Posts Tagged ‘ sterling ’

Day 16 (17.viii.10)

Well, while I’m sat in my room thoughtfully sipping saké, which hits the tastebuds very much like almost-flavourless sweet-ish white wine, I reckon that the most appropriate next topic for my social commentary should be Japanese money. The term here is kane, 金, or more usually in conversation okane, お金 – the addition of the [ READ MORE ]

Statwatch #14

The indices have all been happily continuing their rise from last week, buoyed by more positive 2nd-quarter results from across the markets – most notably, excellent results from eBay and AT&T pushed the Dow Jones above 9000 for the first time since January, while the DAX rose above 5200 for the first time in about [ READ MORE ]

Statwatch #13

RIGHT. Finally, a Statwatch with some sense of continuity. The most significant event on the markets this week was the very impressive 2nd-quarter result from Goldman Sachs, which drove up confidence in the banking sector overall, and saw the major indices post 3-figure rises. Confidence in the long-term recovery prospects for the EU and USA [ READ MORE ]

Statwatch #12

I’ve decided to change the contents of the weekly Statwatch yet again – quite apart from sourcing the data from completely different online locations, specifically the Financial Times rather than BBC or Bloomberg for ease and consistency. New additions are: commodities (heating oil, natural gas, ethanol, platinum, palladium), a market interest rates summary (Sterling Overnight [ READ MORE ]

Statwatch #11

Here’s the £/€ exchange rate, Brent Crude Oil Future $/barrel and Forex Gold Index $/oz. I’ve decided to remove the signatures on the anti-Gordon Brown petition, as that particular statistic has petered out somewhat – it’s had its moment, and it isn’t really going anywhere anymore. I’ve also opted to add the £/$ and $/€ [ READ MORE ]

Statwatch #10

Here’s the £/€ exchange rate, the number of signatures on the 10 Downing Street petition to get rid of Gordon Brown, the Brent Crude Oil Future $/barrel and Forex Gold Index $/oz. £/€ XR: 0.8543 (↑0.0071 from last week and ↓0.0516 from observation #1) Signatures: 68314 (↑205 from last week and ↑60875 from observation #1) [ READ MORE ]

Statwatch #9

Here’s the £/€ exchange rate, the number of signatures on the 10 Downing Street petition to get rid of Gordon Brown, the Brent Crude Oil Future $/barrel and Forex Gold Index $/oz. £/€ XR: 0.8472 (↓0.0066 from last week) Signatures: 68109 (↑405 from last week) Brent crude oil: $69.40 (↓$1.36 from last week) Gold: $935.25 [ READ MORE ]

Statwatch #8

Here’s the £/€ exchange rate, the number of signatures on the 10 Downing Street petition to get rid of Gordon Brown, the Brent Crude Oil Future $/barrel and Forex Gold Index $/oz. £/€ XR: 0.8538 (↓0.0254 from last week) Signatures: 67704 (↑1475 from last week) Brent crude oil: $70.76 (↑$2.39 from last week) Gold: $937.25 [ READ MORE ]

Statwatch #7

Here’s the £/€ exchange rate, the number of signatures on the 10 Downing Street petition to get rid of Gordon Brown, the Brent Crude Oil Future $/barrel and Forex Gold Index $/oz. £/€ XR: 0.8792 (↑0.0063 from last week) Signatures: 66229 (↑2377 from last week) Brent crude oil: $68.37 (↑$2.63 from last week) Gold: $962.00 [ READ MORE ]

Statwatch #6

Here’s the £/€ exchange rate, the number of signatures on the 10 Downing Street petition to get rid of Gordon Brown, the Brent Crude Oil Future $/barrel and Forex Gold Index $/oz. £/€ XR: 0.8729 (↓0.0052 from last week) Signatures: 63852 (↑1023 from last week) Brent crude oil: $65.74 (↑$5.11 from last week) Gold: $975.50 [ READ MORE ]

Statwatch #5

Here’s the £/€ exchange rate, the number of signatures on the 10 Downing Street petition to get rid of Gordon Brown, the Brent Crude Oil Future $/barrel and Forex Gold Index $/oz. £/€ XR: 0.8781 (↓0.0124 from last week) Signatures: 62829 (↑3480 from last week) Brent crude oil: $60.63 (↑$4.56 from last week) Gold: $959.75 [ READ MORE ]

Statwatch #4

Here are the same two as last week: the £/€ exchange rate and the number of signatures on the 10 Downing Street petition to get rid of Gordon Brown. I’ve decided to add the Brent Crude Oil Future $/barrel and Forex Gold Index $/oz. For banter. £/€ XR: 0.8905 (↓0.0002 from last week) Signatures: 59349 [ READ MORE ]

Statwatch #2

Same two as last week: the £/€ exchange rate and the number of signatures on the 10 Downing Street petition to get rid of Gordon Brown. £/€ XR: 0.8914 (↓0.0145 from last week) Signatures: 44771 (↑35659 from last week)[ READ MORE ]

Statwatch #1

Thought I’d create a regular (i.e. probably weekly) log of statistics/numbers/data that seem relatively relevant. This is as much for me to track their progress as for anyone else, to be clear. So I’ll start with a mundane and neutral one, and a heinously partisan one: the £/€ exchange rate and the number of signatures [ READ MORE ]

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