Archive for May, 2012

 

Monday 14th May 2012 ~ Greek Exit From The Euro ?

May 14th, 2012

10:30am  ~  News on Bloomberg this morning is dominated by speculation regarding the probable exit from the Euro by Greece – you can read more about the facts behind the story HERE. I am still in my place in Altea Hills on the Costa Blanca – I’ve been here since Friday and will be heading [...]

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Friday 11th May 2012 ~ Large Trading Losses At JP Morgan

May 11th, 2012

9:20am ~  Another late lie-in this morning, I did not get home until just after 1am, as we went off to a club after our meal last night. There’s no trading for me today, I am off on a 4-day break abroad this afternoon, so I’ve some errands to run this morning plus 3 Skype [...]

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Thursday 10th May 2012 ~ Spanish Bail-Out Moves Closer ?

May 10th, 2012

10:05am ~  Good morning to you all, I’ve had a nice lay-in this morning after a late night yesterday.  I’ve just got down into the kitchen and switched on this laptop. The news this morning is mainly about the Spanish government bailing out one their large banks, you can read more about it here. I’ve [...]

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Wednesday 9th May 2012 ~ Markets In Retreat Yesterday

May 9th, 2012

8:15am  ~  Good morning and I hope you are all having a good week in the markets. As a whole, they retreated down yesterday on worries about the Greek economic situation together with the new French president doubting the relevance of his countries austerity measures. Both France and Greece are revolting against these measures so [...]

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