Economic History Buff Gifts

'The Overthrow of the Erie Ring'

See bond issues that once yielded 15%

'...But the good news is your old Enron stock has become a high-priced collectible!'

Spain-Italy-Debt-Interest rates

Greece Spot.

"Small world, Bob. Richard here also worked at Lehman Brothers."

In Case of Emergency

Growing Unemployment in Regency England

Spain Bleeding Under the German Controlled Euro.

The high tech crash of the early 2000s...and the depression that followed.

Adrift Economies

Heeeres Alistair (Darling).

"You never saw a tax haven. Now look into this light.

'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

World Economic Crisis.

Economy - USA.

'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

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.'

"You will be visited by three ghosts - the Ghost of Porfolios Past, The Ghost of Present Positions and the Ghost of Commodities Future."

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

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

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

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

Sales Chart: Boomerangs LTD

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

Shares Nosedive

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

The Euro.

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

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

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