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Analysis of: Polish Central Bank Cuts Main Interest Rate to 5.75% (www.bloomberg.com)
Implications: 1.A Material Consequence - Slower Economic Growth. At best,  a mis-leading economic indicator. 2.An Expectation of a declining budget deficit or the alternative:The Government will not Increase the Budget Deficit in the coming year. 3.The most salient issue facing the Economy of...
Analysis of: Temasek Plans Pay Cut, Anticipates Global Recession (www.bloomberg.com)
Implications: 1.A Senior Singapore Management Team anticipates a Global Recession beyond 2009 and accepts the ultimate sacrifice:Voluteering a 15% - 25% cut.A concept , which, is NOT readily acceptable by other like-kind Insitutions. 2. Investment in US and British troubled Financial Institutions turn...
Analysis of: Bank lending to small businesses rises 10% (business.timesonline.co.uk)
Implications: 1.A Patch to Survive the Recession:A Government reaction - Real or Imagined? 2.The Liquidity Position ( Cash Flow) will  improve with the enhancement of a Small Loan Guarantee "Scheme" and an extended opportunity to carry - back losses to provide relief.A Short Term Fix. 3.It...
Analysis of: HSBC fails to pass on full Bank of England cut (www.timesonline.co.uk)
Implications: 1.A Major Financial Banking Insitution will not pass - along a percentage reduction in Interest Rates : A managerial decision wit merit! 2.It may appear as though Government Regulation in the UK is trying to supercede that of management decision-making and, hence, usurp the goals...
Analysis of: IG’s value plummets by 27% after spread bets on bank shares cause £12m of bad debts in one month (business.timesonline.co.uk)
Implications: 1.Betting Duty and Doubtful Debts were adversely affected by the impact of Market Volatility - casuality of the Marketplace. 2.It may appear as though the Larger Debts arose from client positions in RBS and the main equity indices. 3.Derivative Products are Advanced Financial techniques...
Analysis of: Macquarie profits plunge 43% (www.ft.com)
Implications: 1.A problematic issue goes Unresolved. A Core Issue of either Over/Under Capitalization or Poor Management - " A large Investment Bank's Profits plunge by 43%." $ 1.14 bn of write-downs ? 2.A Change in Corporate Governance is a likely alternative as Operations cannot support Revenue.Interference...
Analysis of: Money Rates Decline in Europe on Cash Injections, Rate Cut Bets (www.bloomberg.com)
Implications: 1. The Cost of Borrowing FALLS due to Speculation? Unsound Financial judgement. 2. Money Markets present an appearance of improvement due to the central banks reliance of a liquidity provision: Fact or Fiction?. An unqualified position in the Economic/Financial Market. 3.Massive...
November 13, 2008
The Next Shoe to Fall
Analysis of: Credit card firms attacked for hiking rates to 17% (www.timesonline.co.uk)
What's next ?  How about a credit card meltdown. With many people carrying $15,000 - $20,000 of revolving debt on multiple credit cards, it is now time to pay the piper. What seemed easy with low interest rates of 3%-4%, or with " teaser rates" of  0%, have now become a $3,400...
Analysis of: The Trickle-Up Bailout (www.washingtonpost.com)
The idea that the currently debated $700B Bailout Proposal will benefit Main Street is preposterous in its current state.  To assume that by giving the same culprits access to increased capital to stimulate the economy is ludicrous at best. We as the American Consumer must say shame on you...
Analysis of: Deutsche Bank swoops on Postbank (uk.reuters.com)
Implications: 1. Eventual Objective of the Bank - A complete take-over of Postbank. The Strategy is incremental in nature and a strong, meaningful management posture in the Financial Marketplace. 2."At Risk" is the shareholder/investor as the unknown consequences reveal themselves over a period...

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