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Sep 26, 11 •
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The “rabbit hole” is an accepted metaphor for the conceptual path which leads to the true nature of reality. Infinitesimally deep and complex, venturing too far down is probably not too clever an idea, you have to wonder if beginning to expose...
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Sep 26, 11 •
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Comments Off on The Euro is Dead, Long Live the Euro
In December 1996, the designs for the euro banknotes were chosen after a contest. The Council of the European Monetary Institute (EMI) chose the winner, the Austrian artist Robert Kalina, “Ages and Styles of Europe” was the theme. The symbolism...
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Sep 26, 11 •
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Comments Off on Politicians, And Their Three Hats
So a nuclear physicist, a lawyer and a history student walk into a meeting..if you were expecting a joke, or an ending with a punchline, then I’m sorry to disappoint. The nuclear physicist is Ms. Merkel, the lawyer is Ms. Lagarde and the history student is...
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Sep 23, 11 •
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Comments Off on The World is on the Eve of the Next Financial Crisis
U.S. stocks have slumped dramatically, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has suffered its biggest two day decline since November 2008 to finish the trading day 3.51% down. The investors’ concerns, that policy makers are running out of tools to avoid another...
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Sep 23, 11 •
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How economic literate are you? Some twenty years back as a bit of pre work 'fun', I set a small team of salesmen I was managing a pre work test. As with all our Wednesday sessions there was a prize at stake which always ensured a competitive edge to...
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Sep 23, 11 •
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The slump in share values and the volatility of the forex markets hasn’t reduced me to swearing, I moved on a few years back from swearing at the monitor and “the markets” when my trades went bad. Oh ok, I admit it, I still do it now and...
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Sep 23, 11 •
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During the 2008-2009 banking crisis the FDIC website experienced a surge in traffic. Plenty of observers have kept a ‘weather eye’ on the site since. It listed and continues to list failed banks and financial institutions in the USA whose...
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Sep 22, 11 •
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The 2011 film Contagion has been a relative hit with USA movie-goers. On the independent film peer review site rottentomatoes.com it's rated highly. There was a French film in 2009 also called contagion and the suspicion is that in the very best...
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Sep 22, 11 •
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Comments Off on Twist, Stick or Bust?
As predicted the Fed, in the form of Ben Bernanke, announced the next phase of the Fed’s policy in the latest attempt to hold off a double dip recession. Overall the narrative lacked the dynamism and the policy lacked the ingenuity many commentators were...
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Sep 22, 11 •
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Comments Off on Bring Out Your Dead…or Pile Them Up
Whilst all the focus is on the plight of the Eurozone the domestic financial mess the USA is locked in continues to escape rigorous scrutiny. California is bust, Jefferson county can’t afford its sewers and now we learn that Wayne County Detroit’s...
