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Has The Jobless Recovery In The USA Really Moved On To Become A Jobs Recovery?

As the impact of the 2008-2209 crash subsided the ‘mainstream media commentary collective’ created new buzz words and phrases to be contained in the revised popular lexicon. This list has seen the addition of anachronisms such as “TARP” and the writing into popular culture of “credit crunch” and “quantitative easing”. A “jobless recovery” duly took […]

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Focus Returns To European Banks' Capital Adequacy

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Many of the capital increasing proposals put forward by as many as thirty European banks may be rejected as not sufficiently credible. Banks were instructed to devise plans to increase their capital cushions (reserves) in December after the European Banking Authority discovered in December 2001 they collectively need to raise circa €115bn in order to

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The UK Is A Rock In A Hard Place

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Pandora’s box is an artefact in Greek mythology, taken from the myth of Pandora’s creation in Hesiod’s Works and Days. The “box” was actually a large jar given to Pandora which contained all the evils of the world. When Pandora opened the jar, all its contents except for one item were released into the world.

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Greece Will Default On Its Debt And Will Eventually Leave The Euro

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“Greece Will Default On Its Debt And Will Eventually Leave The Euro” – Paul Krugman The USA jobs numbers could disappoint.. So another month ticks by and another ‘NFP day’ comes around. For what it’s worth my advice is that, unless you’re already in a trend trade, you should be incredibly wary of taking a

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The Economic Death Of A Generation

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George Bush gave some legendary quotes during his time in office, the media labeled them “Bushisms”. On occasion a light was shone into the truth behind the actions of the USA admin. and govt. due to his quotes. This quote, (however clumsy), highlighted the real agenda behind the rescues, bailouts and QE at the time

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There's A Few Sticky Points To The Sticking Plaster For Greece

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A spokesman for the Greek government said this morning that negotiations with its lenders are now focused on three issues; wages, pensions and bank recapitalization. Pantelis Kapsis, when interviewed, told Greek television that there are just a few “sticking points” to be cleared up before the Private Sector Involvement (PSI) is agreed by all parties.

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The Original Japanese Expression For Quantitative Easing

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量的金融緩和, ryōteki kin’yū kanwa The markets have been subjected to a softening up process over the past month or so, with regards to an expectation that further Q.E. will take place by the UK’s Bank of England possibly at their next monthly meeting. Given the topic is hot it may be worth taking a ‘lite-bite’

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The Suffering In Greece Won't Vanish Once The Ink Dries On The Swap Deal

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The highest proportion of European companies on record are missing profit estimates despite the region’s stocks post their best start to a year since 1998. Market bulls believe that the Stoxx 600 will extend this year’s four percent gain as the region’s stocks are still cheap and efforts by the European Central Bank to boost

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Default Is Not A Get Out Of Capitalism Free Card

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Default Is Not A Get Out Of Capitalism Free Card, But There’s Always The Sun The first time I went to Greece was to a small island called Lefkas, back then the small village of Vasiliki was at the time (late 80’s) termed “the windsurfing capital of Europe”. It was a cheap holiday, the accommodation

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How To Fiscal Your Compact, Or Compact Your Fiscal..Or Something

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Twenty five European countries have finally endorsed the fiscal pact. They’ve agreed to enshrine balanced budget legislation into their national law, with annual structural deficits capped at 0.5% of GDP. Transgressors face penalties of 0.1% of GDP, with fines being added to Europe’s bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). The UK and the Czech

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