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    Barroso: E.U. ready to provide Greek aid if asked

    LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Euro-zone countries, including Germany, are prepared to extend aid to Greece if asked, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told a French radio channel in an interview to be broadcast Saturday, Dow Jones Newswires reported. "Germany is ready in case Greece...
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    Greece Requests EU Support Package

    BRUSSELS—Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Thursday requested that European Union leaders at their summit next week agree to a package of standby loans to restore confidence in the country's debt. He also confirmed that Greece is keeping its aid options open, but would prefer help...
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    FedEx reports earnings of $239 million for the third quarter...

    compared with earnings of $97 million for the same year-ago period. The company has raised its full-year earnings guidance. Shares fall 4.2% in preopen trade....
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    Why does Germany depend for its demand on other people’s readiness to run up debts?

    Especially since Germany is known for its "friendly" foreigner policy...
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    ‘Sinister’ German Spy Plan Aimed at Hedge Funds, Analysts Say

    March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Germany’s suggestion that it may order spies to track speculators targeting currencies is “sinister and silly,” according to analysts, who said hedge funds in London and New York would be the targets. Germany’s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told the...
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    Why does Germany depend for its demand on other people’s readiness to run up debts?

    What is it, Trade Imbalance Tuesday? Half a world away from the RMB revaluation wars, analysts have jumped on a recent French attack on German exports as the debate over eurozone recovery grows. We’re pleased to note that this particular spat kicked off in the FT’s august pages on Monday...
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    Short DAX at 7740

    Entering 6100,6150,6200,6250 calls. Risk free investment according to Goldman Sachs. DJ Stoxx 600 to rise at least another 20 % in 2010. Seems, rollover into December works... :)
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    Broker

    You have no idea what you are talking about. Rock solid ? ha, ha, ha....
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    Germany Seeks IMF Role for Greece in Reversal, Lawmaker Says

    The Chermanz have spoken ! "Bitte eine Extra Wurst und Sauerkraut"...:D :D :D :D
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    Merkel Says Euro-Zone Expulsion Should Be an Option

    BERLIN—Providing aid to Greece shouldn't be a "rash decision," and expulsion from the euro zone must be a possible consequence for countries that threaten the bloc's stability in the future, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday...
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    ES Journal Archive (2009 - 2010)

    Time for some profit taking...
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    Broker

    Open E Cry ? How often is their connection to Eurex down in a month ?
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    Pound Bears Bet More Than When George Soros Beat BOE

    March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Futures traders are more bearish than ever on sterling amid concern that the currency’s worst annual start in 13 years will continue as the U.K.’s budget deficit approaches the Greek shortfall that roiled the euro. Wagers on the pound weakening against the dollar...
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    EU attacks Darling deficit plan : not ambitious enough

    Alistair Darling and the Labour government have failed to announce a “sufficiently ambitious” plan to cut the budget deficit, the European Commission is poised to conclude on Wednesday, according to a draft document leaked on Monday. The Commission has no option but to rap Britain over...
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    S&P euro index arbitrage at work

    Here’s one for all those would-be algo traders out there – the euro-denominated e-mini S&P 500 contract, has seen a sudden and unexpected upsurge in trading in the last few days. Here’s a breakdown of recent activity courtesy of the CME: The CME’s thoughts on what might be...
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    German Finance Minister Backs Euro Ouster for Delinquent States

    March 12 (Bloomberg) -- German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble called for “prohibitive” sanctions including expulsion from the euro region as the ultimate penalty for countries that repeatedly flout debt rules. At the same time as he raised the specter of the breakup of the euro...
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    Barney Frank wants $442.1bn from banks

    And he wants it from these four: Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Chase and Citi. The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee wrote to the heads of the four banks on Monday, asking the banks to write down their second-lien mortgages in order to save US housing. Here are some...
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    No risk that U.S. will be like Greece: Geithner

    Ha, ha, ha, ha.....:D :) :p :D No, Greece had no Lehman, no AIG, no mononliners, no Merrill, no Wachovia...too funny.
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    At more than 12 percent of GDP, the U.K. budget shortfall is on a par with Greece...

    March 9 (Bloomberg) -- The pound’s drop last week to a 10- month low may help the U.K. economy grow faster than the region sharing the euro, which is hobbled by budget deficits and aging populations, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Concerns U.K. elections this year may give the nation...
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    ‘Speculative’ Sovereign CDS Sales Could Face Ban, Barroso Says

    March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Traders could be banned from selling some sovereign credit default swaps in the wake of the Greek debt crisis, European Commission President Jose Barroso said today. The commission will examine “the relevance of banning purely speculative naked sales on CDS of...
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