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Only One Successful Bid on Iraqi Oil Licenses (WSJ.com)
BAGHDAD -- In a disappointing result for both oil firms and the Iraqi oil ministry, only one oil field was awarded in Iraq's historic bid round on Tuesday, which was won by a BP-led consortium for the giant Rumaila oil field in southeastern Iraq.
Oil companies were surprised and dismayed by the Iraqi oil ministry's aggressive pricing for the 20-year technical service contracts in which companies will be paid a fee for boosting output. The oil ministry often gave a maximum per barrel fee for increasing current production at $2 a barrel for several fields. But the oil firms gave bids of around twice that figure in most cases to more than ten times the oil ministry amount.
... Under the bidding protocol, the oil firms had to agree to match the oil ministry's fee. Because only one field was awarded, Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani adjourned the bidding early before companies could give answers for whether they could match the oil ministry's fees for three oil fields and one gas field.
Six existing oil fields and two gas fields were up for bids on Tuesday, marking the first opening of the oil sector to Western companies for the first time since Iraq nationalized the oil industry in 1972.
Mr. Shahristani gave the companies that scored the highest points for bidding for each field a chance to resubmit their bids by 11 a.m. EST on Tuesday. The points were based on a total score of 100 and judged on the company's fee proposal and its peak production amount for the field. Those revised proposals will be considered by the Iraqi cabinet, which will decide how it wants to proceed for the five oil fields and two gas fields that have yet to be awarded. It's unclear whether they will hold another bidding process or opt for another solution.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124635835306572521.html
米雇用、在職者に偏る雇用需要 不況下の生き残りは高い能力の証明、失職者のハードルに
Only the Employed Need Apply (WSJ.com)
With unemployment at 9.4% and rising, it’s a buyer’s market for employers that are hiring. But many employers are bypassing the jobless to target those still working, reasoning that these survivors are the top performers.
“If they’re employed in today’s economy, they have to be first string,” says Ryan Ross, a partner with Kaye/Bassman International Corp., an executive recruiting firm in Dallas. Mr. Ross says more clients recently have indicated that they would prefer to fill positions with “passive candidates” who are working elsewhere and not actively seeking a job.
... Employers’ preference for the employed adds another hurdle for those who have been laid off. Job seekers frequently are competing with dozens of other applicants for the few available positions.
... Nonetheless, many employers consider the employed more valuable and worth the extra effort. Health-care management-consulting firm Beacon Partners Inc., Weymouth, Mass., has openings for 10 technology-consulting and senior project-management positions. Chief Executive Ralph Fargnoli is looking first for people who are still working. “If they’re still employed that means they have some significant value,” Mr. Fargnoli says.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203872404574257983795638374.html
対北朝鮮、米政府が金融制裁を強化へ 財務省が主導、イラン拠点の香港エレクトロニクスなどが対象 米国企業との取引禁止と在米資産凍結
U.S. Pursues Financial Leverage Over North Korea (WSJ.com)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is preparing to wield broad financial pressure to try to force North Korea to dial back its weapons program, building on strategies former President George W. Bush employed, but then unwound.
The Treasury Department is taking a leading role and will work through international banking channels to try to restrict funds to 17 North Korean banks and companies that U.S. officials say are central players in Pyongyang's nuclear and weapons trade. These firms serve as a financial lifeline to leader Kim Jong Il, his family and ruling circle.
In its first move Tuesday, the Treasury Department said it moved against Hong Kong Electronics, an Iranian-based company that U.S. officials accuse of involvement in North Korea's missile proliferation network, the Associated Press reported.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124637867523774057.html
４月の米S&Pケース・シラー住宅価格指数、20都市圏で前年比18.1％下落 下落率縮小、ブリッツァー委員長「一部地域で価格が安定化しつつあるようだ」
Home Prices Fall at Slower Rate in April (washingtonpost.com)
Home prices fell again in April, but at a slower rate, suggesting some parts of the housing market could be stabilizing, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Price Index released today.
The closely watched home index found that, nationwide, prices declined 18.1 percent compared with April 2008. That was slower than the 18.7 percent decline seen in March.
"The pace of decline in residential real estate slowed in April," David M. Blitzer, chairman of the Index Committee at Standard & Poor's, said in a statement. "While one month's data cannot determine if a turnaround has begun; it seems that some stabilization may be appearing in some of the regions. We are entering the seasonally strong period in the housing market, so it will take some time to determine if a recovery is really here."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/30/AR2009063001137.html?hpid=topnews
６月のユーロ圏消費者物価指数、前年比0.1％下落 初のマイナス、08年原油急落に歪められるインフレの実態 意識される日本「失われた10年」のわな、５月マネーサプライM3伸び率は前年比3.7％に鈍化 金融市場の今後に警戒感高まる
Eurozone falls into deflation as M3 money supply shrinks (Telegraph.co.uk)
The eurozone region has tipped into deflation for the first time since modern records began half a century ago. The M3 money supply has contracted over the last three months, flashing warning signs of potential trouble in six to nine months' time.
Eurostat said the consumer prices index fell 0.1pc in June from a year earlier. The inflation picture has been distorted by the delayed effects of the oil crash from the speculative peak in mid-2008. But while prices are expected to rise again later this year after the commodity rebound, the eurozone is moving uncomfortably close to the sort of trap that engulfed Japan during its "Lost Decade".
... The key surprise has been the fall in M3 money growth to a post-EMU low of 3.7pc in May, far below the ECB's 4.5pc reference target.
The ECB gave warning in its latest Financial Stability Report that banks would need to write down a further $283bn (£172bn) by the end of next year. "Policy-makers and market participants will have to be especially alert in the period ahead. The credit cycle has not yet reached a trough."
The ECB injected €442bn (£377bn) into the money markets last week, offering unlimited funds for a 12-month maturity. So far, the stimulus is not gaining full traction. Over half the money has been placed back on deposit at the ECB itself.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/5700653/Eurozone-falls-into-deflation-as-M3-money-supply-shrinks.html
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