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The Beginning Of The End For Greece’s Membership Of The Euro
Steve Wilson, May 14th, 2012
The results of the Greek election have once again raised the possibility of a Greek exit from the Eurozone. In fact, many market commentators (myself included) now think a Greek exit inevitable. If Greece ends up with an anti-austerity government it seems inevitable that the Troika, that is the European
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The Pound Continues To Benefit From The Eurozone Crisis Reaching A 3.5 Year High Against The Euro
Steve Wilson, May 9th, 2012
The British Pound has continued to benefit from the escalating crisis in the Eurozone reaching the highest level against the single currency in more than 3.5 years. Sterling has risen against the Euro to levels not seen since November 2008 after elections in France and Greece at the weekend cast
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Ponzi Finance Part 2: Europe’s Leaders Will Do Whatever It Takes To Hold The Eurozone Together
Ben Mountifield, April 19th, 2012
Europe’s leaders have proven that they will do whatever it takes to hold the Eurozone together. The European Central Bank (ECB), along with others around the world, has dramatically increased the size of its balance sheet in order to prevent a repeat of the 2008 credit crisis. By early March
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Our Broken Money – The Root Cause Of Inflation
Ben Mountifield, March 22nd, 2012
Money should perform three roles: First it must act as a medium of exchange, second it should act as a unit of account, and lastly it should provide a store of value. Medium of exchange The primary function of money is to act as a medium of exchange. In this
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Potential Trade: Profiting From A Possible Decline In The Yen
Adam Tremaine, March 9th, 2012
As the chart below shows, since April 2009 the US Dollar has been in a long downtrend versus the Japanese Yen. Between the high on 6 April 2009 at 101.46, and the low on 28 October 2011 at 75.61, the USD fell 25% vs. the JPY. However since the BoJ
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Japan: The Next Sovereign Debt Domino
Steve Wilson, March 8th, 2012
It’s looking increasingly likely that the next country to experience a serious sovereign debt crisis will be Japan. Here’s why… Among the ten largest developed economies Japan is the most indebted with total debt as a percentage of GDP of 512% – only narrowly higher than Britain, but far higher
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Fed Rate Announcement Sends Dollar Lower & Gold Higher
Ben Mountifield, January 26th, 2012
Last night the Federal Reserve announced that it expects to keep interest rates in the US at their record low level until late 2014 – a move which sent the US dollar lower and gold sharply higher. A 6 Month Chart of the US Dollar Index A 6 Month Chart
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Draghi Follows In Bernanke’s Footsteps & Earns His Wings
Ben Mountifield, January 9th, 2012
It looks as if Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has got himself a wingman in the form of European Central Bank President Mario Draghi. Bernanke earned the nickname ‘Helicopter Ben’ after giving a speech in November 2002 in which he commented that “helicopter drops” could be used to put money
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Stock Up On Euros Before The Pound Becomes Toilet Paper
Ben Mountifield, December 22nd, 2011
As the holiday season approaches many will be thinking about buying Euros, and with the British Pound close to €1.20 the question is, is now a good time to stock up on Euros? In response to the global economic downturn Britain embarked on a programme of massive money printing which
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US Stocks, Gold & Commodities Lifted By Short-term Dollar Weakness
Adam Tremaine, December 21st, 2011
The dollar’s perfect bounce off the top of its upper trend line has provided a short-term boost to US stocks, Gold and Commodities. As the chart below shows, the US Dollar Index (which measures the US Dollar against a basket of foreign currencies, most notably the Euro) has been one
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