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The Great 2008 Credit Crunch
Index To Daily Commentary For Investors On Key Financial Events

October 2008

Week Ending October 12th 2008
Bank of England’s monetary policy committee must act
UK banks £50bn lifeline
Brown’s £500bn rescue package for the UK.

Week Ending October 19th 2008
The good news
Yield ye must
And who will buy the Treasury bills?
The end of the middle-game has been played out.

Week Ending October 26th 2008
From Russia with love
A 79 year cycle?
Money market funds
Around the world


November 2008

Week Ending November 2nd 2008
Of empty ships
About Australia
£1,800bn and counting
Of Sovereign States and oil
Stock Market angst

Week Ending November 9th 2008
Does blackmail pay?
Just me and thee
Eventually we get there

Week Ending November 16th 2008
Europe’s big fish
Germany, Russia (again) and Kuwait
My $700bn article
Russia with less love
Sweden is now affected
Something ‘orrible afoot?

Week Ending November 23rd 2008
Down the pan
A recap
Irish eyes are ....
Here comes the (Japanese) cavalry
A recurring theme
Decline and doubt
The G20 summit

Week Ending November 30th 2008
Taxpayers lose out in RBS funding
Worry beads
More funds pour in
Germany says nein
The pump not primed
Still banking on it
Immobile cars and boats and planes


December 2008

Week Ending December 7th 2008
Libor falls but margin stays
Of William & Mary
When China sneezes
Feel your collar Sir?
UK banks in retreat
Fall of the Pension domino
Double dichotomy

Week Ending December 14th 2008
A pig in a poke?
Gnomes of Zurich on garden leave
Join the Euro?
Germany declares war
City weeping
Commercially speaking
Recession came early

Week Ending December 21st 2008
US still loves the automobile
As severe as ever
Euro from strength to strength
US Quantitative easing
House of cards
The pound in your pocket
A pig in a poke?

Week Ending December 28th 2008
Protecting the protector
Funds contra-flow
Boxing clever
Down with property and equities
Pensioned off


January 2009

Week Ending January 4th 2009
Down with commercial property
Savers hit back
More help for US autos
Wishing you a prosperous New Year
Annus horribilis, UK Stock Market
It is not working
Savers to save us

Week Ending January 11th 2009