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Questions Remain Despite Obama's Gitmo Order

President Barack Obama has signed three executive orders that could significantly alter the way the U.S. government detains, interrogates and prosecutes suspected terrorists.
The detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is to be closed within one year. Obama also ordered a high-level review of options for handling detainees in the future. Finally, he prohibited the CIA from using interrogation techniques not allowed in the Army Field Manual.

Fulfilling Campaign Promises
Closing Guantanamo and outlawing torture were promises Obama made throughout his campaign, and he followed through on those commitments 48 hours after taking office, even while insisting he would still be tough on terrorists.
"The United States intends to prosecute the ongoing struggle against violence and terrorism and we are going to do so vigilantly, we are going to do so effectively, and we are going to do so in a manner that is consistent with our values and our ideals," Obama said.
The first executive order requires the closure of the Guantanamo facility within one year, but the new administration still doesn't know what to do with the roughly 245 detainees there, nor with suspected terrorists detained in the future. Those are questions that will be "reviewed."
A second order establishes a special task force co-chaired by the attorney general and the secretary of defense to come up with some options. Some House Republicans were quick to weigh in, introducing legislation Thursday that would bar Guantanamo detainees from coming into the United States.
The third order would put an end to the "coercive" interrogation techniques used by the CIA in recent years to get information from high-value detainees. One of those techniques, waterboarding, has already been categorized as torture by Obama's pick for attorney general, Eric Holder. That and other so-called "enhanced" interrogation techniques will be off-limits, though Obama had some trouble making himself clear on this point.
A Possible Loophole
"Anybody detained by the Untied States, for now, is going to be ... any interrogations taking place are going to have to abide by the Army Field Manual," he said.
The key words here may be "for now."
Obama is apparently leaving the door open to some techniques not outlined in the Army manual. The interrogation order sets up a task force to evaluate whether the interrogation "practices and techniques" in the Army manual provide an "appropriate means of acquiring the intelligence necessary to protect the nation."
If, for example, Osama bin Laden were captured, would the CIA be able to use only Army Field manual techniques on him? Retired Adm. Dennis Blair, the president's pick to be director of national intelligence, addressed such questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.
"The choice of what we do in the future is a subject of another review for apprehension, detention, interrogation," Blair said.
This could be a loophole. A senior administration official said the task force will not suggest different interrogation techniques, though the executive order said it could. The apparent contradiction has not yet been explained.
Congressional Reaction
On Capitol Hill, the new executive orders brought a mixed reaction. Democrats praised them but some Republicans were skeptical. Congressman Pete Hoekstra of Michigan, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, said the new guidelines, "put hope ahead of reality."
And the ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Republican Kit Bond of Missouri, speaking at Blair's confirmation hearing, criticized those who he says are content to go back to the old way of doing counterterrorism.
"They call for terrorists to be given the same constitutional protections as our citizens," he said. "They forget that our entire way of life is just a few minutes away from annihilation if terrorists were to succeed in obtaining a weapon of mass destruction or carry out an unrecoverable attack on our nation's infrastructure."
Outgoing CIA Director Michael Hayden says the "enhanced" interrogation techniques that would now be prohibited have produced valuable intelligence and saved American lives. Blair says he is familiar with those arguments, but he is not convinced they should dictate interrogation policies from here on.

"I've heard stories. I've gotten phone calls from people who've been in the business," Blair said. "You've got to sort this out and look at it objectively and find out what the right answer is."
Blair said the "immediate tactical benefit" gained through harsh interrogations is one thing, but then he raised the larger question: What about the effect on America's reputation?

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WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Peter Lowy, the U.S. head of Australian shopping mall operator Westfield Group, on Friday declined to answer questions from Senate lawmakers regarding tax haven activities, claiming Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.

Lowy appeared Friday before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, after being invited to answer charges that he and other members of his family used offshore structures to hide billions from Australian and possibly U.S. tax authorities.
In a report released last week, Senate investigators detailed how the Lowys allegedly used a Liechtenstein foundation to hold $54 million in assets, beginning in 1997. The foundation's assets grew to $68 million in 2001 when it was dissolved and, according to the family's lawyers, used to fund charities in Israel.

The hearing was brief and produced little new information beyond last week's hearing at which Senate investigators unveiled their findings.
But it was punctuated by an angry exchange between the panel's chairman, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Lowy's lawyer, Robert Bennett. In a statement to reporters, Bennett accused lawmakers of misrepresenting the circumstances under which Lowy failed to appear at the committee's first hearing last Thursday.
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The market has been in the process of mounting a significant rally out from the historic lows set by 0.9060 in November 2007. It now appears that a fresh higher low is in place by 1.1465 (November 2008 low) to be confirmed on a break back above 1.3020. The late February break of a multi-week triangle pattern strengthens constructive outlook with the breach of triangle resistance now projecting a measured move objective over the coming months back to challenge the 1.4000, 2004 highs. We would however recommend that longer-term bulls proceed with caution, with the monthly RSI now crossing above 70.

