Despite the efforts of the greatest economic minds available to the European ministers the very best the forecasters, quants, policy ‘makers and shakers’ could devise during the tortured weeks of ‘Merkozy’ meetings was leveraging the initial bailout fund by five times its value to then (fingers crossed) sell the Eurobond paper to Japan, Asia and […]
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Is it irony or coincidence that as we welcome our seventh billionth global citizen into our world global unemployment reaches 200 million according to the ILO. The International Labor Organization said in its report that about 80 million net new jobs will be needed over the next two years to return to pre crisis employment
The OECD Pricks the Eurozone Bubble as 200 Million are Feared Unemployed Read More »
I recently exchanged e-mails with a fledgling FX trader who was concerned with his “lack of focus”. He felt that his mind drifted from subject to subject and he often found himself “aimlessly wandering around the internet” and not focusing on the job in hand. He wondered whether he suffered from some form of attention
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There are many Japanese candlestick purists who will dismiss Heikin-Ashi candles as being; too simplistic, misleading and in some cases amateurish. The most common complaint is that HA lags in a direct comparison with Japanese candles and that lag causes late entry when looking for price action. The counter argument would be that similar to
Once you’ve traded for some time you’ll have a library of trading anecdotes, some are personal, some are second hand or third party. Whilst supporting my youngest Son playing football at a tournament this summer I got into conversation with another Dad. It’s not ignorance on my part but I rarely ask other parents (or
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Assumption, can make an ASS out of U and ME… It would appear that the solution for the Eurozone crisis, released to the markets which the mainstream media lapped up like a child whose Christmas list had been ticked to the letter, has been juiced. Underpinning the detail and process was an assumption and expectation
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George Soros, who achieved fame when he bet against sterling remaining within the Exchange Rate Mechanism in the 1990s, believes the 50 percent “haircut” for private bond holders agreed last week as part of the overall bailout package will only reduce Greek debt by 20 percent. In Soros’ opinion it’s insufficient to stop an economic
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Isn’t the sense of relief contagious? It really is like a massive weight lifted off your shoulders. It’s taken months to reach this situation and the unbridled joy I’m experiencing is difficult to explain and contain. Forget the cobbled together €1 trillion fund, I’m actually relieved that I’ve finally got a reprieve from having to
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You don’t have to dig too deep to discover the real worry amongst EU ministers. Whilst they’re being extremely coy with regards to ‘allowing’ or actively encouraging Greece to default, that decision has probably already been made. If not then the gambit of pushing banks as far as possible should uncover the banks’ collective breaking
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Ultimately the EU ministerial roadshow had to release a plan, even if many commentators believed it to be woefully inadequate they had to be seen to be doing something. The €1 trillion combined rescue package will create the right kind of headlines through the mass media channels to ensure that Joe Public and the rest
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