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Budget 2008: Alistair Darling's D-day box
Seeded on Fri Mar 7, 2008 7:33 AM EST (Telegraph)
Comments on what the budget is likely to mean from Alistair Darling in 2008. Personally I would like him to scrap the ecise licence on all vehicles and add the tax to fuel. This would help cut congestion on our roads. Put a tax on aviation fuel.
Sub prime mortgages, credit cards and corporate greed.
Seeded on Fri Feb 1, 2008 5:57 AM EST (Newsday.com)
This is a good article about why the sub prime mortgage crisis is sending the USA in to recession or worse. My credit card company is American owned and charge me around 10% interest. Well they would if I didn't pay it off every month.
Bank's Blanchflower says rates ''restrictive''
Seeded on Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:32 AM EST (Reuters)
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England needs to stop worrying about inflation and cut interest rates to prevent a sharp slowdown in growth, central bank policymaker David Blanchflower said in an interview published on Monday. In an interview with...
OFGEM - lights on; nobody home.
Seeded on Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:09 AM EST (The Times)
The CEO of Scottish power was in the post around 12 months - then the company converted from PLC and became a limited company and was sold off to a large spanish energy company. He had done something similar at his previous company.
FOREX-US dollar climbs sharply on consumer inflation data
Seeded on Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:47 AM EST (Reuters)
(Updates prices) By Kevin Plumberg NEW YORK, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar rose sharply on Friday, posting its largest daily increase against the euro in almost three years, after strong U.S. consumer price data trimmed expectations for...
Investment oppotunities in a recession.
Seeded on Sun Dec 9, 2007 7:11 AM EST (The Times)
There is a world recession already started in out "Global economy" - you have the money - bargains will be had. but lame ducks will go to the wall. I would recommend AMD an underpriced indusstry leader for example.
Moe on the sub prime mortgage crisis and how it effects UK banks.
Seeded on Sun Nov 4, 2007 6:41 AM EST (The Times)
Banks around the world are suffering because of the sub prime martgage crisis in the USA. Barclay's are suffering just based on rumours. China has inflation and is raising interest rates. Global economic cooling has started. Food prices are rising around the world.
Alistair Darling - chancellor - can he save the Labour government.
Seeded on Mon Oct 8, 2007 9:00 AM EDT (The Times)
This report basically accuses Gordon Brown of letting down middle class England. It is very pro-conservative. But the middle classes have had it good. The poor have suffered higher food prices.
Sinking states
Seeded on Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:33 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Global warming is actually destroying some islands and will make some people stateless. It is obviously having an impact on weather. Here in the UK we are getting tornadoes for the first time. The weather is getting more unstable.
The hell of being a British expat.
Seeded on Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:44 AM EDT (The Times)
This is Jeremy Clarkson on British expats. He rambles on even more than I do! he certainly makes up his statistics. I have women around the world send me messages that are basically proposals of marraige - they want to come to the UK that badly.
The Party's over.
Seeded on Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:56 AM EDT (The Times)
From The Sunday TimesAugust 19, 2007 The party's over A nasty hangover has hit the City. After the markets' white knuckle ride, our correspondent analyses the crisis and predicts its impact on jobs, pensions and house prices.
The Federal Reserve: The Greatest Scam In History?
Seeded on Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:06 PM EDT (www.gold-prices.biz)
The big Federal reserve scam. Isn't it unconstitutional isn't money under the US consitution suppposed to be made from Gold or silver? Not just bits of printed paper.
Crisis - what crisis?
Seeded on Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:33 PM EDT (dw-world.de)
The ECB is doing something - and so are the other reserve banks . What ca the Fedreal Reserve do, cut rates and help thhe failing markets or up rates and help the devalueing green back. China had a trillion greebacks to off load - no woner they look to Europe for weapons.
The Golden Age Is Ending - US News and World Report
Seeded on Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:27 AM EDT (US News & World Report)
Another writer that thinks the US economy has a problem - but is this a world problem. Are in the the beginning of an economic cooling process? Interest rates are going up in Europe and around the world. Japan must raise rates soon - the Yen continues to lose value.
China increases interest rates.
Seeded on Mon Jul 23, 2007 5:35 AM EDT (Australian News Network)
China, together with most other nations are increasing interest rates. This could increase the cost of their exports and in the UK we import a lot from China.
China may move on rates, interest tax soon
Seeded on Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:35 AM EDT (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Scrap tax on interest. Encourage people to save their money - are they mad? Keep people in debt! How else will banks continue to make obscene profits? If this catches on people around the world could stop being in debt and start saving. It could stop a world recession of course.
An each-way FTSE bet looks relatively attractive
Seeded on Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:59 AM EDT (Telegraph)
Is this an easy way to make money? I bet on the FTSE 100 - but that is unpredictable just lately. But this is still an interesting piece.
Millions of bills unpaid as interest rates rise
Seeded on Tue Jul 3, 2007 1:55 PM EDT (Telegraph)
Things appear to be going so well after 10 years of Gordon Brown as Chancellor. Now what will happen - now he is Prime Minister! Recession or Depression?
Don't put rates up, say manufacturers
Seeded on Mon Jul 2, 2007 6:38 AM EDT (Telegraph)
The CBI don't want interest rates to be increased by the Bank of Englands MPC this week. They increased them last month - I doubt if there will be an increase this month.
If world has one interest rate, it looks too low
Seeded on Sun May 27, 2007 11:43 AM EDT (dailytimes.com.pk)
This is one of the most interesting stories I've read on the subject of economics and global interest rates.
Betfair . . . The gambler market.
Sat May 12, 2007 1:44 PM EDT
I had an interesting week on Betfair. It is a market. based on the stock market - but for gamblers and you can bet on most things. You usually get better odds than offered by the bookies too.
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Labour's wrecking crew
Seeded on Wed Mar 7, 2007 2:44 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Gordon brown forgets who the voters are. they are the elderly, disabled and sick.
The Human Rights Act - what RIGHTS?
Seeded on Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:59 AM EDT (-)
The article argues that Human Rights are now something we British have to go cap in hand to the Judiciary to ask for. The problem is it's is mostly right. The Act was badly drafted and serves only criminals and terrorists with access to the legal aid system.
E - accessibility for the disabled?
Seeded on Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:03 AM EDT (UN News Centre)
This is the United Nations Enable initiative. Never heard of it? No me neither until this week. Apparently, it's an iniative that extends through 2006 and they ahev another meeting of their ad hoc commitee on the 14th of August.
Is WGA Windows Genuine Advantage spyware?
Seeded on Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:29 AM EDT (Pcworld)
Of course WGA is spyware. I got it on my computer. I deleted the WGA files. In fact since I stopped it downloading stuff from Microsoft it's been much more stable! I don't like pre-installed software.
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