Dodd unveils slimmed-down financial reform proposal – latimes.com

Posted by Matt in March 15th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Financial, Clock, Connecticut Democrat, Dodd, Fiasco, Intense Negotiations, Latimes, Reform Proposal, Republican Support, Senators, Time To Act, World Markets

With the Connecticut Democrat unable to secure any Republican support after weeks of intense negotiations — and with the legislative clock winding down — he warned that senators needed to act soon to prevent a financial fiasco from again severely shaking U.S. and world markets.
“Let me be clear: We are still vulnerable to another crisis,” [...]

February Economic Report

Posted by Matt in February 8th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Economy, Financial, Consumer Inflation, Economic Report, Economic Reports, Excess Liquidity, Exporting Companies, Financial Markets, First Moves, Global Economic Growth, Global Recovery, Jiangsu Province, Labour Force, Largesse, Leading Indicator, Minimum Wage, Reaching One, Rmb, Simon Hunt, Skilled Labour, Skilled Workers, World Markets

by Simon Hunt
This will be a shortened version of our usual monthly economic reports, since we have posted several short notes on the economic and financial markets.
This year is likely to be a year of surprises. Global economic growth will disappoint. The intrusion of governments into all matters financial, economic and even personal is a [...]

Analysis: US and Iran appear on collision course

Posted by Matt in July 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Iran, U.S., Ally, Collision Course, Confrontation, Fears, Iran, Israel, Joust, Middle East, Mixed Messages, Oil Markets, Provocative Actions, Sharp Words, tehran, Tension, Uncertainty, United States, World Markets, World Oil

The United States and Iran appear on a collision course in the Middle East, firing off mixed messages that are raising world tension and roiling oil markets amid fears that an eventual confrontation may be military.
Both insist war is not imminent, but their sharp words and provocative actions are stoking uncertainty as Washington and Tehran [...]

Almighty Dolor

Posted by Matt in May 10th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Financial, Baskets, Bet, Brazilian Reais, British Pounds, Canadian Dollars, Currecy Hedging, Denominations, Dolor, Everbank, Financial Institutions, Foreign CDs, Foreign Currency, High Net Worth Individuals, Indian Rupees, Jay Z, Minimum Investment, Mutual Fund, Overstatement, Single Currency, Swedish Currency, Viking Index, World Markets

Hedging the dollar with foreign-currency C.D.’s
Your choices include single-currency C.D.’s — euros, Canadian dollars, British pounds, even Brazilian reais or Indian rupees — or multicurrency C.D.’s bundling predetermined baskets of denominations. For instance, the Viking Index C.D. is made up of Norwegian, Danish and Swedish currency. Other financial institutions offer ways to, in essence, bet [...]