Ecozen,update

 

Παρασκευή 01/28/2022 Ανακαλύφθηκε μυστηριώδες πολύ φωτεινό αντικείμενο στον γαλαξία μας Σύνταξη: ecozen.gr Οι αστρονόμοι που χαρτογραφούν τα ραδιοκύματα στο σύμπαν, ανακάλυψαν ένα μυστηριώδες αντικείμενο στον γαλαξία μας. Για ένα χρονικό διάστημα εξέπεμπε μια γιγάντια ποσότητα ενέργειας με συχνότητα τρεις φορές μέσα σε μια ώρα. Δεν μοιάζει με οτιδήποτε έχουν δει οι αστρονόμοι έως τώρα, αν και απέκλεισαν την πιθανότητα να πρόκειται για εξωγήινο κατασκεύασμα. Άστρο […] Διαβάστε περισσότερα » Ποιος είναι ο κίνδυνος επαναμόλυνσης από κορονοϊό Σύνταξη: ecozen.gr Συχνά γεννιέται η απορία σε άτομα που μολύνθηκαν από κορονοϊό για το αν είναι πιθανό να επαναμολυνθούν και πότε. Η ισχύς και η διάρκεια της ανοσίας μετά από μόλυνση με SARS-CoV-2 είναι πράγματι πολύ σημαντικές για την κλινική πρακτική, αλλά και για τον ευρύτερο σχεδιασμό των προληπτικών και θεραπευτικών στρατηγικών δημόσιας υγείας. Σε […] Διαβάστε περισσότερα » ΕΕ: Το οικονομικό πλήγμα από πιθανή διακοπή ρωσικού αερίου Ένα πρώτο πλήγμα στις χώρες της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης από το «σφίξιμο της στρόφιγγας» φυσικού αερίου από τη Μόσχα, εχει ήδη αποτυπωθεί στους λογαριασμούς ρεύματος των νοικοκυριών των Ευρωπαίων αλλά και στην παραγωγή βιομηχανιών που εξαρτώνται από αυτή τη μορφή ενέργειας και αναγκάζονται να «φρενάρουν». Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση θα μπορούσε να αντιμετωπίσει μια βραχυπρόθεσμη διακοπή όλων […] Διαβάστε περισσότερα » Μαθηματικός του Χάρβαρντ λύνει «επικό» σκακιστικό πρόβλημα Λύση στο 150 ετών σκακιστικό πρόβλημα των n-queens δίνει ο μαθηματικός του Χάρβαρντ Michael Simkin, μετά από σχεδόν πέντε χρόνια συνεχούς «μάχης» με τις εξισώσεις. Το σκάκι μοιάζει ένα απλό παιχνίδι, με 64 μαύρα ή άσπρα τετράγωνα, 16 πιόνια ανά πλευρά και δύο ανταγωνιστές που αγωνίζονται για την κατάκτηση. Το παιχνίδι ωστόσο, προσφέρει απίστευτα πολύπλοκες […] Διαβάστε περισσότερα » Koκτέιλ φαρμάκων αναγεννά ακρωτηριασμένα πόδια… βατράχων Ένα βήμα πιο κοντά στην ενεργοποίηση μιας επαναστατικής μεθόδου αναπλήρωσης μελών σώματος, με κοκτέιλ αντιθρομβωτικών φαρμάκων, έρχονται αμερικανοί ερευνητές. Με το νέο αντιαιμοπεταλιακό φάρμακο, κατάφεραν να αναγεννήσουν σχεδόν πλήρως πόδια βατράχων, που είχαν προηγουμένως ακρωτηριαστεί. «Δεν ήταν τέλεια αισθητικά, αλλά ήταν πολύ καλά πόδια», σχολίασαν χαρακτηριστικά στο περιοδικό Science Advances. Οι επιστήμονες προβλέπουν ότι μέχρι […] Διαβάστε περισσότερα » Πως η Πάτρα κατάφερε να μειώσει στο μισό το κόστος ενέργειας [VIDEO] Άμεση λύση στο πρόβλημα αυξημένου ενεργειακού κόστους έδωσε ο Δήμος Βόλου, με τον εκσυγχρονισμό του δικτύου ηλεκτροφωτισμού της Αχαϊκής πρωτεύουσας, εξασφαλίζοντας παράλληλα και την γενναία μείωση του ενεργειακού αποτυπώματος έως και 55% σε  εκπομπές διοξειδίου του άνθρακα. Το έργο της ενεργειακής αναβάθμισης του δικτύου ηλεκτροφωτισμού της πόλης της Πάτρας ολοκλήρωσε και παρέδωσε η εταιρεία σχεδιασμού […] Διαβάστε περισσότερα » Εκτός ελέγχου τμήμα του Space X σε τροχιά σύγκρουσης με τη Σελήνη Ο ενισχυτής Falcon 9, που εκτοξεύτηκε από τη Φλόριντα το 2015, ακολουθεί  από τότε «χαοτική» τροχιά προς το φεγγάρι. Ερευνητές του διαστήματος πιστεύουν ότι ο πύραυλος Falcon 9 της Space X, είναι έτοιμος να χτυπήσει το φεγγάρι σε λίγες εβδομάδες.  Ένας πύραυλος της SpaceX βρίσκεται σε τροχιά σύγκρουσης με το φεγγάρι αφού πέρασε σχεδόν επτά […] Διαβάστε περισσότερα » Διαβάστε τα τελευταία νέα »