The Bank of Canada lowered its benchmark rate to 0.50% which erased any yield advantage that it had over the Fed Funds rate. An aggressive statement following the rate decision has markets expecting another 40 bps worth of easing from the central bank. As expectations for the Fed Funds Rate remain plus 41, the spread continued to indicate bullish USD/CAD sentiment.

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The Australian dollar finished the week marginally lower, but an unexpected string of bullish economic data boosted medium-term prospects for the previously fast-falling currency. Indeed, economic results for the fourth quarter of 2008 have thus far surprised to the topside. Recent information suggests that the domestic economy remains in better shape than previously assumed—boosting fundamental outlook for the Australian dollar itself.

The upcoming week will bring an important mix of Australian economic data, and the AU$ will likely see substantial volatility on any surprises in a key number of reports. The first noteworthy piece of event risk comes on the Reserve Bank of Australia’s contentious interest rate decision due at 03:30 GMT on Monday, March 2. Interest rate traders predict that the RBA will cut rates by a minimum of 25 basis points to 3.00 percent, but there is likewise a fairly strong possibility of an aggressive 50bp move. Any number of results could elicit strong reactions out of the Australian Dollar, and it will be important to watch the actual rate decision and attached commentary—especially as it relates to future rate expectations.

Aussie dollar traders will subsequently keep a close eye on subsequent Gross Domestic Product and Trade Balance reports. The GDP release is forecast to show that the domestic economy actually expanded through the final quarter of 2008—no small feat given massive global economic headwinds. Unexpectedly strong economic reports to date lend credence to bullish forecasts, but surprises to the downside could potentially deflate the recent spate of hope for domestic economic prospects. Much the same can be said for Wednesday’s Trade Balance result. Australian industry remains highly dependent on global demand, and fast-falling exports bode poorly for broader economic growth. It will be important to watch whether Australian economic data continues to surprise to the topside—the AUD could once again destabilize on deterioration in fundamental sentiment.

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Obama lifts Bush ban on stem cell research

President Barack Obama lifted a ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, lauding potential medical breakthroughs and a new era for US science shorn of political ideology.
The president signed an executive order reversing predecessor George W. Bush's ban, which critics say hampered the fight to find treatments for grave diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and diabetes.
Warning that scientists were deserting the United States for other nations, Obama said "medical miracles" come about only through painstaking research and rejected the "false choice" between sound science and moral values.
"When government fails to make these investments, opportunities are missed. Promising avenues go unexplored," he said at a White House ceremony attended by US lawmakers, religious leaders and scientists including three Nobel laureates.
"Ultimately, I cannot guarantee that we will find the treatments and cures we seek. No president can promise that," Obama said.

"But I can promise that we will seek them -- actively, responsibly, and with the urgency required to make up for lost ground," he said, paying tribute to research advocates such as late Superman actor Christopher Reeve.
Obama directed the National Institutes of Health to formulate guidelines within 120 days on how to proceed with federal research on lines of stem cells procured from private laboratories such as fertility clinics.
His order cannot affect a congressional ban on federal money being used directly to create new stem cells, which are primitive cells from early-stage embryos capable of developing into almost every tissue of the body.
Obama, who has already broken with Bush in other areas such as climate change, endangered species and family planning, also issued a presidential memorandum "restoring scientific integrity to government decision making."
In a clear rebuke of his predecessor, the president ordered officials to ensure that "we base our public policies on the soundest science," and appoint scientific advisors based on expertise and "not their politics or ideology."
Obama said his administration was opening up a "new front" for US scientific endeavor -- but would not permit stem cell research to stray into human cloning, which he said "has no place in our society, or any society."
There was fierce fire from social conservatives and right-to-life groups, who back research on cells taken from human adults rather than embryos.
House of Representatives Republican leader John Boehner said Obama had undermined "protections for innocent life, further dividing our nation at a time when we need greater unity to tackle the challenges before us."
US Catholic Cardinal Justin Rigali called Obama's announcement "a sad victory of politics over science and ethics."

But veteran Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy, who is battling a malignant brain tumor, said Obama had "righted an immense wrong done to the hopes of millions of patients."
"The president's action today unlocks the enormous potential of life-sustaining medical progress against a wide range of serious illnesses and injuries, all within strong ethical guidelines," he said.
President Peter Wilderotter said that "with a stroke of his pen," Obama had tapped into the will of most Americans for potentially life-saving research.
"By removing politics from science, President Obama has freed researchers to explore these remarkable stem cells, learn from them and possibly develop effective therapies using them," he said.
Bush barred federal funding from supporting work on new lines of stem cells derived from human embryos in 2001, allowing research only on a small number of embryonic stem cell lines that existed at the time.


