Monthly Archives: June 2012

‘Toon of the Day: Euro 2012

Could it encapsulate the Euorzone crisis any better? Hat tip Walter “The Grinder” Norosky from Poland. (click here if cartoon is not observable)

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Weekly Eurozone Watch: Spreads Tighter

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund yield 14.4 bps higher; France 12.7 bps tighter; Italy 27.1 bps tighter; Spain 63.8 bps tighter; Portugal 117 bps tighter,  closes below 10% at 52 week low; Ireland 40 bps tighter; Italian and Spanish … Continue reading

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Nonlinear Thinking: Making the Invisible Visible in Video

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Stratfor: Effectiveness of Austerity in Europe (Portfolio)

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German Flash PMI At Three-Year Low

Markit reports on another of the hammers that hit the markets today, Commenting on the Markit Flash Germany PMI® survey data, Tim Moore, Senior Economist at Markit said: “Germany’s private sector economy slipped deeper into contraction territory at the midway … Continue reading

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Eurozone Contraction Continues

Markit reports, Commenting on the flash PMI data, Chris Williamson, Chief Economist at Markit said: “The flash PMI for June rounded off the weakest quarter for three years, indicating Eurozone GDP is likely to have fallen by 0.6%. The downturn … Continue reading

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HSBC Flash China PMI At 7-Month Low

Here’s the first piece of today’s data dump from Markit that hammered the markets and Mr. Risk. Commenting on the Flash China Manufacturing PMI survey, Hongbin Qu, Chief Economist, China & Co-Head of Asian Economic Research at HSBC said: “China’s … Continue reading

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The Solution to Global Warming?

Great commercial from Perrier.  A nice little diversion during these hot days of summer. (click here if video is not observable)

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Spain’s fight to save regions

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New Greek Prime Minister Pleads For National Unity

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