IMF,interesting latest news

 

A large and sudden jump in real interest rates could lead to a further selloff in stocks.

Dear maria, We just published a new blog—please find the full text below.  Low Real Interest Rates Support Asset Prices, But Risks Are Rising (Photo: Chine Nouvelle/SIPA/Newscom) By Nassira Abbas and Tobias Adrian  A large and sudden jump in real interest rates could lead to a further selloff in stocks. Supply disruptions coupled with strong demand for goods, rising wages and higher commodities prices continue to challenge economies worldwide, pushing inflation above central bank targets. To contain price pressures, many economies have started tightening monetary policy, leading to a sharp increase in nominal interest rates, with long-term bond yields, often an indicator of investor sentiment, recovering to pre-pandemic levels in some regions such as the United States. Investors often look beyond nominal rates and base their decisions on real rates—that is, inflation-adjusted rates—which help them determine the yield on assets. Low real interest rates induce investors to take more risks. Despite somewhat tighter monetary conditions and the recent upward move, longer-term real rates remain deeply negative in many regions, supporting elevated prices for riskier assets. Further tightening may still be required to tame inflation, but this puts asset prices at risk. More and more investors could decide to sell risky assets as those would become less attractive. Differing outlooks While shorter-term market rates have climbed since central banks’ hawkish turn in advanced economies and some emerging markets, there is still a sharp difference between policymakers’ expectations of how high their benchmark rates will rise and where investors expect the tightening will end. This is most obvious in the United States, where Federal Reserve officials project that their main interest rate will reach 2.5 percent. That’s more than half a point higher than what 10-year Treasury yields indicate. This divergence between markets and policymakers’ views on the most likely path for borrowing costs is significant because it means investors may adjust their expectations of Fed tightening upward both further and faster. In addition, central banks might tighten more than they currently anticipate because of persistent inflation. For the Fed, this means the main interest rate at the end of the tightening cycle might exceed 2.5 percent. Implications of the rate-path divide The path of policy rates has important implications for financial markets and the economy. As a result of high inflation, real rates are historically low, despite the recent rebound in nominal interest rates, and are expected to remain so. In the United States, long-term rates are hovering around zero while short-term yields are deeply negative. In Germany and the United Kingdom, real rates remain extremely negative at all maturities. Such very low real interest rates reflect pessimism about economic growth in coming years, the global savings glut due to aging societies, and demand for safe assets amid higher uncertainty exacerbated by the pandemic and recent geopolitical concerns. The unprecedented low real interest rates continue to boost riskier assets, notwithstanding the recent upward move. Low long-term real rates are associated with historically elevated price-to-earnings ratios in equity markets, as they are used to discount expected future earnings growth and cash flows. All things being equal, monetary policy tightening should trigger a real interest rate adjustment and lead to higher discount rate, resulting in lower stock prices. Despite the recent tightening in financial conditions and concerns about the virus and inflation, global asset valuations remain stretched. In credit markets, spreads are also still below pre-pandemic levels despite some modest widening recently. After an exceptional year supported by solid earnings, the US equity market started 2022 with a steep retreat amid high inflation, uncertainty about growth and weaker earnings prospects. As a result, we expect that a sudden and substantial rise in real rates could cause a significant drop for US stocks, particularly in highly valued sectors such as technology. Already this year, the 10-year real yield has increased by nearly half a percentage point. Stock volatility soared on greater investor nervousness, with the S&P 500 down more than 9 percent for the year and the Nasdaq Composite measure tumbling 14 percent. Impact on economic growth Our growth-at-risk estimates, which link future economic growth downside risks to macrofinancial conditions, could increase substantially if real rates rise suddenly and broader financial conditions tighten. Easy conditions helped global governments, consumers, and businesses withstand the pandemic, but this could reverse as monetary policy tightens to curb inflation, moderating economic expansions. In addition, capital flows to emerging markets could be at risk. Stock and bond investments in those economies are generally seen as being less safe, and tightening global financial conditions may cause capital outflows, especially for countries with weaker fundamentals. Looking ahead, with persistent inflation, central banks face a balancing act. All the while, real interest rates remain very low in many countries. Monetary policy tightening must be accompanied by some tightening of financial conditions. But there could be unintended consequences if global financial conditions tighten substantially. A higher and sudden increase in real interest rates could lead potentially to a disruptive price revaluation and an even larger selloff in stocks. As financial