Posts Tagged ‘Greece’
As most of you know, Rick Santelli is the only media figure I continually praise over and over again as a voice of reason. Well, he did it once again and is one of the main reasons I still watch CNBC. More so, I catch up on Santelli’s video clips every now and then when I have some time. He has proven that he can really give you a good feel for the current environment in just few short minutes. (more…)
Tags: Bernanke, Bond Market, Economy, Europe, Fed, Greece, jobs, Macroeconomic News, Money Printing, QE3, Quantitative Easing, Rick Santelli, Unemployment, Video
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Quote of the Day:
…liabilities and controls go together…
Angela Merkel (more…)
Tags: Austerity, Economic Growth, Economy, Euro, Europe, Eurozone, France, Francois Hollande, Germany, Greece, Italy, Macroeconomic News, Mario Monti, Merkel, PIIGS, Politics, Spain, TIPSTER
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Quote of the Day:
A stitch in time saves nine
Old English Proverb (more…)
Tags: Boe, Drachma, Economy, El Erian, EU, EUR, Euro, Europe, Eurozone, Germany, Greece, Macroeconomic News, Michael Pettis, PIIGS, Politics, TIPSTER, UK
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An extremely powerful dynamic that has huge commercial and cultural implications is at play; namely that technology is enabling trust between strangers. We now live in a global village where we can mimmick the ties that used to happen face-to-face but on a scale and in ways that have never been possible before.
Rachel Botsman (more…)
Tags: Consumption, Debt, Ebay (EBAY), Economy, Europe, Eurozone, France, Greece, Jim O'Neill, Macroeconomic News, Politics, Rachel Botsman, Spain, TED, TIPSTER
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They [Arsenal] have a replay against Chelsea and if they win it they would face a semi-final three days before playing us in the league. But then they did say they were going to win the Treble, didn’t they? It’s squeaky bum time and we’ve got the experience now to cope.
Sir Alex Ferguson – Manchester United Manager (more…)
Tags: Central Banking, ECB, Economy, ESM, Europe, Fiscal Policy, France, Germany, Greece, Inflation / Deflation, Ireland, Italy, Macroeconomic News, Mario Draghi, Monetary Policy, PIGs, Politics, Portugal, Spain, TIPSTER
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LONDON, March 9, 2012 – The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced that its EMEA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee resolved unanimously that a Restructuring Credit Event has occurred with respect to TheHellenicRepublic (Greece).
ISDA from their website: see here. (more…)
Tags: CDS, Daily Reckoning, Debt, ECB, Economy, EU, Europe, Eurozone, Greece, ISDA, Macroeconomic News, PIIGS, Politics, TIPSTER, ZeroHedge
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Quote of the Day:
… this kind of giving be but to give with one hand, and take away with the other, which is deluding, not a giving.
John Milton (1608 – 1674) (more…)
Tags: Banks, Bill Gross, ECB, Economy, Eurozone, Greece, John Milton, LTRO, Macroeconomic News, Mario Draghi, Politics, QE, TIPSTER, ZeroHedge
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Quote of the Day:
I am in favor of having countries lose their sovereignty
Theodoros Pagalos – Greek deputy prime minister (more…)
Tags: Debt, Deficit, ECB, Economy, EFSF, EU, EUR, Euro, Europe, Eurozone, Greece, LTRO, Macroeconomic News, Politics, Silver, Stability and Growth Pact, TIPSTER
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Quote of the Day:
Alright! Move on. Nothing to see here. Please disperse.
Detective Lieutenant Frank Drebin (of the Naked Gun films) (more…)
Tags: Bond Markets, CDS, Credit Derivatives, Credit Markets, ECB, Economy, Fixed Income, Greece, Inflation, ISDA, Macroeconomic News, Mario Draghi, PIIGS, Politics, TIPSTER
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Quote of the Day:
A uniting or cementing force or influence by which a union of any kind is maintained.
Oxford English Dictionary – definition of the noun “bond”. (more…)
Tags: Bond Markets, CACs, CDO, CDS, ECB, Economy, EU, Europe, Greece, Macroeconomic News, Mario Draghi, PIIGS, Politics, QE, Silver, TIPSTER, ZeroHedge
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