Category Archives: Reggie Middleton Blog

Cutting Ireland’s Rating

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

by Reggie Middleton So, S&P finally gets around to Cutting Ireland’s Rating on the Cost of Bank Support, as reported by CNBC: Ireland’s financial headache worsened on Wednesday after Standard & Poor’s cut its credit rating in a move criticized … Continue reading →

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Sovereign Truths: Why the Euro is Destined to Collapse!

Posted on April 23, 2010 by

If this article goes viral around the web, I wouldn’t be surprised if the euro tanks and several European sovereign states’ spreads blow out. I have busted several of them in another of a long series of “creative” economic forecasting … Continue reading →

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