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2010 Articles

March

EURO condemned and not just to a tight trading range
A EURO bear market rally in the making
China to exit stimulus plans?
FSA Requests Additional Stress Testing
UK Industrial Output Declines 0.4%
Greek’s woes passé?
UAE Government Pledges to Support Dubai
Oil Falls 2%, Markets Also Down
China speculation takes heat off Greece
Greek debacle on hold, EUR and ‘risk’ in vogue
EURO mess is far from over
EUR euphoria over for now
Will the Greek austerity ‘haircut’ appease the market?
Euro at 10-Month Low
EUR wait and see for Greece
Cable Stumbles as Hung Parliament Appears Likely
Greece will test the EURO even with a rescue package

February

Oil Set for Monthly Gain as Economy Recovers, Stockpiles Drop
U.K. Emerges From Recession at Faster Than Estimated Pace
EURO-Greek woes disguised by month end-extensions
EURO mauled by Greco-Turks
Europe at risk of double-dip recession
A Greek Soap-Opera to derail the EURO
ECB Provopoulos: Changes To Greece Economy “Must Be Imminent”
Mervyn King: Quantitative easing may have to restart
King Says BOE Will Do ‘Whatever Seems Appropriate’ for Economy
GBP Falls as King Outlines Challenges
Markets wait for Bernanke and default announcements
China Bears Raise Fresh Concerns
Oil Prices on the Rise
Euro’s future in question even if Greece rescued: Soros
Oil price reaches six-week high as dollar weakens
Provopoulos Confident Greece Will Meet ‘Very Ambitious’ Goals
With Bernanke engaged with Humphrey-Hawkins, EUR’s direction dictated by Greece
UK retail sales suffer sharp fall on snowy weather
Gold eases after Fed rate hike
Bernanke Gives Dollar the Green Light
Fed Raises Discount Window Rate to 0.75 percent
Greece will cost us all
UK finances deteriorate further
BOE Voted 9-0 to Pause Bond-Purchases on Inflation
Greece’s hiatus favors risk and love for Euro’s
UK Inflation hits 3.5% forcing King letter to Chancellor
EU ministers press Greece on extra deficit cuts
EU’s stoic stance is a market positive for the EUR
Gold slides as dollar rises
China Raises Bank Reserve Ratio to Cool Fastest-Growing Economy
European banks have a $2.3 trillion PIIGS stake, EUR cannot fail
EU Demands Greek Budget Cuts, Pledges to Uphold Euro Stability
Euro Zone Reaches Deal to Help Greece: EU President
Germany bears the weight of the EUR
UK Manufacturing Output on the Rise
BOE warns UK Recovery Slower than Forecast
EUR disappoints despite rumors of aid for Greece
UK Trade Deficit Hits 11 Month High In Dec
Euro Rallies on Greek Aid Speculation
Seller beware, EUR to rally $8b’s worth
Euro dips as eurozone fiscal woes fester
Greek Ouzo crisis escalates into global margin call as confidence ebbs
BOE Committee disagrees on EU Hedge Fund Draft
The EUR and its sovereign concerns dictate position taking
G7 Finance Leaders Meet in Iqaluit
Euro woes deepen relying on NFP for relief
Bank of England pauses asset purchase program
Contagion PIIGS hurt EURO
Opec says oil supply increase ‘worrying’
UK Service Sector Slows Down which could signal a Dip in Growth
UK Conservatives to give more oversight to BOE
EU’s Greece is ‘too big to fail’
The Obama dollar hanging tough
For now dollar agenda remains the same

