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Ahead Of Euro Summit Spanish Bonds Hit Unsustainable Levels

(IBT) Spanish bond yields have risen above 7 percent, the level considered by analysts as unsustainable in the long-term. The […]

By M Guliyev | 09 Jul 12 | Also posted in Regions | Comments (0)

Oxstones Food for Thought – July 2012 – E.U. Crisis – The Never Ending Story!

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstones Investment Club Why does U.S. model work and EU model does […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 04 Jul 12 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Natural Gas Prices Trends in June

U.K. and Continental European natural gas price trends diverged in June, with a year-on-year comparison showing U.K. gas down 5% […]

By M Guliyev | 02 Jul 12 | Also posted in Commodities | Comments (0)

Big four of Euro agree growth boost, split on bonds

(Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel resisted pressure on Friday for common euro zone bonds or a more flexible use […]

By M Guliyev | 22 Jun 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The three-year loans offered by the ECB to banks have helped stabilise the euro zone

by Economist THE European Central Bank (ECB) tends to take the long way around. When in 2009 the Federal Reserve […]

By M Guliyev | 21 Jun 12 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Spain, Debt and Sovereignty

By George Friedman, Stratfor, Eurozone countries on June 9 agreed to lend Spain up to 100 billion euros ($125 billion) […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 Jun 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

European stock markets rally on stimulus hopes

By BBC News Economy European stock markets rallied on Tuesday afternoon, buoyed by hopes of central bank stimulus measures, falling […]

By M Guliyev | 19 Jun 12 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Regions, Stocks | Comments (0)

Talks resume amid debt crisis during G20 summit

World leaders are resuming talks at the G20 summit in Mexico after a day of tense words over Europe’s debt […]

By M Guliyev | | Also posted in Asia, Latin America, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

2008 Was A Practice Run Compared To What Comes Next

2008 was a practice run, or a warning shot across the bow, compared to what is coming over the next […]

By Aidualc | 15 Jun 12 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

‘Safe Haven’ Sovereign Debt at Lowest Levels in Several Hundred Years

By Jacob Wolinsky, Value Walk, Whitney Tilson has some interesting observations on bond yields across the globe. Yields of countries […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 11 Jun 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture | Comments (0)