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Fed reportedly struck by yield drop after BOE set gilt buys

(Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve officials were struck by the early apparent success the Bank of England's plans to buy government bonds and could further consider moving forward on a similar effort in the United States, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday.
Britain will officially start quantitative easing -- effectively printing money to help pull the economy out of recession -- on Wednesday with the central bank offering to buy 2 billion pounds of gilts.
Gilts prices have soared, bringing yields lower, since the Bank announced last week it would start buying bonds.
The U.S. central bank said in December it would consider buying long-dated Treasury bonds in an effort to lower borrowing costs. However, the subject has been rarely raised this year, leaving investors to bet that if the plan goes forward, it will happen later rather than sooner.
It is unclear whether the Fed will decide to take new steps at its next scheduled policy meeting on March 17 and 18, the paper said.
The Bank said last week that it would buy assets -- mainly government bonds -- with 75 billion pounds of newly created money to get the recession-hit economy growing again, writing a new chapter in the country's monetary history.


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Europe’s recession forecast to persist into 2010

Europe's recession risks lasting into 2010, according to a European Union assessment that calls the prospects of a return to economic growth next year "highly uncertain".
The document, obtained by the Financial Times and due to be approved by finance ministers on Tuesday, paints a darker picture of the EU's outlook than previous forecasts published by the European Commission.

In January, the Commission forecast a gradual economic recovery in the course of next year, and said it expected gross domestic product to fall 1.8 per cent in the 27-nation bloc this year but to expand by 0.5 per cent in 2010.
The latest policy paper, prepared for the EU finance ministers' meeting, also says that ministers agree that the International Monetary Fund "requires a substantial increase in its resources to assist countries particularly affected by the financial crisis".
European governments represented in the G20 group of advanced and emerging economies agreed in Berlin last month to support an increase in the IMF's resources for crisis management to $500bn (€397bn).

The latest policy paper does not include specific forecasts. But it states that unemployment will rise sharply this year and in 2010. The 16-nation eurozone will also have to tackle persistent gaps in business competitiveness among member states, the paper says.
The outlook for 2010 is "highly uncertain" and "feedback loops" between the real economy and financial markets "are aggravating the situation", it says.
"Financial markets remain volatile and credit channels are not yet functioning properly," the paper says. "Unemployment rates are expected to rise sharply in most member states in 2009 and 2010."
The gloomy assessment follows the European Central Bank's decision last week to revise downwards its 2010 growth forecast for euro zone countries from 1 per cent to zero.
In January the Commission estimated that the jobless rate would rise from 7 per cent of the workforce in 2008 to 8.7 per cent this year and would climb still further to 9.5 per cent in 2010.
EU governments fear that the combination of rising unemployment and Europe's worst recession since 1945 could promote social unrest and labour protests of the kind seen in recent weeks in Bulgaria, France, Greece, Ireland, Latvia and Lithuania.

Since the world financial crisis exploded in September, three European governments have fallen - in Belgium, Latvia and Iceland, which is not a EU member but could soon apply to join.
The EU policy paper says the euro area must address persistent divergence in competitiveness and in current accounts.
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U.N. adviser says China can lead world out of slump

China can lead the world out of the economic crisis thanks to its healthy foreign exchange reserves, robust trade surplus and massive investments round the globe, an adviser to the U.N. secretary general said.
China has so far withstood the economic downturn better than Europe or the United States, though the slump in the United States and Europe has hurt its export sector hard, causing factory shutdowns and job losses.
"I am hoping that China can lead the world out of this crisis first," Jeffrey Sachs, adviser to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, told Reuters late on Tuesday.
"They did not have as big a bubble as in the United States or Europe. China has got lots of foreign exchange reserves, it's got a trade surplus, it's got lots of investment. China has the wherewithal to start the recovery first. If that succeeds in this year, then that would spread to other economies."
China, the world's third largest economy, usually runs a large current account surplus, with vast exports and relatively contained imports.
Economic data released on Wednesday showed that China's exports tumbled in February as the world's third-largest economy felt the full force of the global financial crisis, but capital spending accelerated with the help of the government's massive stimulus package.
The country holds about $2 trillion (1.4 trillion pounds) in foreign exchange reserves. Its current account surplus stood at $440 billion as of end of 2008, up 20 percent over the previous year, according to government statistics.

Policy makers are aware of the chance presented to China to secure long term supplies of energy and raw materials for its factories.

MILLENNIUM GOALS TO BE MISSED?