vulnerabilities remain elevated in several sectors, monetary authorities should provide clear guidance about the future stance of policy to avoid unnecessary volatility and safeguard financial stability. Jeff Kearns Managing Editor IMF Blog jkearns@IMF.org     Thank you again for your interest in IMF Blog. Read more of our latest content here. Take good care! An overdependence on investment and exports imperils the nation’s long-sought transition to sustained high-quality growth China China’s Shift to Consumption-Led Growth Can Aid Green Goals Shanghai's Nanjing Road shopping district. (Photo: zhaojiankang/iStock by Getty Images) By Chang Yong Rhee, Helge Berger and Wenjie Chen IMF Asia and Pacific Department   China rebounded strongly from the pandemic, but growth is losing momentum while remaining overly dependent on support from investment and exports. This imperils the nation’s long-sought transition to sustained high-quality growth that’s balanced, inclusive and green. While China’s many challenges have no easy answer, the key message of the IMF’s annual Article IV review of the economy is that rebalancing toward a more consumption-based model will boost growth prospects in the short term and deliver high-quality expansion in the long run. Importantly, it will also help bring the country closer to achieving its climate goal of carbon neutrality before 2060. More immediate economic headwinds include slowing real estate investment and rapid withdrawal of fiscal support. What’s more, new outbreaks of more transmissible virus variants are prompting more lockdowns, weighing on the crucial recovery of private consumption. While exports have boosted growth during the pandemic, these global tailwinds are poised to unwind eventually, leaving the world’s second-largest economy to contend with serious challenges. One of these is stagnant domestic productivity growth, which has leveled off in the past 10 years just as China’s workforce stopped expanding. Economic challenges Obstacles also include waning benefits from traditional infrastructure spending and technological decoupling, the reduced flow of international trade in high-tech goods and services. Importantly, a slowdown in trade and cross-border investment is bound to be quite costly economically and can affect global growth, recent IMF staff research shows. And China’s quest for carbon neutrality is another challenge to tackle. So, what are policymakers to do? The country will benefit in the long run from a strategy that strengthens consumption in a more lasting way while also supporting greater productivity. And a shift to a more consumption-based growth model will also get China closer to its climate goals. In the near term, fiscal policy should be more neutral and steer spending away from infrastructure and toward income support to vulnerable people to boost lagging private consumption. And an improved social protection system would offer people more security, reduce precautionary savings, and better promote consumption in the future. Fostering competition At the same time, re-energizing economic reforms stalled by the pandemic would boost productivity and reverse faltering market dynamism by empowering private enterprises. This means letting private firms compete more with state-owned companies and continuing to open domestic markets. Rebalancing China’s growth promises a double benefit, supporting the domestic economy while also improving prospects for the world avoiding the worst effects of climate change. Further investment-driven growth would not only accelerate the decline in investment returns but also, —due to the high carbon-intensity of investment, including from construction—make it much harder for China to meet its climate goals. Conversely, successfully rebalancing toward consumption will aid China’s climate aims by shifting activity to relatively untapped services industries and away from carbon-intensive industrial sectors. Of course, there will be tradeoffs between achieving climate goals and growth. While those cannot be fully eliminated, rebalancing towards more consumption-led growth will decrease the energy intensity of China’s GDP and thus, lessen the country’s energy demand and ease the pressure for energy security. In fact, rebalancing alone can help cut carbon emissions by about 15 percent over the next three decades, as IMF staff simulations show. At the same time, climate policies combined with greener investment—which is more productive and growth-friendly than traditional spending—will help steer demand away from emissions-intensive uses and support greener development. Together, policies centered around economic rebalancing would ensure that sustained high-quality growth is achievable and more durable. This would not only benefit China, but also the world. ***** Chang Yong Rhee is director of the Asia and Pacific Department. Helge Berger is the China mission chief and assistant director in the Asia and Pacific Department. Wenjie Chen is a senior economist in the Asia and Pacific Department.   RELATED LINKS Read the Article IV review Read the press release China and the IMF

SOCIAL SECURITY MATTERS..update

4 Questions About Social Security That Can Help You Plan Your Retirement
01/27/2022 02:59 PM EST

Social Security benefits are part of the retirement plan of almost every American worker. If you’re among the many people covered under Social Security, you should know what your future benefit may be. These monthly payments may be a vital part of your retirement income. We base your benefit payment on how much you earned […]

Eκδοση του βιβλίου "Το ημερολόγιο ενός τρελού"

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EUROPEAN BANK..update

 

