Originally posted by Gonzo
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This isn't really about financial markets. The German government is well aware it won't make a blind bit of difference. They just need to do this so they can come in with some swingeing budget cuts. If they hadn't done this there would be no way they could cut their budget. Just takes the wind out of the sails of the opposition - the "Small man" bailing out the "big banks".
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostHow come Brown didn't take us into the Euro? His legacy is blemished.
What naked short selling is for: http://www.deepcapture.com/wp-conten...f-dendreon.pdf
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Can anyone explain to me why naked short selling is a good thing?
I watched a US Senate debate on the topic a couple of years ago (I must have been in a hotel somewhere in Europe and the financial channels were the only ones in English), they were very knowledgeable on the topic and all agreed that it was a bad thing and succeeded in convincing me while they were at it.
I think normal short-selling is OK but if people can sell stuff that does not exist, on a regulated exchange, does it not call all the trading on that exchange into question?
EDIT. OK, I now realise that when trading stocks and shares there is the delivery of a physical thing but this is not the case with Credit Default Swaps, and I don't think I want to know any more.Last edited by Gonzo; 19 May 2010, 04:56.
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Part of me thinks that this is a crafty way of raising interest rates (to combat inflation) though the eurozone without too many people clocking it. This action is going to mean there is has to be an extra risk premium on German debt and since the rest of the eurozone bonds are priced on top of that yields on them have to rise too.
Then on the other hand I'm thinking, "Nah, none of 'em are that smart. "
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Originally posted by AtW View Post
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How come Brown didn't take us into the Euro? His legacy is blemished.
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