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by penguina
September 5th, 2008, 2:22 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Trustworthy banks in the UK
Replies: 35
Views: 53742

Trustworthy banks in the UK

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: penguinaQuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: penguinaQuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: penguinathe Euro is an ersatz currency - I'd be a little wary of itThe Euro is backed by a printin...
by penguina
September 5th, 2008, 8:07 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Trustworthy banks in the UK
Replies: 35
Views: 53742

Trustworthy banks in the UK

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: Traden4AlphaQuoteOriginally posted by: penguinaQuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: penguinaQuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: penguinathe Euro is an ersatz currency - I'd be a little wary of itThe Euro is backed by a pr...
by penguina
September 4th, 2008, 3:40 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Credit Derivatives & Subprime Crisis
Replies: 431
Views: 185922

Credit Derivatives & Subprime Crisis

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by penguina
September 4th, 2008, 2:27 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Trustworthy banks in the UK
Replies: 35
Views: 53742

Trustworthy banks in the UK

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: penguinaQuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: penguinathe Euro is an ersatz currency - I'd be a little wary of itThe Euro is backed by a printing press like all fiat currenciesRight so it's backed by how much you ...
by penguina
September 3rd, 2008, 9:12 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Trustworthy banks in the UK
Replies: 35
Views: 53742

Trustworthy banks in the UK

for place that attracts geeks - the server here is horribly unreliable and slow.
by penguina
September 3rd, 2008, 6:35 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Trustworthy banks in the UK
Replies: 35
Views: 53742

Trustworthy banks in the UK

linkI'd chose HSBC over Barclays
by penguina
September 3rd, 2008, 4:54 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Trustworthy banks in the UK
Replies: 35
Views: 53742

Trustworthy banks in the UK

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnQuoteOriginally posted by: penguinathe Euro is an ersatz currency - I'd be a little wary of it. I predict serious political and economic problems for the eurozone as the scale of the downturn starts to become obvious.That's a bit extreme, what? Any ideas on wh...
by penguina
September 3rd, 2008, 2:49 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Trustworthy banks in the UK
Replies: 35
Views: 53742

Trustworthy banks in the UK

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: penguinathe Euro is an ersatz currency - I'd be a little wary of itThe Euro is backed by a printing press like all fiat currenciesRight so it's backed by how much you trust the Government(s) behind it and how stable you think it is. Its...
by penguina
September 3rd, 2008, 7:25 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Trustworthy banks in the UK
Replies: 35
Views: 53742

Trustworthy banks in the UK

Gold is rather risky IMO, especially if we're heading for a deflationary environment.
by penguina
September 2nd, 2008, 8:59 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Trustworthy banks in the UK
Replies: 35
Views: 53742

Trustworthy banks in the UK

the Euro is an ersatz currency - I'd be a little wary of it. I predict serious political and economic problems for the eurozone as the scale of the downturn starts to become obvious.Spreading money around different banks is probably a good idea.
by penguina
September 1st, 2008, 11:14 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Commodities currencies going down
Replies: 12
Views: 51464

Commodities currencies going down

GBP is hardly a commodities currency. Its going down because its economy is going down the toilet.
by penguina
September 1st, 2008, 8:03 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Credit Derivatives & Subprime Crisis
Replies: 431
Views: 185922

Credit Derivatives & Subprime Crisis

looks like the UK economy is just falling apart. Incredible.
by penguina
August 31st, 2008, 7:05 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Credit Derivatives & Subprime Crisis
Replies: 431
Views: 185922

Credit Derivatives & Subprime Crisis

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: TraderJoeWhy Alistair Darling has suddenly decided to go round shouting the sky is falling like some demented woman is anybody's guess.In the US the Bush administration is doing everything possible to buy time so the next administration takes the blame. I can only assum...
by penguina
August 30th, 2008, 11:48 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Credit Derivatives & Subprime Crisis
Replies: 431
Views: 185922

Credit Derivatives & Subprime Crisis

<r><URL url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7589291.stmoh">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7589291.stmoh</URL> and UK Treasury Secretary admits the UK is facing the "worst economic crisis in 60 years."Not sure what was so bad in 1948 - perhaps he meant worst in 80 years but couldn't quite b...
by penguina
August 30th, 2008, 11:46 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Credit Derivatives & Subprime Crisis
Replies: 431
Views: 185922

Credit Derivatives & Subprime Crisis

<r><URL url="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aslo2E01QVFI&refer=asiaQuote"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid= ... =asiaQuote">http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aslo2E01QVFI&refer=asiaQuote</LINK_TEXT></URL> Aug. 22 (Bloomber...