“Buy on the rumour sell on the news” is a tried and tested market trading approach, traders often make trading decisions based on what they calculate may happen due to any given economic report or event (the rumour). Once the event passes or the report is released (the news), they then ‘dump’ their positions and […]
Buying the Rumour but Will We Also Buy the News? Read More »
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 just how deep the global economies’ rabbit hole is burrowed will now irreversibly
[quote]A day will come when all nations on our continent will form a European brotherhood. A day will come when we shall see the United States of America and the United States of Europe, face to face, reaching out for each other across the seas. – Victor Hugo 1848.[/quote] In December 1996, the designs for
The Euro is Dead, Long Live the Euro Read More »
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 again, but hey, you have to have
Fracking Shale Gas, Fracking Economy Read More »
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 depositors and investors required assistance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The late 2000s financial
The Recent History of Epic Bank Failure has been Forgotten Read More »
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 morgue can’t afford to bury, or cremate their dead. Having sacked three out
Bring Out Your Dead…or Pile Them Up Read More »
[quote]He’s not the messiah, he’s a very naughty boy.. – Monty Python, Life Of Brian.[/quote] There was a time when politicians made an effort to set the moral agenda. However, given the refusal of leading politicians (in all countries) to accept any responsibility for their actions it comes as no surprise when the CEOs of
Falling on your sword is just so last century Read More »
Chinese proverbs, you could spend an age reading the short stanzas whilst contemplating the meaning and being humbled by the wisdom of an ancient culture that has fashioned, reduced and compartmentalised certain life events into short dynamic phrases. Visions of Yoda like Chinese overlords, reverently musing their economic pearls of wisdom, in quiet whispers to
When the Tree Falls, the Monkeys Scatter – 树倒猢狲散 Read More »
As the saying goes; “a week is a long time in politics”, but in Silvio Berlusconi’s situation it’s been an incredibly short week. Last week he’s schmoozing Chinese officials in an attempt to woo China in the hope that China will become the de facto bank of last resort for Italy and indirectly prop up
Italy gets downgraded and now it's Berlusconi's turn to get boiled Read More »
One of the first and most crucial instructions novice pilots are given in how to communicate with the aircraft control tower is to keep communication brief, clear and relevant. “Think about what you are going to say before saying it. Mentally go over exactly what you will say before touching the radio and keep it
Delta One, this is Control Tower Two Calling, Please Respond…Over Read More »
