YEN : JAPAN : EARTHQUAKES DON'T ADD UP TO WEALTH OF NATIONS !

Earthquakes Don't Add Up to Wealth of Nations: Caroline Baum - Bloomberg: "Earthquakes Don't Add Up to Wealth of Nations: Caroline Baum"

EURO CRISIS : PORTUGAL 'S CUT HASTY ?

Portugal treasury secretary says Moody's cut hasty | Reuters: "Portugal treasury secretary says Moody's cut 'hasty'"

YEN : EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI IMPACT ESTIMATE ON JAPAN'S ECONOMY !

Factbox: Economists' estimate of Japan quake impact | Reuters: "Factbox: Economists' estimate of Japan quake impact"

YEN : KAN HEAPS PREASSURE ON TEPCO !

Kan heaps pressure on atomic plant operator - CNN.com: "Kan heaps pressure on atomic plant operator"

EURO CRISE : PORTUGAL DÉGRADÉE DE DEUX CRANS PAR MOODY'S !

La dette du Portugal d�grad�e de deux crans par Moody's: "La dette du Portugal d�grad�e de deux crans par Moody's"

WORLD ECONOMY WEEKLY AGENDA (March 16--18, 2011)

AHEAD OF THE CURVE!

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(March 16 -- 18, 2011)

WORLD: JAPAN's AFTERSHOCK AND TSUNAMI TRAGEDY OUTCOMES ...WORST THING AT WORST TIME.... ; NORTH AMÉRICA: ***United States:MBA Mortgage Applications (16); FED's Parkinson Speaks (16);Housing Starts (16); Building Permits (16); Producer Prices (16); Current Account (16); DOE Oil Inventories (16); Consumer Prices (17); Weekly Jobless (17); Industrial Production (17); Capacity Utilization (17); Bloomberg Economic Expectations (17); Bloomberg Consumer Comfort (17); Leading Indicators (17); Philadelphia FED (18);U.S. Congress Budget Approval (18); Obama visits Brazil, Chile, El Salvador (Sunday 20) ; ; México; Manufacturing IMMEX (16); Rate Decision Minutes (18); Canada; Manufacturing Index (16); Wholesale Sales (17); Consumer Prices (18);   ;EUROPE; 25 New Car Registrations (16);   ; Britain:  Unemployment Rate (16); Public Finances (18);   ;Switzerland : ZEW Expectations (16); SECO Economic Forecasts (17); Industrial Production (17); Rate Decision (17);  ; EURO-ZONE :  Consumer Price Index (16); Construction (17); Current Account (18); Trade Balance (18); ; Germany: Producer Prices (18); Italy: Consumer Price Index (16); Current Account (17);150th Unification Anniversary (17);  Trade Balance (18); ;---ASIA, PACIFIC:---Japan: JAPAN's AFTERSHOCK AND TSUNAMI TRAGEDY OUTCOMES ...WORST THING AT WORST TIME.... ; Services (16); Net Foreign Buying of Bonds and Shares (16); Bank of Japan Rate Minutes (17); Coincident and Leading Index (18); New Zealand; ANZ Consumer Confidence (16)

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DOLLAR : U.S. FED UPGRADES ECONOMIC OUTLOOK WHILE AFFIRMING BOND STIMULUS !

Fed Upgrades Economic Outlook While Affirming Bond Stimulus - Bloomberg: "Fed Upgrades Economic Outlook While Affirming Bond Stimulus"

YEN : FOREIGN FIRMS LAUNCH JAPAN EVACUATION PLANS!

Foreign firms launch Japan evacuation plans | Reuters: "Foreign firms launch Japan evacuation plans"

YEN : JAPAN : 5 SECTORS HIT HARDEST BY JAPAN 'S CRISIS !

5 sectors hit hardest by Japan's crisis - Natural gas industry (1) - FORTUNE: "5 sectors hit hardest by Japan's crisis"

DOLLAR : ETATS UNIS : LA FED CONSTATE UN RENFORCEMENT DE LA REPRISE ÉCONOMIQUE !

Etats-Unis : la Fed constate un renforcement de la reprise �conomique: "Etats-Unis : la Fed constate un renforcement de la reprise �conomique"

MÉXICO ¿CÓMO VA HOY? (Martes, marzo 15, 2011)

MERCADOS MEXICANOS-�Qu�dicen los analistas? 15 de marzo | Titulares | Reuters: "MERCADOS MEXICANOS-�Qu�dicen los analistas? 15 de marzo"

EURO CRISIS : JUNCKER "NOT HAPPY" AFTER SPAIN'S RATING CUT!

Juncker `Not Happy' With Credit-Rating Firms After Spain Cut - Bloomberg: "Juncker `Not Happy' With Credit-Rating Firms After Spain Cut"

YEN : HEDGE FUNDS HAMMER STOCKS TO WORST PLUNGE SINCE 1987!

Hedge funds hammer stocks to worst plunge since | Reuters: "Hedge funds hammer stocks to worst plunge since"

WILL JAPAN HIT GLOBAL ECONOMY ?

Japan earthquake: 3 questions for global economy - Mar. 14, 2011: "Will global economy be hit by Japan?"

EURO CRISE : ACCORD EUROPÉEN!.....Vraiment?

Dettes souveraines : vous avez dit " accord europ�en " ?: "Dettes souveraines : vous avez dit ' accord europ�en ' ?"

YEN : RISK THAT JAPAN HITS FISCAL "TIPPING POINT" SOONER!

Moody's Sees Risk That Japan Hits Fiscal `Tipping Point' Sooner on Quake - Bloomberg: "Moody's Sees Risk That Japan Hits Fiscal `Tipping Point' Sooner on Quake"

STERLING : BRIGHTER U.K. RATING OUTLOOK!

Risks to Britain's AAA outlook declining - Fitch | Reuters: "Risks to Britain's AAA outlook declining - Fitch"

YEN : JAPAN 'S QUAKE MAY BE WORLD'S COSTLIEST DISASTER !

Japan quake may be world's costliest disaster - CNN.com: "Japan quake may be world's costliest disaster"

LES CATASTROPHES LES PLUS CHERS !

Avant le Japon, les catastrophes qui ont co�t�le plus cher aux r�assureurs: "Avant le Japon, les catastrophes qui ont co�t�le plus cher aux r�assureurs"

MÉXICO ¿CÓMO VA HOY? (Lunes, marzo 14, 2011)

MERCADOS MEXICANOS-�Qu�dicen los analistas? 14 de marzo | Titulares | Reuters: "MERCADOS MEXICANOS-�Qu�dicen los analistas? 14 de marzo"