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Just how easy (or difficult) it is to ‘do business’ in a country is a subject many entrepreneurs and businesses have to consider if operating in or intending to operate overseas. This annual table and report is fascinating from two distinct perspectives. Those at the top of the list in terms of probity such as […]
Corruption Perceptions Index 2011 Read More »
If you’ve had a few bad trading experiences lately then you may want to spare a thought for FX concepts who are apparently the largest currency hedge fund on the planet. It’s been obvious for most of this year that this predatory hedge fund bet that their ’tills would ring’ if a Euroland collapse leads
Betting On A Euro Collapse? Don't Hold Your Breath, Or Your Position Trades Read More »
Ever added to a losing position? No, me neither. There we are talking about risking no more than 1% of our capital per trade and a former Goldman Sachs co chairman treats his company and crucially OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY like a pot at a Las Vegas poker table and goes full tilt and all in.
MF Global Went Postal Read More »
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to comment on the various rumours emanating from the new ‘technocracy’ put in place in Europe. On Friday of last week the FT published their findings that the EFSF could not be enlarged anywhere near the capacity required to be the necessary ‘bazooka’, as a consequence the equity index markets fell
Rumours Are Like Wildfire – You Are Burned Up Before You Know It Read More »
A small-town Greek mayor visits the home of his friend who is also the mayor of a ‘twinned’ small rural Italian town. The Greek mayor is blown away by the amount of luxury on display: swimming pool, three cars, impressive villa with 10 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms. Greek mayor: “My dear friend, who paid for
The End Of The Road Read More »
Six degrees of separation refers to the idea that everyone is approximately six steps away, by way of introduction, from any other person on Earth. A chain of, “a friend of a friend” statements can be made, on average, to connect any two people in six steps or fewer. It was originally set out by
Six Degrees Of Separation Now Shrunk To Three Or Four, But For Bank Contagion It's One Read More »
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 happening before our very eyes. Dexia’s temporary salvation has failed, France
Dexia And The Midnight Runners Read More »
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 back into the MSM’s (main stream media) agenda lately and how the drumbeat started in
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 effort that’s been undertaken by the E.U. to create such a
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 many concessions during the eurozone crisis. In a series of meetings in Berlin and Brussels,
Can A Two Speed Europe Be The Route Forward, Or Will The Divisions Render It Unworkable? Read More »
