Economic Commentary Buff Mugs

Fat Cat City Farmers...

'Greek debt was downgraded for the 11th time this week, by S&P, to P.O.S. Negative Infinity, meaning it's safer to eat uranium, than own Greek debt.'

Loan Alley

The Shrinking Dollar.

'Don't bother cleaning out your desk. We'll be hiring you back as a consultant for half the salary and no benefits.'

"They've made these fund prospectuses much easier to read." Brochure states; 'Give us all your money and get lost."

Dow Jones drop

TPP - Investor State Dispute Settlement

'According to our fact finding committee, our stock won't be worth a dime this quarter.'

Gold Medal for IOC boss Thomas Bach in the discipline of Brown-Nosing-Dictators-For-Money.

'Stand back! All he needs is an injection of long-term capital.'

'All those in favor of requesting a government bailout, say 'Karl Marx'.'

'Enter His Royal Globalness...'

There will be no economics report...our economics reporter got caught in the tech carnage...

Sales Chart: Boomerangs LTD

A man is selling, 'Cameron voodoo dolls', outside of job centre.

"I rob from the poor and give to the rich."

The Invisible Hand of the Market

"And, of course, this is when all our loose change fell out of our pockets."

Burbank Imposes Parking Fee on RVs

'You wouldn't threaten your bank manager...er...maybe...'

"Old economy, new economy - some things never change."

Cold drinks, candy and corporate buyouts.

"The minimum wage is being upgraded, so how about the minimum allowance?"

Euro against the Dollar.

"Oh, just the usual here, occupying Wall Street."

"Since when did economists become sociologists?!"

"When we said we'd build 'affordable' homes we had a particular buyer in mind."

Shares Nosedive

The Euro.

'It's a demonstration by retired CEOs who refuse to give up their bonuses.'

"We're going to have a post-flood economy to deal with."

Trump and President Xi

Federal Guidelines

'We've completed the spending review and there won't be any.'