Summary
Good morning,
The Greek situation remains fluid, but we now have a clearer idea of what to focus on over Continue Reading →
30
JUN
Commentary:
Well what a day, the DAX opened down 700 points and then put in an impressive rally. Just when we thought the market had settled down we had a US led sell-off late on. Yesterday was a strange day, the product I thought would be volatile e.g. gold was Continue Reading →
29
JUN
Summary
Good morning from Havana,
This is a wild and wonderful city, but if there is a living example of just how irrepressible the Continue Reading →
29
JUN
Commentary:
This is set to be one hell of a day in the markets. They don’t come around too often but this is going to be wild. Greece pulled a stroke with this referendum on Sunday and the question is whether it will back-fire. The vote is a tough call Continue Reading →
26
JUN
Summary
Good morning from Jo’burg,
South Africa although clearly with problems, is a brilliant example of good philosophical leadership. Things are going Continue Reading →
26
JUN
Commentary:
Will this ever get done? However it does show the stupidity of the whole process, trying to agree a deal of orderly repayments from a country that is totally bust. This has to end in a default, either inside the Eurozone or outside via a Grexit, the question is Continue Reading →
25
JUN
Commentary:
Well we are still trying to put the final touches to a Greek deal. Could it fall apart? I guess there is a chance. If that happens the market will go into a tail spin and you can expect to see the DAX below 11,000. But the odds are Continue Reading →
24
JUN
Summary
Good morning,
I am heading to South Africa in the morning so no Continue Reading →
24
JUN
Commentary:
Well the markets have decided we have a deal. A bit premature but I suspect they are right. A collapse in talks at this stage would be a meltdown moment for the markets. Yesterday was a very calm session and I think a guide to conditions we can expect Continue Reading →
Summary
Good morning,
While equities rallied yesterday, we had another day of choppy price moves as we bounced Continue Reading →
Commentary:
It looks like we are going to do a deal for Greece. No surprise there, as I said yesterday it is in no one’s interest for this to melt down into a Grexit. There are two issues here, firstly a deal will kick the Greece story six months into Continue Reading →
Summary
Good morning,
It’s the make-or-break moment in Greek negotiations as leaders prepare to meet in Brussels. Here’s my takeon the politics of it all.
The volume was Continue Reading →
22
JUN
Commentary:
This is all about Greece. As they arrive at the Euro Group meeting with their latest proposal everybody must be hoping that this can get resolved today. When I say resolved I mean kicked down the road six months. Initially there is a pre-meeting so we may get info Continue Reading →
19
JUN
Summary
Good morning,
Ramadan Mubarak to all of our Muslim readers! As the entire Islamic world begins their Continue Reading →
Commentary:
More and more Greece, are we getting a deal or are we heading for a Grexit? I cannot answer that but I am still in the deal at the last minute camp. We may get that on Monday at the leader’s emergency summit. The market is very calm, indices Continue Reading →
18
JUN
Summary
Good morning,
If the Greeks leave the Continue Reading →
18
JUN
Commentary:
Well Janet is a dove and she certainly knocked the stuffing out of the dollar last night. Maybe a rate rise in 2016? If we had not got the Greek situation indices would be hitting all-time highs. So US data is not strong enough to start the tightening cycle, Continue Reading →
17
JUN
SummaryLife’s adventure cut short
Thoughts on the US economy and the Fed
Good morning,
Today we are all a bit numb in this part of Dublin following the horrible news that six young people from this part of the Continue Reading →
17
JUN
Commentary:
Well we cannot get away from this Greek situation. Everyone has an opinion but nobody seems to have a solution. It is set to run and run and there is the chance of a headline at any stage that sends the market into a spin. 30th June is Continue Reading →
SummaryJames Joyce and debt repaymentsGreece to do the right thing, by Greece.
The US – doing just fine
A jolt of common sense?
Happy Bloomsday!
How’s it going? I’ve been doing all sorts of Joycean carryon this morning, Continue Reading →
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