An independent Scotland and the pound

[Updated below] This is one of the crunch issues in the will-we-won’t-we debate on the independence referendum. Continue reading

Contradictory EU deal on Cyprus

As predictable, the  ‘Troika’ of the EU, European Central Bank [ECB] and the International Continue reading

EU, ECB and IMF play high risk game with Cyprus

The so-called ‘Troika’ – ironically the Russian word for a triumvirate – of the EU, the  European Central Bank Continue reading

EU: the final madness

‘Those whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first make mad’. The ancient proverb makes one wonder Continue reading

Alistair Strang: Meatloaf, Draghi and the Futsie. And the DOW. And Elvis of course.

Our subscribers at Interactive know we’re pretty good with the FTSE and Dow Jones. Continue reading

euro at new low against US Dollar

(Updated below) The lack of confidence in the markets that the eurozone is dealing capably with the financial crises Continue reading