The Euro Puzzle
tradinggoddess.com 6/18/2009 — The above chart is the EURO against the dollar. It is by far I believe the most watched chart in the world. Currently, it is being a pain to swing trade. A sell signal has been issued but in such a way, there is little to gain from it if you agree ...

The CEE and the Baltics - Moving Towards the Center of the Storm?
balticeconomy.blogspot.com 10/14/2008 — by Claus Vistesen: Lausanne As I peer out my window over towards the Alps and the northern entrance to Le Vallé du Rhône I can't help asking myself whether some of those experiments which are habitually conducted a mere 40 kilometers from my current ...

See Inflation With Your Own Eyes
prudentinvestor.blogspot.com 7/29/2009 — Preparing my favorite cooked breakfast of bacon & eggs with fried tomatoes and baked beans on toast I stumbled upon another sign of food inflation. While this depicted can of baked beans costs an unchanged 89 Euro cents in my local supermarket I get less product for the same price. ...

As Hungary’s “Correction” Heads For A Dead End, Time For A Change Of Course?
fistfulofeuros.net 9/20/2009 — Hungary’s economic correction still fails to convince. Indeed I am not the only one who remains unconvined by the viability of what is currently taking place it seems, since according to the opposition supporting local daily newspaper Magyar Hírlap, none other than the Hungarian Prime ...

As Hungary's "Correction" Heads For A Dead End, Time For A Change Of Course?
globaleconomydoesmatter.blogspot.com 9/20/2009 — by Edward Hugh: Barcelona Hungary's economic correction still fails to convince. Indeed I am not the only one who remains unconvined by the viability of what is currently taking place it seems, since according to the opposition supporting local daily newspaper Magyar Hírlap, none other than the ...

Gold And The Watched Pot Theory
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com 10/8/2009 — The G-7 meeting has concluded and the only accomplishment was yapping about the need for a strong dollar. Please consider G-7 Finance Chiefs Campaign for ‘Strong Dollar’ . Finance chiefs headed for Group of Seven talks in Istanbul pushing for a ...

Is Hungary Set To Become The New Iceland?
globaleconomydoesmatter.blogspot.com 5/20/2009 — by Edward Hugh: Barcelona Iceland, why on earth Iceland? Well, the issue I have in mind concerns the independence and viability of central bank monetary policy (especially in a small open economy like Hungary's) and the role interest rates, and investor sentiment, and yield differentials, and oh ...

Is Hungary Set To Become The New Iceland?
fistfulofeuros.net 5/20/2009 — Iceland, why on earth Iceland? Well, the issue I have in mind concerns the independence and viability of central bank monetary policy (especially in a small open economy like Hungary’s) and the role interest rates, and investor sentiment, and yield differentials, and oh yes, I almost ...

Germany’s Recession Worsens Again
fistfulofeuros.net 3/12/2009 — Well sometimes it never rains but it pours, and as far as Germany is concerned, economically speaking (and my condolences to each and every German for yesterday’s tragedy) more than a “rainy season” what we seem to have is a monsoon, with a torrential downpour one day after ...

Was the Euro a Mistake?
VoxEU.org 1/21/2009 — Barry Eichengreen , 20 January 2009 2008 was the year of asymmetric financial shocks for the Eurozone, but 2009 is the year of the symmetric economic shock. All of Europe is slipping simultaneously towards recession and the threat of deflation. Here ...