In case you missed it … Ireland is the poster child of what not to do, and Bernanke gets burned by QE
Posted by Orli Perez in On the Forex Front, tags: Bernanke, china, euro zone, Forex, Irish debt, quantitative easing, Trade Leaders Investment Program
This week the financial headlines seemed to all center around a handful of categories: Ireland and all the things they do wrong, Germany and what they do right, the rest of the EU scrambling in the middle, Bernanke getting flack over QE (still), and China as the next big thing.
If this week’s news stories are any indication, we’re in for a game-changing 2011. Here’s some light reading for you before Thanksgiving.
The Eurozone Shuffle:
- Business Insider: One Fifth Of Ireland’s Economy Could Now Go Up In Smoke
- Oanda blog: Merkel’s Europe Looks Small
- Irish Times: Investors Should Share Debt Burden, Says Merkel
- Money Game: Europe Is About To Transform Into A Global Exports Monster
- Financial Times: Spain & Portugal Rule Out Rescue Packages
The Bernanke Burn:
- Business Insider: Huge List Of Investors And Economists Pen Open Letter To Ben Bernanke Slamming QE
- Financial Times: Fed Keeps Its Focus Amid the Criticism
- Money Game: Warren Buffett Says QE2 IS Dangerous, But Says Economy Will Be WAY Better In 4-5 Years
China, China:
- Investor’s Business Daily: Global Trade Uncertainty, China Fears Sting Leaders
- Business Insider: The Real Printing Press Addict Isn’t America, It’s The Other Global Superpower
- Kathy Lien of FX360: What if China Raised Rates? What’s the Impact on FX?
- Money Game: The Great Tightening Continues: China Hikes Reserve Requirements
Or, if you’re pressed for time:
- Kathy Lien of FX360: The Top 3 Risks of Forex (where she tackles all 3 topics)
If you haven’t already, check out Yohay’s recent posts on Forex Crunch on his Forex portfolio. He writes about the Trade Leaders Investment Program, and you can watch a Forex investment portfolio as it develops in real time. Pretty exciting stuff!
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