January

Obama’s State of Union lifts global indices while dollar softens
Dr. Doom Goes to Davos
FSA chairman calls for direct controls on the supply of credit
Davos Forum Predicts “Jobless” Recovery
Bernanke dials for support while State of the Union to address Obama’s Volcker Plan
UK Breaks Recession With First Growth in Year and a Half
BoE’s King says UK needs more robust banking system
Darling: Clear Signs UK Out of Recession, Bumpy Road Ahead
Dollar Supported by Double-Dip Threat
Greek Spreads Tighten Ahead of Syndicated Issuance
Davos bankers to lobby against Obama reforms
Dollar movement contained, markets digest Obama’s proposal
US Banking Reforms – An All or Nothing Proposition
Most Dangerous Government Debt
European bank stocks drop on Obama plans
UK Retailers report weakest Christmas since 2007
Obama Dollar Weakens on Fighting Words
UK Government borrowing hits new record for December
Greece Confident in Raising Money
China mops up excess liquidity
Surprise Fall in UK Unemployment
Bank of England votes 9-0 to hold rates and stimulus plan
Chinese lending fears hit bank shares
UK unemployment total falls to 2.46m
China Chokes Credit while EUR plummets
King Warns of Potential For Inflation
PIIGS at Bay
IMF Warns of Global Recession “Double Dip”
Trichet remains on the offense
PIIGS hurt EUR
Trichet and ECB remain predictable
PBOC is proactive, Bernanke’s Fed is reactive
China orders raise of Bank Reserves
China to beat Bernanke in hiking rates first
What’s ‘Made in China’, Global Growth is hoping it’s not fake
China’s Exports Surge, Imports Rise to Record as Trade Rebounds
NFP to justify Bernanke and Obama’s actions
Bank of England Holds Line on Interest Rate, Continues Asset Purchase
Will Geithner’s cover up affect Bernanke’s reappointment?
Ahead of NFP, dollar ranges
Pimco warn of ‘80pc’ chance of UK rating downgrade
Is Greece to be cut loose by Europe? Where is the solidarity?
Pimco move to sell gilts raises spectre of a UK sovereign debt crisis
UK Factory Production on the Rise
The dollar suffers from a New Years hangover
What’s the dollar to do?

2009 Articles

December

UK Banks to Boost Mortgages in 2010
Iceland Approves 3.8bn Payment to UK and Netherlands
Jobless Claims in the U.S. Fall to Lowest Level Since July 2008
In 2010 Beware Of the Keynesian Hangover
Oil steadies near $79 ahead of US inventories
In December the dollar’s King
Risk appetite shows no sign of slowing
Pound could soon be worth less than euro, warns CEBR
Currencies ‘Carbon Copy’ moves
The dollar is stuck in ‘no-mans land’
Bank of England voted 9-0
The dollar maintains its holiday edge
OPEC Maintains Oil Output Quotas at Meeting in Angola
The dollar is treading water.
Is the dollar ending the funding role?
UK Public Sector Borrowing at All-Time High
The dollar is wilting
Dollar is ‘running with the Bull’s’
UK Jobless Rate Slows in 3rd Quarter
Bernanke to deliver the same at the FOMC
Is Britain Broke? A Look at England’s Financial Reality
UK Inflation on the Rise
Nakheel to Abu Dhabi ‘Please Sir, Can I have some more?’
Abu Dhabi keeps Dubai World’s Islands afloat!
China marches to its own beat!
Darling’s Poison Pill. NY’s Poison Apple?
Dollar Bears Beware!
Sovereignty rating concerns supports dollar?
Recession to Recovery is a Dollar Bear’s Headache
NFP to confirm job losses slowed while unemployment rates tick higher.
Is There Another Dubai on the Horizon?
Will Trichet stand and deliver?
Candidate for the Next Dubai
Markets Rise as Fears of Dubai Default Subside
Investors have a gluttonous ‘risk’ appetite
Are we Dubai or Du-Sell?

November

Dubai not distressed, Dollar gets dumped!
UK to Reveal Recession Worse Than Expected
Dubai Debacle drives Dollar Higher
Dollar gets a get out of jail card, temporarily at least
‘Thank’ Bernanke for ‘giving’ us this.
King Reveals “Secret” Loans to RBS, HBOS
Gold Reaches All Time High on Central Bank Buying Speculation
Pound Falls as King Sounds Warning
Oil Falls to $77 as Market Awaits News
Chinese Banks are falling into US financials acid tests traps
Deflation death spiral killing dollar
Forget Bernanke and Geithner, its risk-aversion that supports the USD
OECD Says China Will Lead Recovery
Conflicting Fed statements confusing markets
MarketPulseFX interview
Gold Closing in on $1150 an Ounce
Bernanke stick to deflation, dollar problem is Geithner’s
Rising Oil Prices Push UK Prices Higher
Bernanke’s reality is fighting deflation not supporting dollar.
Obama fails to resuscitate the dollar
Dollar Déjà-vu.
Is China our savior?
Geithner’s strong dollar policy is a myth.
Obama Dollar to ‘Devalue the Way to Prosperity’!
What’s All This Talk About a Tobin Tax
Struggling Dollar Pushes Gold to Another Record
House Prices in UK Expected to Rise
Cash-cow Bernanke is the dollar’s nemesis
Global Markets Set to Open Higher on G7 Pledge
Report Says UK Unemployment “Set to Slow”
Forget +10.2% it’s +17.5, the broader measure of US unemployment
The dollar has no supporters!
UK Chancellor Calls For Continued Spending
Personal Insolvencies in UK Up 28%
NFP trading is for contrarians!
Bank of England to Spend More on Stimulus
Bernanke ‘stood and delivered’ Trichet and King your next
Bernanke’s ‘extended period’?
Failing Banks Support Dollar Appetite
UK Purchasing Manager’s Index Shows Optimism
The Dollar needs Life-Support.

