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From: Jim Thompson on 30 Apr 2010 18:54 On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:53:30 -0500, Jon Elson <jmelson(a)wustl.edu> wrote: >Joerg wrote: >> >> >> That was sort of predictable. >> >> >>> A 2-year Greek bond yields 23% >>> >> >> Last night it was "only" 18%. Whoops ... >> >> I am surprised anyone is buying those bonds. I sure wouldn't. >> > >Can you sell shorts on Greek bonds? > >Jon If you use Windex :-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy
From: Michael on 30 Apr 2010 18:55 On Apr 30, 10:19 am, "TheM" <DontNeedS...(a)test.com> wrote: > >"Bill Sloman" <bill.slo...(a)ieee.org> wrote in message news:dced8906-2048-406f-aeca- > >In case you hadn't noticed, Spain's current problems come from it > >being a tourist destination. > > >After the US banking system wrecked the world economy, the tourists > >opted for cheaper holidays closer to home, and the Spanish service > >industry didn't have anything like the number of tourists to look > >after. > > I'd say it was mostly construction/housebuilding. Big crash there. It was the main source of their growth for years. > Of course having Euro is preventing these troubled countries from doing what the US does, print money. > > M Really? Your Central Bank doesn't print money? Are you tied to a gold standard of some sort? (Does anyone do, anymore?) Michael
From: Joerg on 30 Apr 2010 19:03 Jim Thompson wrote: > On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:53:30 -0500, Jon Elson <jmelson(a)wustl.edu> > wrote: > >> Joerg wrote: >>> >>> That was sort of predictable. >>> >>> >>>> A 2-year Greek bond yields 23% >>>> >>> Last night it was "only" 18%. Whoops ... >>> >>> I am surprised anyone is buying those bonds. I sure wouldn't. >>> >> Can you sell shorts on Greek bonds? >> No idea, I don't play those sort of games :-) >> Jon > > If you use Windex :-) > That was one of the best movies. Friends of ours, she of Greek-Orthodox background, he a good old American boy, told us that most of the movie rang true for them. Including "da baptisma", which happened exactly as pictured, it had to :-) -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Jim Thompson on 30 Apr 2010 19:11 On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:03:48 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >Jim Thompson wrote: >> On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:53:30 -0500, Jon Elson <jmelson(a)wustl.edu> >> wrote: >> >>> Joerg wrote: >>>> >>>> That was sort of predictable. >>>> >>>> >>>>> A 2-year Greek bond yields 23% >>>>> >>>> Last night it was "only" 18%. Whoops ... >>>> >>>> I am surprised anyone is buying those bonds. I sure wouldn't. >>>> >>> Can you sell shorts on Greek bonds? >>> > >No idea, I don't play those sort of games :-) > > >>> Jon >> >> If you use Windex :-) >> > >That was one of the best movies. Friends of ours, she of Greek-Orthodox >background, he a good old American boy, told us that most of the movie >rang true for them. Including "da baptisma", which happened exactly as >pictured, it had to :-) One of our favorites, also! Windex _does_ cut thru a lot of gunk. I don't know how it'd be on burns, though :-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy
From: JosephKK on 1 May 2010 09:59
On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:31:05 -0700 (PDT), Michael <mrdarrett(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Apr 29, 4:28 am, "TheM" <DontNeedS...(a)test.com> wrote: >> >"Michael" <mrdarr...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:f4d5b530-1b2b-4fb8-b8a7- >> >> >California's bond ratings are rock solid in comparison... >> >http://www.treasurer.ca.gov/ratings/history.asp >> >> >Shocking. >> >> >Michael >> >> But California is even deeper in debts, 200% their BDP is it? >> >> M > > >Some $50 billion at last count. > >BDP... what's that? The GSP is something like $2 trillion... can that >be right? Seems kind of high... California would be a G8 nation in its own right. Only now, extracting it from the US would nearly knock the US out of #1. |