I cannot help but laugh at the latest nonsense out of ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet. Please consider Trichet: Need to prevent oil-fed inflation spiral. Speaking at an event organized by the London School of Economics, Trichet said the recent surge in energy and commodity costs had driven the sharp increase in headline euro zone inflation [...]
Jun 132011
Confused Trichet Walks Tightrope on Liquidity, Rate Hikes, Greece; Reflections on Unexpected Things
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Jun 092011
The US dollar is a bit firmer vs. the Euro in the wake of a Trichet's comments regarding "strong vigilance", code words for a "hike is coming" at the next meeting. Trichet also got into a pissing match with German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble who said bondholders must contribute a substantial share of a second [...]