Tag Archives: Economic Policy

Fed Decision – A Minority Report

Posted on September 13, 2012 by squaremilecity

The analogy sort of fits; and what put me in mind of it was the news this week that the FBI has commenced a project to create a hi-tech facial recognition database. We of course, are concerned about a different … Continue reading →

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ECB Floats Yield Target Idea; U-Boats Launched

Posted on August 20, 2012 by squaremilecity

Late this morning the markets seem to have sobered up a bit following earlier barely fettered optimism about a Der Spiegel article over the weekend. It said: “The European Central Bank is considering setting limits on yields of euro area sovereign … Continue reading →

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ECB Bullets To Shoot Down High Hopes [Sorry]

Posted on August 2, 2012 by squaremilecity

The views below are based on my soundings, readings and common sense. Responsibility my own: ESM banking licence: crisis would need to deteriorate significantly (threaten the core) before such a politically contentious and legally complex policy change is considered. Bear … Continue reading →

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What Will The Fed Do? – Predictions from The Mile [and beyond]

Posted on June 20, 2012 by squaremilecity

There’s half an hour to go before the FOMC policy announcement, which will be followed by ‘The Ben Bernanke Show’ from 1815 GMT. You can Watch the Federal Reserve press conference with chairman Bernanke here: http://www.ustream.tv/embed/4944768 Live video for mobile … Continue reading →

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Spain: the Pain the Bailout Forgot

Posted on June 12, 2012 by squaremilecity

EU leaders hailed it. Merkel & Co. gave their blessing to it. UK leaders nodded in mild approval to it. The IMF applauded it [from the sidelines.] And markets, of course, ‘sold’ it. It’s not that frequent for the political … Continue reading →

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UK ‘Back in Technical Recession’ – Views From The Mile

Posted on April 25, 2012 by squaremilecity

Overall, yes, today’s ‘Flash’ UK GDP figures aren’t pretty. But in perspective, the result is generally being taken to indicate a far less dire state of play for the UK’s economic state and performance than the headlines [data and … Continue reading →

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Staying Sharp At The Summit

Posted on January 30, 2012 by squaremilecity

Personally, I’m making an effort to remain alert as we go into the 2 millionth Summit [slight exaggeration] to discuss the euro-zone crisis. No matter how monotonous this newsflow has become though, it can still spring surprises – including for … Continue reading →

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ECB Will Still=’Extremely Cautious Behemoth’ In January

Posted on January 10, 2012 by squaremilecity

At this point, the ECB seems unlikely to produce any material changes in policy with its announcements on Thursday. ======================================================== T&C reminders: please see disclaimer at head of this blog. please note the peculiarities of my discursive style: I try … Continue reading →

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What’s Worrying Bernanke?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by squaremilecity

Fed Chairman Bernanke gave a curious and worrying signal in his appearance yesterday before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress. He said, in the Q&A session that followed his testimony, that the recovery was ‘close to faltering.’ This subtly contradicted … Continue reading →

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Why More From Operation [Oliver] Twist May Not Be Enough

Posted on September 21, 2011 by squaremilecity

http://youtu.be/sZrgxHvNNUc The problem is, ‘more’ has been given, and yet ‘more’ still, and it has not proved to be enough, for markets or the real economy. What you will not find this afternoon, is an economist or anyone attentive and … Continue reading →

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