On Friday the 13th, the S&P slashes the credit ratings of 5 European countries. Is Jason Voorhees the new head of the S&P?
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Friday the 13th: S&P Slashes Credit Ratings
January 13th, 2012 · 1 Comment · breaking news, Currencies, fail, loller euro, markets
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Kick the Can Necktie – Happy Holidays from Van Eck Global!
December 22nd, 2011 · 5 Comments · Currencies, loller dollar, loller euro
Van Eck killed it last year with the “Helicopter Drop” Bernanke necktie, and this year, they’ve done it again. Reader Bart L. shared these photos with me of this holiday season’s must-have neckwear: from the Vineyard Vines custom collection, this year’s tie is a tribute to the euro crisis, in the form of kicking the [...]
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The Yen Is Too Damn High
August 30th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Currencies
The new prime minister of Japan, Yoshihiko Noda, is putting the rising value of the yen on his high-priority list. Of course, dealing with fixing the tsunami damage and nuclear accident is probably up there, somewhere. Noda is to hold discussions with the opposition party (Liberal Democratic Party), which he needs to help him pass [...]