October

Fiscal Steroids Programs Promote Risk and Carry Trades.
The dollar is getting oxygen.
Norway’s Central Bank Raises Rates to 1.5 Percent
Too ‘Big to fail’ is getting too ‘Big to Bail’
UK Retail Sales Surpass Expectations
Yields aid the dollar!
BoC Govenor Warns Banks to Mend Ways
China does not want the dollar?
UK Unable to Shake Off Recession
UK Economy Shrinks Another 0.4 Percent
Obama’s ‘Lost Decade’, made in Japan.
Yes Comrade! Obama ‘orders’ pay cuts. What’s happening to Capitalism?
Mervyn King Calls for Splitting UK Banks
Alistair Darling Versus BoE and Goldman
European policy makers, a team consisting of individual actions. Disaster!
UK government borrowing hits record £77bn six-month high
Bernanke’s iPod play list urges ‘US to be frugal and Asia to consume more’
Fed’s Reverse-Repo Position
The dollar sees red!
Bernanke, what have you done?
Trichet is vocal that EUR was not created to be ‘the’ reserve currency.
Cable advances on rumors that BOE will suspend asset buy-back
Are Bernanke and the Fed not USD bearish?
Fed Minutes showed that policy makers were open to expanding MBS purchases
Gold Hits New Record – $1,070 an Ounce!
The Cheek of Goldman
Dollar loses reserve currency to JPY and EUR
No dollar crisis here!
Oil tops $73 High Demand and US Dollar Weakness Main Factors
Gold surges through new record
Sterling tumbles on shock UK inflation fall
UK Research Group Says Interest Rates to “Stay Low for Years”
Resurrecting the dollar?
Germany’s trade surplus falls 43%
Weak dollar improves US trade gap
Another US bailout on the horizon?
Bernanke gives the dollar a boost with rate talk
The Fed is prepared to hike rates
Oil settles above $71
Britain Overtakes US as Worlds Top Financial Center
Asian Banks Continue to Intervene on Behalf of the US Dollar
ECB on hold
Predictable King-Trichet
Where is your ‘double-dip’ now Roubini? Greed got us into this mess and greed is getting us out and into another bubble!
Reverse Mortgages to be Next Subprime?
Australia First G20 Country to Raise Interest Rates
UK Industrial Output Slides in August
Oil States Deny British Report on Replacing the US Dollar
The ‘Big Dollar’ has caught more than the Flu! Where is its vaccine?
G7 Minister’s Accept Weaker Greenback
‘Roubini Recession, Bernanke Depression’- a new Dylan title?
9.8% US Unemployment Rate with over 10.4 million on Jobless Benefits.
BoE to Exit QE Program in 6-12 Months According to Poll
Central Bank Exit Policies
Eurozone Jobless Continues Rising
German jobs saved by short-time working subsidies, says IMF
Stock futures slip further after data
UK Corporate Debt Rise Lends Weight to Recovery
Britain to make ’stronger’ exit from recession
IMF says world economy is recovering
Eurozone Unemployment Continues to Rise
Ireland take to the polls for Lisbon.
G7 has seen the light, it wants to be the ‘big dollars’ crutch!

September

Top UK Banks Cave to Goverment Pressure on Bonuses
IMF G7 and World Bank Meetings Schedule
G20 means G7 no longer only game in town on forex
Europe Shares Set for Best Quarter in 10 Years
Brown says markets ‘need morals’
Do not adjust your monitors!
UK Economy Contraction Reduced
FSA Orders Insurance Compensation
Is the USD getting ‘flu’ like symptoms again?
Eur/Cad above 1.6000 now
Market eyeing suppot at 1.4690/10 level for Eur/Usd
Bernanke and Co. agree to continue to give free money!
The Punch Drunk ‘dollar’ is Another Headache!
Swiss Retail Numbers Rise in July
Q&A with Japanese Market Participants about New Policies
Oil climbs to near $72
Central banks keep rates at record low
UK House prices rise 0.8% to fuel rebound hopes
Bank of England holds rates at 0.5%
Sweden Goes Negative

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