Miscellaneous Musings

Article 50, the trigger to leave the EU, has now been invoked, with 2 years ahead to negotiate our exit from the "club".  Although...

It is my view that the Euro will lose value this year so the UK Pound will buy more Euros. Of course, I could be entirely wrong! The reasons...

Since the Prime Minister clarified our position on leaving the EU following the BREXIT vote, I see that the UK pound is  up against every...

As I write this there is great uncertainty over Greece, which rejected the latest financial rescue package at their referendum last weekend....

International creditors are still not happy with proposals from Greece over their debt. Talks are continuing  but I think Greece will have t...

This may be just a blip but the FTSE 100 share index bounced back today on the news that Greece has been "saved" in the short-term...

Greece seems to be in a serious mess financially, although the EC seems desperate for the Euro to survive the current crisis. It would appea...

Every day the exchange rate of the pound to the euro gets more favorable. It means holidays in the eurozone are cheaper, cheaper imports fro...

The FTSE 100 closed about 37 points higher today, an all time high.  The pound is worth 1.365 euros. Apparently the Greeks have reached agre...

It looks like Greece has "won" a 4 month extension of its debt obligations, so they don't run out of money just yet. It still ...

In some ways I feel sorry for the ordinary Greek man and woman.  They are having to replay huge debts whilst their economy is doing very bad...

I continue to be puzzled by the Euro and the fact that so many different economies have been prepared to share the same currency when their ...

The FTSE 100 jumped 1.63% today meaning it has almost made up ground recently lost. With great uncertainty in the Eurozone, especially with ...

There was an excellent article in The Times today by Matthew Parris entitled, " Face it. There is no answer to the eurocrisis ". I...