News EBRD invests in urban regeneration and green buildings in Greece 28-01-2022 09:34 AM GMT Bank deepens partnership with Dimand through additional €50 million commitment Record EBRD investment in Turkey to support recovering economy 27-01-2022 02:21 PM GMT €2 billion in financing, with more than half going to green projects EBRD delivers near-record investment in Ukraine in second year of pandemic 27-01-2022 12:53 PM GMT €1 billion in a significant boost to the economy EBRD and QNB ALAHLI accelerate trade finance digitalisation 27-01-2022 08:18 AM GMT Trial with innovative digital trade finance network Contour, involving CargoX EBRD increases support for cheese maker Land’Or in Morocco 25-01-2022 02:37 PM GMT €3.5 million loan to finance additional equipment and working capital EBRD, EU and EIB help improve solid waste management in Osh 25-01-2022 07:29 AM GMT New waste collection vehicles delivered to major Kyrgyz city EBRD and EU help Ukrainian berry producer enter EU markets 26-01-2022 01:14 PM GMT Improved quality standards open new doors for Atlas Export EBRD invests a record US$ 690 million in Uzbekistan in 2021 27-01-2022 09:26 AM GMT Financial support for renewables, green lending and SMEs

"NEA ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ" ανακοίνωση..

 

Αθήνα, 27 Ιανουαρίου 2022   Από το Γραφείο Τύπου της Νέας Δημοκρατίας εκδόθηκε η ακόλουθη ανακοίνωση: «Ακούσαμε απόψε τον κ. Ανδρουλάκη, από τη μία να λέει ότι το ΚΙΝΑΛ υπερψηφίζει την πρόταση δυσπιστίας του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ κατά της κυβέρνησης και από την άλλη να υποστηρίζει ότι δεν είναι ώρα τώρα να γίνουν εκλογές. Το πώς συμβιβάζονται αυτά τα δύο μόνο ο ίδιος το ξέρει. Τελικά η αυτόνομη πορεία αποδεικνύεται εξαιρετικά δύσκολη όταν δεν μένει σύνθημα, αλλά πρέπει να αποδειχθεί στην πράξη».

Informal Meeting of Ministers for Education and Youth

 

Press material Thursday 27 January 2022   ● Council of the EU   27/01/2022 21:21 | Press release | Presidency press release - Informal Meeting of Ministers for Education and Youth   The informal meeting of EU ministers responsible for education and youth, taking place on 27 January 2022 in Strasbourg, brought the ministers together with European youth delegates for the first time, to discuss European best practices for sustainable development, whether in schools or through youth engagement. The aim of these discussions is to further develop the European strategy in this area, in anticipation of the Council meeting of ministers for education and youth on 5 April 2022. The informal meeting of EU ministers responsible for education and youth, taking place on 27 January 2022 in Strasbourg, brought the ministers together with European youth delegates for the first time, to discuss European best practices for sustainable development, whether in schools or through youth engagement. The aim of these discussions is to further develop the European strategy in this area, in anticipation of the Council meeting of ministers for education and youth on 5 April 2022. Following the EU Youth Conference that ended on 26 January, the European youth delegates were invited to take part in discussions with the ministers for education and youth on the topic of youth civic engagement, in particular to promote sustainable development. This event was at the crossroads of two major European concerns: the role of young people in EU governance, with 2022 designated as the “European Year of Youth”, and fostering active European citizenship, for a people-focused and socially committed Europe. It is above all a matter of equipping young people with the means of understanding the complex issues of the world today by drawing on their academic knowledge and exercising their critical thinking skills, the first prerequisite of a renewed, confident citizenship. This is the pedagogical challenge of sustainable development education that must combine the social, economic and environmental aspects. As Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, reiterated, education is fully a part of the European Green Deal. These discussions will contribute to European initiatives and will inform the discussions of the Council of the European Union on young people’s involvement in protecting the environment and on education in environmental sustainability. The informal ministerial meeting also included the awards ceremony for the “Young and Eco-Committed” call for projects, rewarding young people’s innovative and concrete initiatives to promote sustainable development. This call for projects, aimed at young Europeans between 18 and 30 years old, saw a total of 117 participants from 15 Member States. 14 finalist projects, selected from among the 55 entries, were presented at the EU Youth Conference before a jury presided by Sarah El Haïry, the Minister of State for Youth and Engagement. The winners of the Jury Prize were: The project “Green Tsunami” with the creation of a eco-friendly festival bracelet, offers festival-goers access to advantages during the event and encourages organisers to take responsibility The project “Ouroboro” aims to establish local recycling points to collect plastics and recycling waste as well as raise active awareness at schools The project “Recypient” has the goal of setting up a system for eco-friendly standardised, returnable packaging in supermarkets. The project “Wonderlab” proposes an interactive travelling exhibition on sustainable development geared toward schoolchildren, in particular students in priority education zones. The “public choice” prize was also awarded to the project “La friperie du sport” to make sports equipment available at low cost while promoting second-hand goods.