Today, there are again few important eco data on the calendar in Europe. In the US, the import prices, the March trade data and the jobless claims will be published. The jobless claims have most market moving potential. A better figure might be slightly supportive for the dollar. However, the focus will stay on Europe. […]
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“All We Are Saying Is Give Greece A Chance.” Are Strawberry Fields Forever? Oh no, not The Beatles. Apologies readers, but as a native of Liverpool it’s often stomach churning to witness them being used to promote movements or ideals. It’s beyond parody how much the iconoclasm of the group is maintained. By the way,
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How does that phrase go again; “you can fool some of the people some of the time, not all of the people all of their time”? Ah-ha! Here it is; ” You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not
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If there’s a metaphor for the Dutch finance minister being locked out of his hotel room upon his return after “exhausting” negotiations then others will have to supply it. There was a certain amount of irony at play given his call for a permanent presence by the troika in Athens for the duration of the
Austerity? Check. Bailout? Check. Growth Plan? Err… Read More »
There is one headline and discussion point, in relation to the Greece debacle, which constantly catches the attention IF you’re concentrating; “At stake is a target of lowering the debt to a more manageable 120 percent of gross domestic product by 2020. EU and IMF officials believe that target, which assumes Greece will run a
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Argentina 1 Banking System 0. Are We Being Softened Up For A Drunk And Disorderly Greek Default? It’s both fascinating and ominous in equal measures to watch the frayed nerves on show as we reach the end game for Greece and it is simply the end of the game, not the end of days. Perhaps
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It’s quite fascinating to note that whilst there is a Chinese delegation visiting Washington to meet with Barack Obama a European delegation is visiting Beijing. Whilst in the USA the Chinese officials have been very vocal their support of Europe (and the euro in isolation) similarly the European delegation in Beijing have been met with
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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 was participating in a protest demonstration in Athens, when the Police launched tear gas right into
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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 measures this weekend. Euro region ministers are set to meet again on Feb. 15.
As The Greeks Spin Too Many Plates Some Will Inevitably Fall Read More »
Is there a beer index? If so find out where it is and go long, very long. No stop loss required as there’ll never be a spike, support will never be tested.. It’s not often that you search for an article title and it comes to you. Whilst searching ‘the wires’ for news items to
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