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    Solution to the PIIGS debt crisis....

    Well, for one, at what price do you "clear" your banks of toxic debt? Who sets this price? You, me, the ECB, the ECOFIN etc?
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    Solution to the PIIGS debt crisis....

    There's nothing wrong with that in theory... However, if only it were that simple. In practice, it's actually almost impossible to implement it like that (the Europeans have been trying).
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    Anybody else short US 30 Bond

    You can get the close data for free from the Fed H.15 historical database. The other stuff will be more problematic.
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    Anyone notice Sep Eurdollars sold off 5 ticks?

    Erm, yes, it's the whole Greek thing...
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    Rumor: IMF Selling gold to raise cash

    Nope, can't do that... The US govt, i.e. Congress, makes all decisions on the funding the US provides to the IMF.
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    Gold and aggregate demand.

    Huh? What does USD have to do with hourly wage/price of gold? Think about what sle said a bit, I'm sure you'll figure it out.
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    Rumor: IMF Selling gold to raise cash

    No, they can't.
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    Gold and aggregate demand.

    It makes very little sense to own gold, although it does have its advantages.
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    The Easiest Way to Understand Why We Can't Create Jobs

    Huh? This is so wrong, it's hilarious...
  10. M

    Those who believe in fundamental analysis, explain this!

    Erm, no other news? Might it be possible that you have overlooked that whole insignificant episode of an ECB meeting (I am referring to the press-conference, obviously)?
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    Rising NZD indicates different sort of traders

    Yep, RBA and RBNZ diverging the other way now... I wish I stayed short AUDNZD :(.
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    ECB may increase rates to show independence

    They're not gonna hike today... That's blx.
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    Rising NZD indicates different sort of traders

    Don't forget the earthquake, as well... I made some good money on being short AUDNZD.
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    Rising NZD indicates different sort of traders

    Are you sure about that? Looking at NZDUSD is not really a very meaningful way to think about the value of NZD. Current level of NZDUSD is mostly a function of the weakness of USD, rather than anything to do with NZD. Based on a variety of my fair-value models, NZD was arnd 15%...
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    Rising NZD indicates different sort of traders

    Not really... It's just that NZD has been undervalued and is now coming back. Also, it's about milk.
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    Dumb Question, but what is the 'price' of an option...

    It's the last trade... The Jun 120 call last traded on the 27th of May at 13.
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    90 day T-bill

    It's fair to assume you get the current t-bill yield (obv, that's always quoted on an annualized basis).
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    My Nerves Are Shot

    I think there's a thread in the Journals section... There's also a lengthy thread on the T2W Forum dedicated to HC's methodologies.
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