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Peston

  1. He's only going downstairs, for gawd sake. Any excuse RT @ruskin147: Saying bye to @birch73 with cocktails & karaoke instagr.am/p/LVv34cN2FY/ about 3 hours ago via Osfoora HD
  2. @TradeDesk_Steve @lindayueh @Nataliem55 @ChrisAdamsMKTS @russian_market @LemaSabachthani Good juliebee to you, Steve about 6 hours ago via web in reply to TradeDesk_Steve
  3. @VictoriaPeckham By the way, please forgive the capital letters. Feeling a bit grumpy about 7 hours ago via Osfoora HD in reply to VictoriaPeckham
  4. @_Financeguy That may also be true. Both explanations can be simultaneously correct about 8 hours ago via Osfoora HD in reply to _Financeguy
  5. @VictoriaPeckham Being RELATIVELY better off in an inter-connected world, where much appears to be going to hell in a handcart, is not good about 8 hours ago via Osfoora HD in reply to VictoriaPeckham
  6. @VictoriaPeckham Why do you think they are putting their money in the UK? about 8 hours ago via Osfoora HD in reply to VictoriaPeckham
  7. @_Financeguy The gross outflow is from the PIIGS, much of it to Germany. But there is a net outflow from e'zone as a whole about 8 hours ago via Osfoora HD in reply to _Financeguy
  8. For those who ask, War Loan price rising along with all UK gov debt - flight to putative safety of UK, away from risks of e'zone about 8 hours ago via Osfoora HD
  9. For more about War Loan & only time UK "defaulted", see @GTrefers' rip-roaring read bit.ly/Jyky7X about 8 hours ago via Osfoora HD
  10. Apparently British War Loan is trading above par for 1st time since forced conversion in 1932. Another worrying sign of global stress about 8 hours ago via Osfoora HD
  11. Martin Lewis says he is giving £10m of his sale profit to charity, including £1m straightaway to Citizens Advice bit.ly/Kl7Rmp about 10 hours ago via Osfoora HD
  12. How stressed are eurozone banks? bbc.in/LNo6Em about 11 hours ago via Osfoora HD
  13. Where is the best place to see eurozone banking stress? bbc.co.uk/robertpeston (in 10 mins or so) about 13 hours ago via Osfoora HD
  14. BP heads for Russian exit bbc.in/L1XAWr about 14 hours ago via Osfoora HD
  15. Contraction of Spanish manufacturing intensifies, according to Markit PMI about 14 hours ago via web