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January 17th in Banking News, Bonds, City News, Economy, Europe, Mohamed El-Erian by Editor .

Mohamed El-Erian on 2011

Pimco’s co-CEO tells CNBC of “Exciting Time” for investors…

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September 28th in Economy, Europe, Humour, International by Editor .

Don’t confuse “Inflation” with “Fellatio”

Especially if you happen to be a former French minister…

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June 2nd in Banking News, Deficit, Europe, Switzerland by Editor .

The Swiss Antidote to High Taxes and Euro Austerity

Those sneaky Swiss are tempting the overtaxed…

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May 19th in Banking News, Economy, Europe by Editor .

German Meddling Causes Market Chaos

Germany’s market regulator, Bafin: the “extraordinary volatility of the bonds of eurozone states” justified a short-selling ban…

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May 10th in Bailouts, Banking News, City, City News, Economy, Euro, Europe, PIIGS by Editor .

PIIGS Kept Flying With 750billion Euro Package

Hey we are only exposed to 15bn euros worth of liability…

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May 5th in Bailouts, Banking News, City News, Economy, Europe, Markets by Editor .

Contagion Fears Grow

Germany is the cornerstone of the EMU at the present time and the the house is starting to feel very heavy…

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April 28th in Bailouts, Banking News, City News, Credit Rating, Euro, Europe, Greece, Lib Dems, Markets, Vince Cable by Editor .

Vince Cable: UK needs drastic action to avoid Greece’s fate

“unless the next government gets seriously to grips with the deficit problems…we could have a serious problem”

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April 27th in City News, Economy, Europe, IMF by Editor .

Europe’s Recovery IMF’ed

Here’s a quote you won’t find politicians trumpeting in their ‘positive’ election messages…

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April 12th in Bailouts, Banking News, City News, Europe, George Soros, Greece, Speculators by Editor .

Soros: “50-50 whether Eurozone breaks up”

But politics makes currency bets an option only for the brave…or the foolhardy…

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March 26th in Bailouts, Economy, Europe, Greece, Jim Rogers by Editor .

EU and IMF sort Greece. Jim Rogers thinks they shouldn’t have bothered

Greece can breathe a sigh of relief and get back to spending money it doesn’t have…

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March 18th in Economy, Europe, Greece by Editor .

More Strikes In Athens Over Law To Make Taxi Drivers Actually Pay Their Taxes

Greek taxi drivers and owners of petrol stations are striking against a proposed overhaul of tax laws…

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March 16th in City News, Europe, Hedge Funds, Politics, Regulation by Editor .

Hedge Fund Regs Kicked into the Long Grass

Lots of sabre-rattling followed by not much action, we’re in Europe you say…?

March 8th in City, Europe, Hedge Funds by Editor .

UK Hedgies Squirming at Euro Legislation

The Alternative Investment Fund Management directive has some London based hedge funds fearing for their future…

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March 3rd in Bailouts, Currency, Economy, Europe, Greece by Editor .

Greece Passes €Bn Cut. How Will the People React?

Greece is almost over the bailout finish line!

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February 25th in Bailouts, Europe, Goldman Sachs, Markets by Editor .

Goldman’s Scandalous Insult Towards Greece: €2.367 Billion Is “A Rather Small” Amount

Goldman Sachs should win a prize for making the wrong comment at the wrong time about once a week.

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February 17th in Europe, JP Morgan by Editor .

Bomb Explodes At JP Morgan Branch In Athens, Greece

bomb has exploded at the offices of American financial services firm JPMorgan Chase & Co

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February 10th in Bailouts, Economy, Europe by Editor .

Roubini: Euro-mess Still Needs IMF Even if Greece aid “step in right direction”

Dr Doom not convinced – the Greece plan looks like polishing the tip of an iceberg in the hope it melts…

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February 9th in Economy, Europe, News by Editor .

Is Euro Disintegration on the Cards?

You can hear it; you might even be able to smell it…

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February 9th in Economy, Europe, News, Trading by Editor .

Traders Think the Euro is Screwed

Every Trader, Dealer and Hooray is short the Euro as panic sets in…

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February 8th in Economy, Europe, News, PIIGS by Editor .

UK Up a Creek But Better Sterling for a Paddle than the Euro

Unlike our Euro pals, we’ve had the dubious luxury of using quantitative easing to help us devalue our currency…

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