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  1. 2012-04-17 Replies: 0 | Views: 3,667

    Thread: $60 billion to IMF by Line Eikeland

    Japan provides $60 billion to expand IMF’s resources. Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, becomes the largest donor yet outside of Europe to IMF. Interesting article at Bloomberg: Japan Will...
  2. 2012-03-16 Replies: 1 | Views: 3,964

    Thread: Ensuring sufficient security for cash flow by Line Eikeland

    Lets presume your customers (buyers) are located in the PIIGS countries - e.g. Greece and Spain. Although you regard your customers as solid you want to secure the counterparty risk. Given the market...
  3. 2012-03-15 Replies: 0 | Views: 4,182

    Thread: Invitation to the NOK speculators! by Line Eikeland

    Before yesterday’s rate cut, the NOK was the fourth best- performing major currency against the euro and the dollar this year, gaining 3.8 percent and 4.7 percent, respectively. Yesterdays decision...
  4. 2012-03-14 Replies: 0 | Views: 3,779

    Thread: Increased investments in oil and gas activities 2012 by Line Eikeland

    Statistics Norway recently published the1st quarter oil and gas report for 2012. The estimate for 2012is NOK 1.5 billion higher than the estimate given in the previous quarter.

    Total investments...
  5. 2012-03-14 Replies: 1 | Views: 4,278

    Thread: Key policy rate reduced by 0.25 percentage point to 1.50 per cent by Line Eikeland

    Shocking!!

    The NOK has significantly weakened towards several of the major currencies after the announcement...
  6. 2012-02-14 Replies: 1 | Views: 8,800

    Thread: Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS) by Line Eikeland

    CLS is videly used to secure foreign exchange settlement between banks, customers and other third-parties. A key feature of CLS is the settlement of gross-value instructions with multi-lateral net...
  7. 2012-02-07 Replies: 1 | Views: 7,107

    Thread: Construction of skyscrapers in Asia = new financial crisis? by Line Eikeland

    Barclays Bank refers to the "Skyscraper Index" and states that a construction boom is always followed by economic crisis. The analysis states that the building boom in China and India could be the...
  8. 2012-01-23 Replies: 1 | Views: 1,250

    Thread: Emerging Alert - Croatians voted yes to join the EU by Line Eikeland

    News from Reuters:
    Croatia votes to join EU in 2013, despite crisis | Reuters
  9. 2012-01-13 Replies: 0 | Views: 3,913

    Thread: Endangered industry? by Line Eikeland

    In the Norwegian media it is speculated a lot about the brokerage industry's survival - what do you think? Has access to information on the Internet and online brokerage services replaced the need...
  10. 2012-01-06 Replies: 6 | Views: 4,393

    Thread: What will happen in 2012? by Line Eikeland

    I believe 2012 will be either a eurozone continuing on a path towards an ever greater political and economic integration or it will fall back to a number of smaller stronger countries… Though I think...
  11. 2011-12-23 Replies: 6 | Views: 4,393

    Thread: What will happen in 2012? by Line Eikeland

    Any opinionated persons out there who'll take a bet on:
    - United States AAA credit rating to be downgraded?
    - Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, what will happen?
    - The election in Russia and Kim...
  12. 2011-12-16 Replies: 2 | Views: 4,075

    Thread: Key policy rate reduced by 0.50 percentage point to 1.75 per cent NORWAY by Line Eikeland

    It seems to be a unique opportunity for a fixed-rate loan? Or… is this the extreme Norwegian market just the start of a long-lasting period of low inflation, low interest rates and low economic...
  13. 2011-12-14 Replies: 2 | Views: 4,075

    Thread: Key policy rate reduced by 0.50 percentage point to 1.75 per cent NORWAY by Line Eikeland

    Norges Bank’s Executive Board decided today to reduce the key policy rate by 0.50 percentage point to 1.75 per cent.

    “The turbulence in financial markets has intensified and external growth is now...
  14. 2011-11-24 Replies: 0 | Views: 4,275

    Thread: IMF's views on the Norwegian economy by Line Eikeland

    November 22 the International Monetary Fund presented its views on the Norwegian economy and Norwegian economic policy; IMF presents its views on the Norwegian economy - regjeringen.no

    Highlights:...
  15. 2011-11-14 Replies: 2 | Views: 4,675

    Thread: The Drachmatic Greece by Line Eikeland

    Agree - and I think that the last months happenings has made it quite clear that many countries should not have been allowed to join the EMU. What about Italy - Italy is far from Greece, many times...
  16. 2011-11-11 Replies: 0 | Views: 4,050

    Thread: Speculate with own money by Line Eikeland

    It's a hoopla day in Oslo - not because anything in particular has happened but simply because it's Friday, and Friday is the day I buy a new "lotto-kupong" for the upcoming lottery!;)

    When...
  17. 2011-11-02 Replies: 0 | Views: 5,287

    Thread: Why are the interest rates so low? by Line Eikeland

    The key rate is the rate banks receive on their regular deposits by the central bank. Interest rates are currently, in a historical perspective, very low in most countries of the Western world.
    ...
  18. 2011-10-18 Replies: 0 | Views: 4,301

    Thread: Struggling Europe - what about China and the US? by Line Eikeland

    What are your views on the consequences of the immense EURO challenges? Has the market view reversed to increased optimism - or maybe more correctly expressed reduced pessimism? Could it be that a...
  19. 2011-10-06 Replies: 2 | Views: 4,611

    Thread: National budget 2012 to be published in half an hour (Norway) by Line Eikeland

    The main objectives for the Government’s tax and fiscal policies;

    - Secure public revenue
    - A just distribution of wealth
    - Better environment
    - Promote employment throughout the entire...
  20. 2011-10-06 Replies: 2 | Views: 4,611

    Thread: National budget 2012 to be published in half an hour (Norway) by Line Eikeland

    Minister of Finance, Sigbjørn Johnsen, to present a tight and well-balanced budget. For updated information: Statsbudsjettet
  21. 2011-10-05 Replies: 0 | Views: 4,264

    Thread: Protecting profit in turbulent times by Line Eikeland

    Sharp working capital management will always benefit a company - I would assert that it is a must during turbulent times to avoid a profit hit.

    How do you prepare for the coming financial crises?...
  22. 2011-10-05 Replies: 1 | Views: 4,907

    Thread: Euro countries and currency stability by Line Eikeland

    What will happen with the euro when a euro country is downgraded by an acknowledged credit rating company e.g. Moody's?
  23. 2011-09-09 Replies: 3 | Views: 4,763

    Thread: Squint-eyed mint producers by Line Eikeland

    Norges Bank has ordered 10 million 50-øre coins for delivery in 2011 with incorrect digits! The 11 in 2011 is inverted. The faulty production is in excess of 8 million coins - ha ha :o

    To see the...
  24. 2011-09-09 Replies: 1 | Views: 2,049

    Thread: What will happen to Norwegian corporate deposit rates? by Line Eikeland

    I guess the intention is to boost activity in the shortest segment of the money market, though lack of liquidity is obviously non-exciting in the market pt. It depends on how risk willing the banks...
  25. 2011-09-07 Replies: 4 | Views: 4,546

    Thread: Dunning by Line Eikeland

    Thanks for the input - highly appreciated!
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