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Nov 23, 11 •
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I was determined to get another opportunity to use the “Dexia line”, thank you Mr Market. Two issues caught the eye overnight, firstly that the Dexia rescue has failed and secondly that a quiet bank run, for the elite not for us proles, is...
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Nov 22, 11 •
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There’s been many theories and solutions offered up as to the escape route for the current insoluble financial malaise, those of us with memories that extend beyond the previous year’s X-Factor winner will have noticed the subject of Iran creeping...
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Nov 21, 11 •
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Comments Off on What Happens In The Post Apocalyptic Financial Nuclear Winter If The Euro Currency Collapses?
Will the Euro collapse, or will the global investment community switch its attention to the plight of the USA? Will there be warnings versus the dollar and the impending $15.5 trillion of US debt? Will the Euro be allowed to collapse given the monumental...
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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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Nov 16, 11 •
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Comments Off on Just Above Zero Is The New Norm
The current vogue in market analyst circles, when commentating on data produced by various government bodies or respected publishers, is to micro-analyse each minuscule movement and produce reams of discussion on each small variance. Whereas previously a...
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Nov 15, 11 •
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Sacrifices were the essential elements in Greek and Roman religious rituals. Sacrifices could be offered for thanksgiving, to ask for something, or to satisfy the gods. Sacrifices could be of meat, other food, or drink. The last are usually called libations....
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Nov 14, 11 •
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As the dust settles with regards to Greece and Italy can we expect their respective crises to ‘do a Libya’ and simply disappear from the mainstream media’s glare as if the crisis is over, or will the stark realisation emerge that nothing has...
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Nov 11, 11 •
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There’s a media ‘joke’ doing the rounds at the moment, it has all the wit of a German attempting stand up during an open mike session at the Comedy Club so please don’t shoot the messenger but here goes..there’s only one person...
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Nov 10, 11 •
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It’s difficult to know who the phrase “pouring money down the drain” is more appropriate for, the County officials who took on the debt, or the bond holders? What’s fascinating is just how deep and dirty the municipal bond market in...