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Mar 23, 12 •
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German bonds had a second consecutive positive session on the back of bad EMU eco data whereas US bonds booked small gains. In a risk off sentiment, equities corrected further off the highs, commodities were dropped and on intra-EMU bond markets, spreads...
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Feb 27, 12 •
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“All We Are Saying Is Give Greece A Chance.” Are Strawberry Fields Forever? Oh no, not The Beatles. Apologies readers, but as a native of Liverpool it’s often stomach churning to witness them being used to promote movements or ideals....
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Feb 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on Cheers! Can Plato's Logic Solve The Greek Problem?
Is there a beer index? If so find out where it is and go long, very long. No stop loss required as there’ll never be a spike, support will never be tested.. It’s not often that you search for an article title and it comes to you. Whilst searching...
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Jan 19, 12 •
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Whilst it’s not Fitch, Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s Sean Egan of Egan-Jones is a highly respected analyst and let’s not forget this was the agency that stole a march on S&P by downgrading the USA credit rating whilst S&P...
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Dec 20, 11 •
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German business confidence rose marginally for the second month in a row in December, perhaps suggesting that Europe’s largest economy may be weathering the region’s debt crisis. The Ifo institute’s business climate index rose to 107.2 from 106.6 in...
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Nov 18, 11 •
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron will be warned today that he risks creating an unstoppable momentum behind a “two-speed Europe”, which would be dominated by France and Germany, if Britain seeks to gain political advantage by making demands for too...
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Nov 17, 11 •
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Comments Off on Déjà Vu, The Uncanny Sense That We've Been Here Before
At times it’s worth taking a step back from chaotic situations in order to evaluate the damage. This also provides the opportunity to establish what measures have been taken to move away from chaos into effective crisis management. A clearer picture can...
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Oct 5, 11 •
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What would be the biggest news in relation to the ongoing Eurozone crisis? We’re not talking Greece default here, or the troika finally sending white smoke up the chimney from their secretive Vatican like refuge as they play out their version of the...