I imagine, the Russians demanded: change the country's name to Cyprussia, pay Rubles, write Cyrillic, .. and the right of the first night for the next 40 years

Cyprus: Talk that fin min says russia deal has collapsed

If the Cyprus govt nicks the pension funds, who will be paying the Cypriot OAPs their pensions? The german taxpayer, in the form of another Cyprus bailout package (not now, but in a few years)

Cypriot pension fund nationalisation unacceptable - Merkel

How poetic Dragonfire LOL

AUD/USD Forms Pennant Pattern within Bullish Range Move

OMG I read the Cyprus church is willing to help bail out the banks. Divine intervention innit

Cyprus is euro zone’s very own Lehman moment

Cuts, austerity, recession ... and has been for years now. The UK is in a much worse shape than other Western EU economies, and has been for years now. Soon there will be more food banks than restaurants.

Britain's Osborne boxed in by austerity on budget day

Squeeze, I beg your pardon but was that a yes, or a no?

Forget about market fundamentals

I think equity prices simply went up as a result of QEs, liquidity injections. More money in the system, means you have to pay more for the same share, right? In other words, inflation.

Forget about market fundamentals

You know, (s)he who pays the piper, calls the tune ... Angela Merkel is from now on the finance minister of Cyprus.

Cyprus Central Bank Warns of Capital Flight

So far the whole fiscal cliff thing had more bark than bite ...

U.S. stares down start of steep "automatic" budget cuts

Oh soz I forgot them Halal groceries

UK Lending to Individuals - January 2013

Lending seems to be only profitable high street business these days. Pawn shops, other lenders, and chip shops - the new high street.

UK Lending to Individuals - January 2013

The article gives you the answer, Singaporeans know London better than Londoners themselves, for whatever that means.

Singaporeans Turn to Berkeley’s London Property on Currency

Abe, Hikishumo, Kuroda, Toshiba, only the names change ... people come, people go, on internet forums, and in central banks, no mattah, all the same, if you know the old Chinese joke

Abenomics: Where the Rubber Hits the Road

It's good to see at least some companies are profitable these days? Too bad I don't have a stake in any of those banks LOL Someone said banks were like those Alien facehuggers, on humanity's face, well I can't disagree with that.

U.S. banks in 2012 post highest profits since '06 -FDIC

Beautiful yellow "four nine" bricks of solid gold. LOL I must have a fetish for gold

Gold’s death cross is no reason to feel grim

I'm wondering whether retail jewellery prices are likely to drop in the near future. Would be nice.

Hedge Funds Have Never Been More Bullish Stocks (And Bearish Gold)

You would think a man of his age has already learnt how to keep his bits in his pants. Funny how women are so wildly attracted to a thick wallet, even if it belongs to such an old fella.

DSK Is Trying To Seize Every Copy Of His Ex-Lover's Salacious Book

I hate to break it to you mate but Philips is a dutch (Amsterdam-based) electronics company and is NOT the same as the Singapore-based Phillip Capital, despite the name.

Phillip Futures To Enter U.S. Forex Scene

Who wants simple these days? It all has to be complicated. As if complexity was a measure of quality. Well it's not!!!

Tight visa rules hit sales of UK superyachts

After all those years of deflation, now a two per cent inflation target in Japan, same as in EZ last year. Hmmm.... Good that I closed my yen longs some time ago.

Quantitative easing: the markets are struggling with a serious drug habit