularly known as QE2 – on its way from New York to England, turned off it engines in the mid-Atlantic so passengers could view Princess Diana's funeral on one of dozens of TV sets placed about the ship. ...

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Gross Says Fed Target at Virtually Zero Cheats Bondholders - BusinessWeek

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Gross Says Fed Target at Virtually Zero Cheats Bondholders
BusinessWeek
“The argument over whether the end of QE2 on June 30 will result in higher yields and lower Treasury bond prices is, in a sense, a secondary one,” Gross wrote. “Even if 10-year Treasuries stay where they are at 3.30 percent, and fed funds close to zero ...

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Monday, May 2, 2011

On board QE2 cruise liner moored in Dubai - BBC News

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On board QE2 cruise liner moored in Dubai
BBC News
QE2 enthusiast Rob Lightbody has filmed inside the former Cunard liner which has been moored at a dockside in Dubai since leaving its former home port of Southampton. It is thought to be the first footage shot inside the famous liner since 2008 when ...

Pimco's Gross Says a Fed Funds Target at Virtually Zero Hurts Bondholders - Bloomberg

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Pimco's Gross Says a Fed Funds Target at Virtually Zero Hurts Bondholders
Bloomberg
“The argument over whether the end of QE2 on June 30 will result in higher yields and lower Treasury bond prices is, in a sense, a secondary one,” Gross wrote. “Even if 10-year Treasuries stay where they are at 3.30 percent, and fed funds close to zero ...

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Yonder On The Wonder (Cruising To Mexico, Disney Style), Part Three - Maritime Matters

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Yonder On The Wonder (Cruising To Mexico, Disney Style), Part Three
Maritime Matters
In a rare burst of extroversion, my companion Mike asked the tender captain if we could circle the ship, and, to my pleasant shock, he said yes. I kept the cameras out as we motored along the shaded side of the liner-like Disney apparition and clicked ...

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Gas prices up as battle brews over oil subsidies - Bizjournals.com

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Gas prices up as battle brews over oil subsidies
Bizjournals.com
Part of the issue instead can be attributed to the declining value of the dollar, which on Thursday fell to the lowest levels since August 2008 after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the second round of quantitative easing, or QE2, ...

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