That sums it up brilliantly
In an FT article, the ex PIMCO CEO Mohamed El Erian calls the US economy range bound with little prospect of a collapse or a lift off. He goes on to say the Fed is keeping things on an even keel. This...
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This is not a great statement for the world in the 21st century, the UN reports the number of refugees in 2013 was 50 million, the highest number since 1945. Though as a percentage of global population...
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The world avoided any calamities over the weekend, there are signs a cease fire in eastern Ukraine could lead to that conflict moving towards negotiations, the situation remains volatile in the summer...
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In this morning and had to tap the screen just to see if was still awake as the metal prices had not moved overnight (that continued all day). James Mackintosh, the Short View columnist for the FT...
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In 2007 as the GFC began to crash around Europe the recently elected President of The European Union Jean-Claude Junkers, then PM of Luxemburg, was quoted saying “”We all know what to do, but we don’t...
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The debate about the worth of economic sanctions / blockades has been raging for centuries (remember Troy), in the modern era Cuban, South African, Rhodesian and Iranian. They have been seen as the...
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As the conflicts rage in the ME, especially with the new Islamic Caliphate, we got a mention today of one of the two main players in the unfolding situation not being mentioned by Western leaders or...
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It has been a pretty poor week for the world, a positive being the Obama holiday statement that the US has rescued the Yazidi sect from the Sinjar Mountains. We suspect the actual truth about this...
View Articleemployment in Eden
The Kansas City Fed’s annual Jackson Hole symposium starts Fri and is already dominating the newswires which suggests unless something big breaks, this week could be a long holding pattern for the...
View ArticleSteady as the UK goes
The UK breathed a sigh of relief as Scotland voted NO to independence by 55% to 45%. It appears those whose head was ruling their hearts were quieter than their opposites. The focus for us was on the...
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