Irene Eng The Kibbitzer

DAX 30 is a Blue Chip stock market index consisting of the 30 major German companies trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.  I’ve been trading it lately, for it moves.  The 30 German companies include Adidas, BASF, MBW, DaimlerChrysler, DB, D Telekom, Lufthansa, Siemens, ThyssenKrupp, Volkswagen … just wondering where’s Bloom + Voss?

FT … Germany’s cosy club of five top economic research institutes faces stiff competition from foreign think-tanks following decision to abolish one of the country’s consensus-based policymaking traditions….
Germany is outsourcing it think-tank 幕府, the bidders are from UK, Austria and Switzerland.  I’m bit bemused, since I’m researching on Qing dynasty’s mufu 幕府 the thin-tank.  It may not be [...]

Chinese stock market had a return of 130% in 2006, and up again 40% this year.  Shanghai index closed at 3,841.  Geeeee… 4,000 is just around corner.  FT reported that in recent weeks, bout 1m a/cs have been opened every week, bringing around RMB200bn (US$26bn) into the market over the past month … Chinese holds [...]

When I started learning to drive, the middle-aged man sat to my left (HK drives on the right side) insisted that I stepped on the brake, “just try it … once.” he begged.  Then learning downhill ski, the first thing the season-faced instructor taught us was how to stop.  Call it exit strategy or risk management.  In trading [...]

Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey is accused of running a high end escort in DC from her home in CA; has generated more than $2m in revenue over 13 years, with 130 women at various times at $200 to $300 a session. The head of Bush’s foreign aid program Randall Tobias has already abruptly resigned last [...]