The economic crisis has raised fears that rich nations could slash aid to poor countries, dashing their chances to achieve the U.N. Millennium Development Goals set in 2000 to halve global poverty by 2015.
Sachs said if the crisis went on longer, there might be need to alter the date.
"The 2015 target is getting tougher and tougher and so in this sense we are going to have to revisit this timetable soon. But I don't want to do it just by throwing up one's hands," he said on the sidelines of an International Monetary Fund meeting.
"We want every ... effort to be made, because we are talking about the world's most vulnerable people. I don't want to let the rich world off the hook because these goals count for something."
The United Nations has said that it would take $72 billion a year to help Africa, a fraction of what governments in Europe and the United States have put into resuscitating their economies.


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World now in grip of 'Great Recession' warns IMF

The world is mired in what future generations may dub the "Great Recession", the head of the International Monetary Fund has declared, in the face of a flurry of negative economic news.
The global economy faces a contraction in overall gross domestic product for the first time since the Second World War, said Dominique Strauss-Kahn. His warning came as:

• Britain's leading economic forecaster, the National Institute for Economic and Social Research, said the UK economy has given up more than two years' worth of expansion, sliding back to the same size it was in summer 2006. It added that the recession had deepened in the first quarter of the year.
China slid into deflation for the first time in the crisis, underlining the fact that Western nations' reliance on Chinese growth in the recession may be futile.
• Evidence emerged of an industrial production collapse across Europe, while the Irish central bank chief predicted his economy would shrink by a staggering 6pc this year.
• Eastern Europe's problems intensified, with the European Union pledging its readiness to give money to Romania and experts warning that Serbia's economy will shrink by 3pc unless it is bailed out by the IMF.
Mr Strauss-Kahn said that the Fund was poised to cut its forecast for 2009 global economic growth from the paltry 0.5pc expansion it predicted in January, saying a negative figure was now more likely.

"Since then the news hasn't been good," he said. "I think that we can now say that we've entered a Great Recession. This recession may last a long time unless the policies we're expecting are put in place, in which case 2010 can be a year of return to growth."
The world economy has not shrunk since 1945 because usually the contraction in recession countries has been balanced out by economic growth from elsewhere. However, the IMF chief said this recession was unusual for its breadth and ferocity. "The IMF expects global growth to slow below zero this year, the worst performance in most of our lifetimes," he said. "Continued deleveraging by world financial institutions, combined with a collapse in consumer and business confidence is depressing domestic demand across the globe, while world trade is falling at an alarming rate and commodity prices have tumbled."
The warning comes only days ahead of the G20 leading economies finance summit, which takes place this weekend. Ministers, including Chancellor Alistair Darling and US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, are due to meet to discuss a concerted response to the latest stages of the economic crisis.

NIESR said it had calculated that in the three months to the end of February Britain's economy shrank by 1.8pc. This is steeper than the official contraction of 1.5pc recorded by the ONS in the final quarter of 2009 and means the economy is now back to the same level it was in August 2006.

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3. Login to your Web Account and click 'Make a Deposit"

Deposit methods
1- Bank wire transfer
A wire transfer is a transfer of money from one bank account to another. The actual transfer is done by the bank, and neither the sender nor the recipient of the money sees or touches the actual funds.
Deposit Time
1-5 business days SigmaForex does not guarantee deposit times in the event of a margin call

Fees
None
SigmaForex will not be held responsible for charges or fees assessed by going through an intermediary bank.
Withdrawal Eligibility
Immediate availability

Restrictions
The account holder name of the funds must always match the name listed as the customer on the trading account.
2- E-gold payments
Open www.e-gold.com- Create new e-gold account - Issue transfer request from your e-gold account to SigmaForex e-gold account.
Deposit Time
Immediate deposit SigmaForex does not guarantee deposit times in the event of a margin call
Fees
None
SigmaForex will not be held responsible for charges or fees assessed by going through an intermediary bank.

Withdrawal Eligibility
Immediate availability
Restrictions
The account holder name of the funds must always match the name listed as the customer on the trading account.

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[Why Sigma]

1. Lowest spreads in the forex market, No other broker offers such competitive spreads .
2. Sigma is the only broker that allows you to customize your trading account as you wish.
3. Maintaining the security of your money is a major objective at Sigma.
4. Our devotion to our clients has made our firm a respected industry leader, that we have a strong commitment to maintain a long term relationship with our clients.
5. Low margin requirement.
6. Full Hedging capabilities.
7. Sigma is a registered financial institution, and registered with the European registration authorities. The regulations set out into notice by these agencies are created to help ensure the safety of our clients’ deposits.
8. We maintain enough liquid capital to meet the needs of the amount required to cover all client deposits, potential shift back and forth in the firm’s currency positions and outstanding expenses.
9. We put forward our financial information to regulatory bodies on a weekly and monthly basis.
10. In addition to all the above, Sigma holds all deposits with only highly reputable financial institutions. We are appreciate the trust of our clients place in us.