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Feb 15, 12 •
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There are some unusual economic indicators that are always worth keeping a keen eye on, the Baltic Dry Index is an official gauge which is simply overlooked and misunderstood. However, it’s often worth considering ‘left field’ indicators as...
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Feb 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on The UK's Economy Is The Sick Man Of Europe
Many market analysts and market commentators will have experienced a deep sense of relief as the news broke yesterday evening regarding Moody’s confirmation that the UK’s Aaa credit rating is under review. It’s not that analysts and...
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Feb 13, 12 •
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Rather than opine on the austerity measures voted in by the Greek coalition government yesterday evening, a short bio is perhaps more appropriate. I won’t insult our readers’ intelligence by pointing out the subtext. In March 2010, Manolis Glezos...
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Feb 10, 12 •
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The Baltic Dry Index And Chinese Import Figures Tell The Story That Most Economists Don’t Want To Hear If there was a well known and highly referenced index that had fallen by over 60% year on year not only would the investment community be deeply...
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Feb 10, 12 •
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Comments Off on As The Greeks Spin Too Many Plates Some Will Inevitably Fall
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos is desperately pressing the domestic political leaders to yield to the conditions for a bailout, stating that a refusal could cause the country’s exit from the euro. The Greek parliament is due to vote on the...
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Feb 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Super Mario Brothers Enter 3D Land
The ECB head Mario Draghi will be fielding questions in Frankfurt today, whilst the Italian PM Mario Monti will be visiting the US. Not sure if Monti will be visiting Princess Peach, or if Draghi will have Yoshi and Toad for company, or if Bowser will spoil...
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Feb 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on Forty Six Million Americans Just Can't SNAP Out Of It
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides financial assistance for food purchasing to low and no income people and families living in the U.S. It is a federal aid program administered by the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S....
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Feb 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on Another Day, Another Deadline
Another Day, Another Deadline – Greece Set For 1 pm (GMT) Crucial Meeting One deadline after another has come and gone over recent weeks. The leaders of the three parties in the coalition government of Prime Minister Lucas Papademos postponed on Tuesday...
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Feb 7, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Superbowl And The Fishbowl That Is The USA
I enjoy watching most sport but I’ve never quite got American Football. However, I do watch the Superbowl from time to time and whilst penning and refining various FXCC articles, mail outs and reports in the early hours of Monday morning I had it on. To...
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Feb 7, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Euro Will Outlast Us All
“The Euro Will Outlast Us All” – Jean-Claude Juncker Jean-Claude Juncker, who heads the Euro group of finance ministers, when interviewed on German radio stated that “the euro would outlast us all”, he’s confident that...
