Greece starts its efforts to convince the EuroZone to give it a better bailout deal
Next week Prime Minister Samaras begins a campaign to convince EuroZone leaders to give Greece an extension on its bailout goals. First up on August 24, informal—the Greeks say—talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Then the Greek road show moves to France for talks with Francois Hollande.
Deere disappoints and looks ahead to one or two more weak quarters
To subscribe to JAM you need to fill in some details below including, ahem, some info on how you'll pay us. A subscription is $199 (although if you're subscribing with one of our special offers it will be lower) for a year for ongoing and continuing access to the...We’re starting to get news stories–again–about a possible Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities
To subscribe to JAM you need to fill in some details below including, ahem, some info on how you'll pay us. A subscription is $199 (although if you're subscribing with one of our special offers it will be lower) for a year for ongoing and continuing access to the...The recession in the EuroZone is spreading
Six out of the 17 EuroZone countries are now in recession, as of second quarter data released today. The decline in growth for Italy (down 0.7%), Spain (down 0.4%) and Portugal (down 1.2%) was enough to pull the EuroZone economy as a whole down to a 0.4% decline from the second quarter of 2011.
Clap your hands if you believe in the Central Bank Fairy
To subscribe to JAM you need to fill in some details below including, ahem, some info on how you'll pay us. A subscription is $199 (although if you're subscribing with one of our special offers it will be lower) for a year for ongoing and continuing access to the...Saturday Night Quarterback says, For the week ahead expect…
To subscribe to JAM you need to fill in some details below including, ahem, some info on how you'll pay us. A subscription is $199 (although if you're subscribing with one of our special offers it will be lower) for a year for ongoing and continuing access to the...Trick or Trend: Always bullish Chesapeake sounds bearish (a little) on natural gas–and that’s interesting
To subscribe to JAM you need to fill in some details below including, ahem, some info on how you'll pay us. A subscription is $199 (although if you're subscribing with one of our special offers it will be lower) for a year for ongoing and continuing access to the...This morning bad news from China is bad news–does this signal a turn in sentiment?
I think it’s too early to call this a major change in market sentiment. After all, we’re at the end of an up week for most markets and a bit of selling before the weekend is certainly to be expected. But I’d certainly raise my warning flags a little higher up the staff