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    Reuters : FRENCH PM – I ONLY SEE GOOD NEWS IN PARITY BETWEEN EURO AND DOLLAR

    Axel is going to be the next ECB president in short time. Until then JCT has to prepare a royal welcome...:D
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    Reuters : FRENCH PM – I ONLY SEE GOOD NEWS IN PARITY BETWEEN EURO AND DOLLAR

    At least it's not anymore toilet paper ...:cool:
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    Reuters : FRENCH PM – I ONLY SEE GOOD NEWS IN PARITY BETWEEN EURO AND DOLLAR

    http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/06/04/252251/not-for-the-forint-hearted/?updatedcontent=1 Ha, ha, ha. The Zermans are right. The Frensch pipl are playing a dirty game here...Read : BNP Paribas and other "government-oriented" French banks must be short EUR to the hilt...:cool:
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    SocGen shares hammered on derivatives concerns

    Shares in Société Générale took a beating on Friday over rumours that derivatives positions in trouble: http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/06/04/252201/socgen-shares-hammered-on-derivatives-concerns/
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    Tulip trend ( futures )fund classes down 10-12 % in May

    CKP ? Ouch, ouch, ouch...I like the expression "masters" in the program...:cool:
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    FSA fines J.P. Morgan record 33.2 million GBP for failing segregation of client money

    On Thursday, Britain’s Financial Services Authority whacked JP Morgan for failing to segregate client money during the merger with Chase — resulting in what regulators trumpeted as the FSA’s ‘largest ever’ fine at £33.32m. Something to shout about when the government is about to...
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    How client "A" manipulated coffee futures...

    Consider the following extract from a “final notice“, issued by the FSA on Wednesday as the UK regulator slapped a lifetime ban and a £100,000 fine on one Andrew Kerr, a commodity broker at Sucden Financial: 4.24. The 600 lot order was placed by Client A with Mr Kerr during a call...
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    Short DAX at 7740

    I am complaining sometimes when FDAX has volatility of over > 100 points "only" to have made a profit of 40 / 50 points...;=)) If bulls are strong enough we may see 6110.50 early in the morning...
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    Tulip trend ( futures )fund classes down 10-12 % in May

    performance figures for Tulip Trend Fund... Ouch....
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    Caja Murcia Leads Four-Way Merger of Spanish Savings Banks

    June 2 (Bloomberg) -- Caja Murcia will lead a four-way combination of Spanish savings banks in the latest merger ahead of a June 30 deadline to tap a government rescue fund. The merger between Caja Murcia, Caixa Penedes, Caja Granada and Sa Nostra will create a lender with 73 billion euros...
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    UBS : Buy J.P. Morgan

    J.P. Morgan was upgraded to buy from neutral at UBS, as the broker said the current entry point is an attractive entry point that more than reflects the earnings at risk and partially overlooks potential offsets and better footing. "We see current universal bank valuations as an opportunity to...
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    Greek government announces bout of privatizations

    Welcome to Austerity Greece. The Hellenic Republic’s government committed to a rather impressive bout of privatisation on Wednesday, according to flashes from Reuters: RTRS-GREECE TO SELL 49 PCT OF STATE RAILWAY OSE – FINMIN RTRS-GREECE TO LIST MORE PORTS ON STOCK MARKET –...
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    Short DAX at 7740

    FDAX shorts squeezed out day after day leaving gaps in underlyings unfilled...
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    Spain jobless claims fall 1.84% in May

    MADRID (MarketWatch) -- Jobless claims in Spain registered a 1.84% fall in May, or 76.223 less than the previous month, for a total of 4,066,202. It's the second consecutive fall in jobless claims -- in April, those claims fell 0.6%. On an annual basis, jobless claims rose 12.3% in May against a...
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    Short DAX at 7740

    Time for some music : <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PnjmsuDGhFc&hl=de_DE&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed...
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    Swiss Cantons Ratchet Up Tax Breaks as Europe Fights Deficits

    June 2 (Bloomberg) -- Schaffhausen, the northernmost part of Switzerland, used tax breaks to lure Tyco Electronics Ltd. from Bermuda to a new base on the River Rhine as Swiss cantons offer a tonic to European austerity. The agreement gives the world’s biggest maker of electronic connectors...
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    BofAML blames the media: ‘tape bombs’ hurt the rally

    I like the expression "tape bombs"...LOL ! :p
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    BofAML blames the media: ‘tape bombs’ hurt the rally

    Ethan Harris, head of economics research for North America at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, used an interesting phrase in a note published on May 28: ‘Tape bombs’ (npl) – news stories that have the effect of encouraging risk aversion Here’s Harris on investors’ fragile...
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    April chip sales up 50% year-on-year at $23.6B

    LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The Semiconductor Industry Association said Tuesday that worldwide semiconductor sales in April were $23.6 billion, representing a 50.4% rise from a year earlier and a 2.2% rise from March. "Global sales of semiconductors grew at a healthy rate in April, surpassing the...
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    Short DAX at 7740

    By Rainer Buergin and Christian Vits June 1 (Bloomberg) -- German unemployment fell more than twice as much as economists forecast in May as exports from Europe’s biggest economy surged, bolstering the recovery. The number of people out of work declined a seasonally adjusted 45,000 to...
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