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MSE News: UK economy out of recession – just

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  • 10:05 26Jan10 GBP/USD: Talk of Very Good Size UK Clearer After UK Q4 GDP Data


    London, January 26.

    [We] have been told that a UK clearer has sold a cumulatively estimated yard of cable since the 09:30GMT unveiling of the disappointing 0.1% UK Q4 2009 GDP growth number (<TGM42331>). This flow has helped depress GBP/USD by more than three-quarters-of-a-cent to its 1.6120 intra-day low.

    Sterling bear targets include 1.6090 (yesterday"s low) and 1.6072. The latter
    level is a 61.8% Fibo retracement point of the ascent from 1.5832 (Dec 30 low) to 1.6459 (Jan 12 high). 1.6077 was last Friday"s low.
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  • abaxas
    abaxas Posts: 4,141 Forumite
    chucky wrote: »
    that 0.1% could always be revised downwards or even upwards in the coming months - despite reading about conspiracy theories and printing money bla, bla, bla - it is good news never the less.

    I think you'll find the offical GDP figures are the 'conspiracy' not people who are trying to tell you exactly how they are fudged.

    If your actually beleive them, you have finally proved yourself to be a crackpot.
  • dandy-candy
    dandy-candy Posts: 2,214 Forumite
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    They say its +0.1 but could be revised by up to 0.2 either way - so it might actually be negative, neutral or up - thats not telling us anything!!! When do we get a confirmed figure?
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    Hello

    Has something happened :eek:
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  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    tomterm8 wrote: »
    p.s. I saved up for this post, it's my 2000 post, barely seems worth it to be honest.

    Happy 2000th post and Happy Australia Day too.
    DaddyBear wrote: »
    Chances of this being revised down???? :eek:

    Presumably 50:50. The last few revisions have been upward but I've never seen anything to suggest that the 'first print' of GDP figures is normally low.

    My belief has always been that you ain't out of a recession until real GDP is back to peak. Nobody agrees with me though so I wouldn't take it too seriously.
  • doire_2
    doire_2 Posts: 2,280 Forumite
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    Is Chucky a Grandad ?


    No idea. Maybe in the future?
  • tomterm8
    tomterm8 Posts: 5,892 Forumite
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    Generali wrote: »
    Happy 2000th post and Happy Australia Day too.

    Thanks, Generali. Happy Australia Day... whatever that is... to you, too.
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  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    purch wrote: »
    Hello

    Has something happened :eek:

    Apparently you're all saved because something was estimated to have changed by 1/1,000th over a three month period. Or not of course, such is the nature of debate on this board.

    More importantly, chucky may (or may not) be a grandfather. We should be told.

    Stay tuned to the forum for news of future vital incremental changes and intergenerational confirmation..
  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    abaxas wrote: »
    I think you'll find the offical GDP figures are the 'conspiracy' not people who are trying to tell you exactly how they are fudged.

    If your actually beleive them, you have finally proved yourself to be a crackpot.
    good point well made - i think my conspiracy theory of Princess Di living in Zanzibar with Elvis could be a winner too.

    i'm seeing a trend here though - if all of these numbers are fiddled when they were positive.
    how accurate where they when they were negative?
  • tomterm8
    tomterm8 Posts: 5,892 Forumite
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    10:05 26Jan10 GBP/USD: Talk of Very Good Size UK Clearer After UK Q4 GDP Data


    London, January 26.

    [We] have been told that a UK clearer has sold a cumulatively estimated yard of cable since the 09:30GMT unveiling of the disappointing 0.1% UK Q4 2009 GDP growth number (<TGM42331>). This flow has helped depress GBP/USD by more than three-quarters-of-a-cent to its 1.6120 intra-day low.

    Sterling bear targets include 1.6090 (yesterday"s low) and 1.6072. The latter
    level is a 61.8% Fibo retracement point of the ascent from 1.5832 (Dec 30 low) to 1.6459 (Jan 12 high). 1.6077 was last Friday"s low.

    Can we have the Generali translation service onto this post, I don't know what it's talking about. Thank you.
    “The ideas of debtor and creditor as to what constitutes a good time never coincide.”
    ― P.G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens
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