Ecb Analyst Gifts

Mario Draghi

Flags

Desk plaques: 'Money isn't everything' '...Which makes it no less awesome in my opinion.'

'Wavering between being bullish or bearish'

Loan Alley

So I'm "cheap." It's a perfectly good word. And it aptly describes my interest in conserving resources. I suppose we could call you "thrifty." Heavens no! And waste two whole letters? I see we've only wasted one whole tea bag.

"I was going to tell you it's a jungle out there, but I realize that's probably old news to you."

That might not work, EU...

'Not only can I not find the middle class tax cut, I can't find the middle class.'

"Those eco-terrorists are going to cost us a FORTUNE!!"

Bribes.

'I think I can solve our budget problem with the color scanner, color laser printer and this twenty-dollar bill!'

'Discipline for the PIIGS.'

'The Dow has shot up 2.5% on positive data on housing - until five minutes from now, when it'll be interpreted differently.'

Rising Housing Costs vs Wages.

Electricity Bills

Stimulus bust

I think I can...

"The markets seem to be a little jittery this morning."

'It's true that money can't buy everything, Caldwell, but it's not healthy to dwell on it.'

Voting in the UK

The euro currency is a bomb.

'What did the fund manager say to the investment advisor?'

'This is the vineyard the US government started 10 years ago, with $2 billion and a staff of 1,500. No wine yet, but I hear they've nearly got a slogan.'

The Human Condition

"Goodbye cruel world."

Brexit Calendar

Toys - Business Model.

"Leak to the press: Brussels bail-outs are French currency manipulation, costing British bureaucrats' jobs!"

"Whoops! There go those darned interest rates again!"

'We'd like to default on the bill.'

Fiscal Cliff Dwellers.

Quick Fixes for the U.S. Economy

News. Year- End Economic Report. I don't want them to fine-tune the economy --- just get it in the right octave.

"In the land of toast the butter is spread very thin."