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Frontrunning: December 2

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  • RBS Says ‘Restrictive’ Bonuses May Prompt Staff Exits (Bloomberg)
  • The Nobel peace prize winner escalates inherited war (Bloomberg)
  • Roubini's bubbles float on flimsy credit source (Bloomberg)
  • As repeatedly highlighted on Zero Hedge, devaluations threaten a trade war (FT)
  • Who would want to be a Vampire Squid at Christmas (Telegraph)
  • More posturing out of Japan: Yen falls after PM Hatoyama says currency must be dealt with (Bloomberg)
  • Goldman's BRIC decoupling deja vu: sees China surging, etc (MarketWatch)
  • The last great dollar crisis (WSJ)
  • Why a declining dollar is bad for the economy (Value Expectations)
  • Those Germans and their strong euro must love this: Daimler moving some C-Class production to Alabama (AP)
  • Russia must cut rate 2% this month to avoid ruble volatility, former IMF member says (Bloomberg)
  • Bonds are a risky investment with inflation set to explode (Forbes)


 

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Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:03 | 149117 LoneStarHog
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It appears that the Nobel "Piece Prize" should have gone to Tiger Woods! :)

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 12:38 | 149190 spekulatn
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Well done LoneStarHog.

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 15:21 | 149444 WaterWings
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If W had just stayed in office a little longer he would have gotten it. What an idiot!

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:13 | 149121 Bob
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Anybody else hear MSNBC tearing Barry O a new one for three full hours last night?  One of the three mainstays, Rachel Madow, not only pointed out that Barry is a quickly growing incarnation of Dubya (the "Bush Doctrine"), but suggested that he's taken war-mongering insanity to the next level by fighting a new war in Pakistan via the "Fifth Military Service" of the CIA (drones, etc.), one that is accountable to no one in elective government. 

Barry's problems are just beginning. 

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:48 | 149161 Anonymous
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As I parent, I will never be able to understand why anyone would name their son Rachel.

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:18 | 149128 Project Mayhem
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Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:24 | 149138 Careless Whisper
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Squid stock has been sooo weak lately. Perhaps it's because of those nasty SUBPOENAS it was recently served by the SEC for INSIDER TRADING.

Goldman issued this statement:

"Goldman Sachs has robust policies and procedures in place to detect suspicious trading activity. If we detect suspicious activity of any kind, as required by law, we report it to the appropriate authorities," a company spokesman said.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704107104574569974247977670.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_markets

 

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:33 | 149145 Anonymous
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Yea LoL, Goldman reports all suspicious activities directly to Adam.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/16/adam-storch-sec-hires-exg_n_323...

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:34 | 149146 Hephasteus
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This is going to damage thier hentai tentacle sex operations.

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:44 | 149157 Ivanovich
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LOL!

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:18 | 149129 Cognitive Dissonance
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"RBS Says ‘Restrictive’ Bonuses May Prompt Staff Exits"

This is an interesting alternative reality article. Clearly the munchkins of the Wizard of Oz don't expect the gravy train to stop anytime soon or they would be more worried about their jobs than their "restrictive" bonuses.

This does not bode well for those of us expecting the world to wake up. 

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:22 | 149133 Anonymous
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Good. Let the staff exit and good luck finding another job. Win Win for RBS.

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:25 | 149141 Apocalypse Now
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Translation: CEO wants big bonus and to strip out any remaining gold before the titanic goes down.  Can't say that, so "restrictive bonuses may prompt staff exits" sounds like he is concerned for his employees.

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 16:20 | 149549 Cognitive Dissonance
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LOL

I always forget to hit the "translate" button on my Star Trek universal translator. I suspect it's because they're speaking "English" but my translator is defaulted for "King's English" and not "English King's."

Now how do I navigate to the default settings menu? Time to get my 5 year old over here to figure this out.

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:24 | 149137 Anonymous
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Love the Giant Squid in the parade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZIRCyrYEVg

Should have been in the Macy's Day Parade.

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:34 | 149147 Anonymous
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Republic of Ireland government capitulates to public-sector unions, may miss spending targets in next week's Budget. http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/brendan-keenan/brendan-keen...

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:38 | 149153 yellow submariner
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"Those Germans and their strong euro must love this: Daimler moving some C-Class production to Alabama"

Thats why the responsible poeple in the US have decided to weaken the dollar. With a weak dollar the US exports will rise ;).

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:45 | 149158 Anonymous
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Exports... LOL.

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 12:38 | 149189 A Man without Q...
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All vehicles will not come with a standard issue gun rack and a holder for a 20 fl oz beer...

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 12:29 | 149169 Youri Carma
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30,000 troops to Afghanistan is called "an Exit Strategy" by Obama!??? ROFL

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 13:37 | 149300 Anonymous
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SO IF THE PAY bankers' packages were similar around the world at all the banks and investment firms then they would not leave right?

You won't find them running to France where the Execs make SEVEN TIMES LESS than their counterparts in the Untied States.

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 21:48 | 150034 FrankieNeyeball
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I could be wrong but I have always thought the definition of 'retention $' is hush $. Why else so few substantive leaks?

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 21:48 | 150035 FrankieNeyeball
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I could be wrong but I have always thought the definition of 'retention $' is hush $. Why else so few substantive leaks?

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 21:52 | 150048 FrankieNeyeball
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I could be wrong but I have always thought the definition of 'retention $' is hush $. Why else so few substantive leaks?

Thu, 12/03/2009 - 01:25 | 150313 aus_punter
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RBS........

 

honestly, who fucking cares ?

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