Mark Deans, Moneycorp

Daily brief: Moneycorp

Mark Deans, Dealing Manager at Moneycorp

Narrow ranges with little net movement

8 November 2011
The UK Border Agency's job is to identify undesirables entering Britain and to keep tabs on them until they establish a right to remain in the country under human rights legislation.

No market reaction to Greek coalition

7 November 2011
The organisers of next year's games have unveiled a road map for the Olympic torch on its way to London. Along the route the torch will change hands 8,000 times as it travels by horseback, by canoe, by balloon and by zip wire as well as on foot.

Eeeny meeny miny mo

4 November 2011
A multinational crew of six pretend astronauts will emerge from their plywood spaceship today after 74 weeks in a Moscow car park.

Greek euro referendum next month

3 November 2011
What fun they must have had when Prime Minister George Papandreou, President Sarkozy and Chancellor Merkel met for a beer yesterday.

The dog that didn’t bark

2 November 2011
M. Nicolas and Fr. Angela Merkozy request the pleasure of the company of Mr Georgios Papandreou at dinner on Wednesday 2 November at Le Château d'If Grilling Room. 7.30 for 8.00pm. Black tie and steel helmet. No side arms.

Greek referendum idea stuns investors

1 November 2011
If you thought the zombies on Halloween were just blokes in fancy dress, think again. Some of them are real. The one who stepped out of the shadows in Athens last night could turn Greece into a land of the living dead.

BoJ intervenes to sell yen

31 October 2011
Anyone who doubted the accuracy of modern statistics should have a look at today's news that the world's population has reached 7 billion.

So far so good

28 October 2011
Well that's it. The crisis is over. EU leaders have saved the world and there is no longer any cause for concern. A quick trawl through this morning's news finds the BBC leading with the Turkish earthquake, The Daily Telegraph featuring care for the elderly, The Independent talking about company directors' pay rises, The Times on the Catholic church and The Washington Post fearing a new recession.

Market relief at plausible EU deal

27 October 2011
Over a ten-year period, Basildon council unveiled various plans to evict travellers from Dale Farm. A succession of enforcement notices and court actions were each said at the time to be a complete solution, but the travellers stayed put.

It will all come together on Wednesday

26 October 2011
A "special purpose entity" (SPE) or "special purpose vehicle" is a firm set up to securitise debt and sell it on, thereby separating the liability from the parent, which remains at arm's length.

Narrow ranges and low volumes ahead of EU plan

25 October 2011
Using an infrared scanner and a helicopter, London police have discovered that 90% of the tents blockading St Paul's cathedral are unoccupied overnight.

It will all come together on Wednesday

24 October 2011
The three-line whip for today's parliamentary debate demands that Conservative MPs vote in favour of the status quo with regard to Britain's position in the EU.

I can’t believe it’s not a debt crisis solution

20 October 2011
Grateful EU leaders hosted a farewell concert for retiring European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet at the Alte Oper concert hall in Frankfurt last night.

UK inflation peaks at 5.2% in September

19 October 2011
As part of their country's effort to work its way out of crippling indebtedness, Greek workers are going on strike for another two days. Bankers in Germany are helping things along by refusing to accept losses of more than 21% on their Greek government bonds.

Jam delivery expected soon

18 October 2011
To those Brits who mock continental European politicians for disappearing during the whole month of August: chortle no more, it's time for a bit of mote-and-beam.