I find the article from one of Germany’s biggest tabloid very interesting. It asks does Germany need the Euro? Would Germany not rather have the Deutsch Mark back? First in this time of crisis I find it interesting that Germans are split 50-50 about the Deutsch Mark. You would figure that more...

Greece and Turkey have met and begun the process of building ties between their two countries. Let me tell you a bit about this situation since my father was living and working in Boursa Turkey. Athens and Greece have been enemies for a very long time. This dates back 400 years or more, back to the...

I have no idea if I caused this, but it is interesting to think about. First let’s look at the article and you will see what happened. > He said an earlier rumor that France's credit rating could be in jeopardy accelerated the selloff in the euro, as it added to the markets' contagion fears. > >...

I know I am going to hear a lot about the naysayers… BUT look at the following article, Greece and Turkey have called a truce. They have both agreed to a massive reduction in military budgets and increased trade between the two countries. > Die griechische Schuldenkrise ermöglicht eine historische...

Great overview and background on Gold as a Commodity over at Crossing Wallstreet). The summary for current investors is... > My view is that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates earlier than expected. I don't know exactly when that will be but it will put gold on a dangerous path. For now,...

Today somebody in the chat forum tried to politely say I was biased towards the Euro and hence could not see with clarity. I would say, first I am contrarian and will rant about things. But secondly and more importantly, I am trying to point out the hypocrisy. First let’s start with the Greek...

From DealBreaker.com (via CrossingWallStreet)): > Goldman Sachs just revealed in an SEC filing that its traders made money on every single trading day last quarter, a record for the firm. Net revenue for trading was $25 million or higher in all of the first quarter’s 63 trading days with 35 of...

When I get into something I can become single-minded. Take for example the following article. > Monday’s market euphoria across the world at the terms of the European Union/International Monetary Fund rescue package for the European bond market faded Tuesday as investors sold stocks and took...

The media is going to say that the CDU lost because of Greece, the bail out and the airwaves are going to go on, and on, and on about this. But you need to look at the facts much closer. First look at the winners and losers: | | | --- | | ScreenHunter_01 May. 09 22.09 | Look at the results. The...

Trying to figure out what to think about this: (from BusinessWeek) > The Nasdaq said after markets closed that it will cancel all trades of stocks that moved more than 60 percent from their price at, or immediately prior to, 2:40 p.m., when the slide started. The cancellation applies to trades...