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Marcus Brookes, on the short term prospects for the FTSE.

I wouldn`t be at all surprised if markets fell by 10% next week.  We have moved back into cautious assets until the bigger picture is clearer

Quote by: Marcus Brookes, Head of Cazenove`s Multi Manager Diversity fund
Quote made on: FE Trustnet News and Research
Quote Submitted by: 10 February 2012
Source: Mr H Towers

Editor's Notes

FTSE 100 (10/02/2012 @ 12.30 p.m.): 5845 FTSE 100 (17/02/2012 @ Close): 5905 (up 1.03%) FTSE 100 (20/02/2012 @ Close): 5945 (up 1.71%) Well, you pays your money……..

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Published on: February 20, 2012

Gerhard Schroder(on the euro)

Our future begins on January 1 1999. The euro is Europe`s key to the 21st century.  The era of solo national fiscal and economic policy is over.

Quote by: Gerhard Schroder
Quote made on: 04/03/1998
Quote Submitted by: The Financial Foot in Mouth Team
Source: teameurope.info

Editor's Notes

Views about the euro can understandably change over time, but it is hard to conceive of greater Damascene conversion than that displayed by Herr Schroder in opposition in March 1998, when he said:

“The euro is a sickly premature infant, the result of an over-hasty monetary union.”

Contrast this with the pronouncements of the newly-elected Chancellor Schroder on December 31 1998:

“Our future begins on January 1 1999. The euro is Europe`s key to the 21st century.  The era of solo national fiscal and economic policy is over.”

Hmm.

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Published on: February 7, 2012

Superstar?

Andy Hornby is a superstar

Quote by: James Eden
Quote made on:
Quote Submitted by: Financial Foot in Mouth
Source: James Eden - City Analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein

Editor's Notes

Andy`s `Superstar’ status was subsequently tarnished by his credit crisis experiences at HBOS, for which we continue to pay.

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Published on: July 18, 2011