Search results

France, Britain and the US have been given the green light to conduct air strikes against Colonel Gaddafi’s forces in Libya after the UN Security Council approved a resolution authorising “all necessary measures’’ to protect civilians under threat from the Libyan regime. As Col...

The Group of Seven rich nations on Friday agreed to join in rare concerted intervention to restrain a runaway yen, hoping to calm global markets after a wild week of often panic selling as Japan scrambled to prevent a meltdown at a nuclear power plant. http://www.cnbc.com/id/42141157...

Admittedly, this call was 3 days too early: Japanese shares rise sharply, with the U.S. dollar shooting higher after news the G-7 has agreed to work with Japan to stem the yen's post-quake ris Good to know that I am long all Japanese crosses. Mjam, mjam, mjam. That´s a nice breakfast. :D

Japanese authorities have informed the IAEA that engineers were able to lay an external grid power line cable to unit 2. The operation was completed at 08:30 UTC. They plan to reconnect power to unit 2 once the spraying of water on the unit 3 reactor building is completed. The spraying of...

Blanky started his career in commmodity trading. He knows how to take a hit. But since the Volcker rule has set in and the prop group has to be disscolved, he has no fun anmyore at GS...:cool:

PARIS, March 16 (Reuters) - France said on Wednesday that G7 finance ministers and central bankers would discuss the economic impact of Japan's earthquake, including possible measures to calm financial markets. A government source said the discussion would likely take place by conference call...

USD/JPY 79.76. Despite an earthquake in Japan, possible meltdowns in 4 reactors, JPY stronger than US "toilet paper". Impressive. :cool:

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano says the radiation level on the premises of the quake-damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has been falling. Edano told reporters on Tuesday afternoon that water is being injected steadily into the plant's No. 1 and No. 3 reactors, but that...

Of course USD/JPY. This question was mor than neceassary, i.e. UNnecessary. :)

The fire at reactor No.4 is extinguished. And maybe you should be watching http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_18.html as NYT reporting is very slooooooooooowwwwwww.....

Getting "spanked" is the right wording for hedgies being "terminated" on JGB trades. Always good if 90 % of government issuance is in domestic hands. :=)

B) It´s not about meltdowns. It´s about radiation. Do you want to contact somebody flying in from Japan contaminated and give him / her a hug? What do you think: why is the USS Reagan been loacted away from the downwinds of Fukushima and ordered to leave the area?

Reactor overview: Press releases from TEPCO (company owning he reactor plant): http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/index-e.html Sea water used for cooling down the reactor The Tokyo Electric Power Company is using sea water as an emergency coolant in its...

Ask "the quants" in 2008...

(Reuters) - Americans, who are suffering from high gasoline prices, believe the United States is on the wrong track by a large margin, presenting a fresh challenge for President Barack Obama, a Reuters/Ipsos poll said on Wednesday. The proportion of Americans who believe the country is on the...

Bill Gross is actually stealing elitetraders ideas! :D :cool:

1.000.000.0000.000 % true. The power of this man has to be restricted. Other central bankers around the world had to react to the idiocy Mr. Bernanke and fellow "buddies" are executing at the FED and are announcing interest rates to raise. It is a pure arbitrary act by Ben Bernanke and Mr...

I suppose you have to pay scaled, volume dependant commissions. As usual in the industry, larger volume should result in lower commissions, or?