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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales
Posted by: Russell Baines
Date/Time: 20/03/08 15:31:00

Sixteen of the biggest, fattest porkiesOf course there are zillions more equally juicy lies floating around out there, but we reckon Peter Tasker, a Tokyo-based analyst and occasional author, has come up with some choice specimens - and just in time for a lighthearted, two-minute Easter read:

The top 16 big, fat lies de nos jours

1. Derivatives reduce volatility

2. The BRIC economies are decoupling

3. Inflation is 2 per cent

4. Greenspan was a maestro

5. The Chinese won’t let their market fall in Olympics year

6. (Junichiro) Koizumi reformed Japan

7. The Americans are devoted to free market solutions

8. The Swiss are prudent

9. The French are brilliant derivatives traders

10. The UK is suffering a housing shortage

11. Private equity funds add value to the companies they buy

12. The cap rate for real estate should be the government bond yield

13. Alastair Darling is in charge of the situation

14. Ben Bernanke is in charge of the situation 1

5. The G8 is in charge of the situation

16. Anyone is in charge of the situation


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Property sales19/03/08 12:05:00 D Moore
   Re:Property sales19/03/08 13:29:00 Emily Robinson
      Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 13:34:00 Will Watson
         Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 13:49:00 Fiona Campbell
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 14:00:00 Bobby Charlton
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 14:01:00 D Moore
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 14:13:00 Fiona Campbell
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 14:26:00 D Moore
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 14:41:00 Fiona Campbell
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 14:05:00 Bobby Charlton
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales20/03/08 00:04:00 Stewart Dean
      Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 19:44:00 Lynne bruce
   Re:Property sales19/03/08 14:57:00 Margaret Wilcocks
      Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 15:05:00 Will Watson
      Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 15:20:00 Michael Webb
         Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 16:46:00 Francis Thomas
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 17:25:00 Marlene Plimley
   Re:Property sales19/03/08 17:47:00 D Moore
      Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 18:17:00 Will Watson
         Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 19:10:00 Tom Pike
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 19:14:00 Kim Tebbit
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 22:19:00 Francis Thomas
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 19:16:00 Will Watson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 19:41:00 Tom Pike
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 22:16:00 Emily Robinson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 22:27:00 Martin Hime
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales19/03/08 22:44:00 Iain Muir
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales20/03/08 09:46:00 Claire Moran
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales20/03/08 10:13:00 David McNeil
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales20/03/08 19:32:00 Emily Robinson
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales09/04/08 19:08:00 Lou Valdini
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales20/03/08 15:56:00 Stewart Dean
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales20/03/08 10:17:00 Paul Pryce
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales12/05/08 17:36:00 Mary OConnor
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales20/03/08 10:23:00 Will Watson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales20/03/08 12:09:00 Tom Pike
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales20/03/08 13:12:00 Marcus Allon
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales20/03/08 15:31:00 Russell Baines
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales20/03/08 15:54:00 Stewart Dean
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales21/03/08 08:10:00 Peter Greenbank
   Is it a blip?08/04/08 13:26:00 Will Watson
      Re:Is it a blip?08/04/08 14:08:00 Mark Perry
         Re:Re:Is it a blip?08/04/08 16:25:00 Colin Murphy
            Re:Re:Re:Is it a blip?08/04/08 17:33:00 Sara Nathan
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Is it a blip?08/04/08 18:26:00 Iain Muir
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Is it a blip?08/04/08 19:44:00 Sara Nathan
                     There'll be trouble now...08/04/08 19:47:00 Colin Murphy
                        Re:A fair return on investment?08/04/08 20:04:00 Iain Muir
                           Re:Re:A fair return on investment?08/04/08 20:15:00 Sara Nathan
                              Re:Re:Re:A fair return on investment?08/04/08 20:23:00 Sara Nathan
   Re:Property sales13/04/08 17:46:00 Ian Newbury
   Re:Property sales13/04/08 18:49:00 David McNeil
      Re:Re:Property sales13/04/08 18:59:00 Ian Newbury
   Re:Property sales13/04/08 21:30:00 Martin Hime
      Re:Re:Property sales14/04/08 13:00:00 D Moore
         Re:Re:Re:Property sales14/04/08 13:51:00 Nigel Hunt
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales14/04/08 14:11:00 Will Watson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales14/04/08 14:25:00 Malcolm Peltu
         Re:Re:Re:Property sales14/04/08 16:04:00 Ian Newbury
            Cheap Mini's available?14/04/08 16:33:00 Iain Muir
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales14/04/08 16:43:00 David McNeil
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales14/04/08 17:28:00 Ian Newbury
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales14/04/08 17:52:00 D Moore
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales14/04/08 18:06:00 Emily Robinson
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales14/04/08 18:26:00 Ian Newbury
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales15/04/08 12:59:00 Stewart Dean
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales14/04/08 18:16:00 Ian Newbury
                        Housing gloom 'worst in 30 years'  (BBC)15/04/08 08:02:00 Mark Perry
                           Re:Housing gloom 'worst in 30 years'  (BBC)15/04/08 08:16:00 Will Watson
                              Re:Re:Housing gloom 'worst in 30 years'  (BBC)15/04/08 10:02:00 Mark Perry
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales15/04/08 11:10:00 D Moore
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales15/04/08 12:44:00 Iain Muir
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales15/04/08 14:43:00 Martin Hime
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales17/04/08 15:47:00 Iain Muir
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales17/04/08 18:58:00 Verification Required
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales17/04/08 19:09:00 Ian Newbury
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales17/04/08 19:15:00 Martin Hime
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales17/04/08 19:25:00 Iain Muir
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales12/05/08 11:30:00 David McNeil
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales12/05/08 13:22:00 Barbara Deane
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales12/05/08 13:57:00 David Greene
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales12/05/08 13:59:00 Rob Reynolds
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales12/05/08 14:24:00 Stewart Dean
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales12/05/08 14:50:00 Micki Hawkes
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales12/05/08 17:55:00 Andrew Flinn
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales12/05/08 17:11:00 Barbara Deane
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales12/05/08 14:06:00 Colin Murphy
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales16/05/08 23:59:00 David McNeil
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Property sales17/05/08 00:17:00 Verification Required

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