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by Ashraf Laidi
Posted: Feb 20, 2010 5:00
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EUR

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djellal
LAUSANNE, Switzerland
Posts: 531
14 years ago
May 8, 2010 19:08
I am already winning but I expect has a strong movement
djellal
LAUSANNE, Switzerland
Posts: 531
14 years ago
May 8, 2010 19:05
I'm long eurchf from 1.4010 because I'm waiting coordonated measures by BCE (in order to defend euro) & BNS (in order to limit CHF rally)
What do you think about that ?
catnip
Frankfurt, Germany
Posted Anonymously
14 years ago
May 8, 2010 16:40
It is not at all clear besides that ECB is not involved. It has been stated the 16 members are univocal to do...what? That is not clear.
However if it is introduced what has not been tackled by lazy lay back style politicians , a common eurozone economical politics, it could be positive for eurozone IF and ONLY IF there is a serious
( not politician bla bla ) discussion about what was originally intended to be established with the Euro founding treaties. What is badly needed is a common finance ministery ( SMALL is beatiful !) working with the common central bank ECB.
I am not at all convinced that such will happen. Because precise consequent reason and politics don't match.
Jmx
Singapore
Posts: 44
14 years ago
May 8, 2010 16:23

EU commission to borrow 600Bln Euro to provide the banks loan?? I heard that and have a question.....

1)Euro-zone all heavily debts so the government guarantee the money and who will lend them cheap money???(IMF??)
2)If they not using QE (printing money or sell bonds) then they use gold??? (Each countries are allowed to sell limited golds in each year)


Hopefully someone can enlighten me. :)

Cos I only see if euro to move lower it helps the debts ridden countries as well as the more sounds country in euro-zone. Germany and france sell euro and buy dollars and buy back euro at latter part.
catnip
Frankfurt, Germany
Posted Anonymously
14 years ago
May 8, 2010 12:34
The latest rumor so far is the EU commission will borrow (up to EUR 600 bln) at low interest and transfer that to troubled Eurozone members. They won't do qe but will mop up liquidity.... not bad. However it is not clear what "the EU commission" is because the ECB is not mentioned. Don't know whether European commission can borrow at all. Could that work without Euzone states as warrants and without ECB? No idea. It seems the loans - second hand loans- don't go to banks but to national
CBs.
Perhaps they hired Soros as consultant?

Ok went long EUR/USD
Gunjack
London, UK
Posts: 1184
14 years ago
May 8, 2010 12:02
Interesting point Catnip...When Sarkozy says they will defend the eur is he hinting at intervention in ccy mkts or is this the loan facility available to banks as rumoured on Friday?? If it's the former then over here in the UK we know how that played out back in 1992, when our govt tried to defend the pound against Soros and his merry band of speculators...
Xaron
Munich, Germany
Posts: 528
14 years ago
May 8, 2010 10:50
I'll add a long right now. I'm glad I can trade at the weekend over there at Oanda, even though the spread is 10 pips now...
catnip
Frankfurt, Germany
Posted Anonymously
14 years ago
May 8, 2010 7:09
Huh?

May 8 (Bloomberg) -- European leaders agreed to set up an emergency fund to halt the spread of Greeces fiscal woes, seeking to prevent a sovereign debt crisis from shattering confidence in the 11-year-old euro.

Jolted into action by the sliding currency and soaring bond yields in Portugal and Spain, leaders of the 16 euro countries said the workings of the financial backstop will be hammered out before the markets open on May 10.

We will defend the euro, whatever it takes, European Commission President Jose Barroso told reporters early today after the leaders met in Brussels.

Europes failure to contain Greeces fiscal crisis triggered a 4.3 percent drop in the euro this week and led the U.S. and Asia to rally around in a bid to prevent a global sovereign-debt crisis from pitching the world back into a recession.

European officials declined to disclose the size of the stabilization fund, to be made up of money borrowed by the European Unions central authorities with guarantees by national governments. Finance ministers will meet at 4 p.m. tomorrow in Brussels to flesh out the details.

When the markets re-open Monday, we will have in place a mechanism to defend the euro, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said. If you dont think thats significant, you havent been to many EU summits.
catnip
Frankfurt, Germany
Posted Anonymously
14 years ago
May 8, 2010 7:06
I#ve heard mounting evidence from other people some german banks have capped the amount of cash
drawing from ATM to less than 1000 eur per day ...
TG
Singapore
Posted Anonymously
14 years ago
May 8, 2010 4:00
Hi there Mr Ashraf,

As long as there is no Clear "solution" to the Europe/Greek problems from the ECB we can continue to look for opportunites to short the EUR, S&P etc...?

( Looking forward to your Singapore trip.)