Posts Tagged: Europe
The Big Problem With Europe’s Reverse Debt Crisis
Analysts have been wowed by the dramatic decline in borrowing costs for core European countries—Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Austria—at the same time as yields on Spanish and Italian bonds soar out of control. But this is really
The Big Problem With Europe’s Reverse Debt Crisis
Analysts have been wowed by the dramatic decline in borrowing costs for core European countries—Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Austria—at the same time as yields on Spanish and Italian bonds soar out of control. But this is really
CHART OF THE DAY: The Most Important Chart In Europe Is A Disaster
We’ve been talking a lot about what we think is the most important chart in Europe—yields on Spanish bonds that mature in less than three years. (High yields mean Spain is paying through the nose to borrow when it
CHART OF THE DAY: The Most Important Chart In Europe Is A Disaster
We’ve been talking a lot about what we think is the most important chart in Europe—yields on Spanish bonds that mature in less than three years. (High yields mean Spain is paying through the nose to borrow when it
David Cameron ‘prepared to halt immigration of Greeks into UK’ | UK news | The Guardian
Dear Mr. Cameron, I read the following Post in the guardian site and I would like to kindly ask you to concentrate more on your domestic issues rather than dealing with the rare occasion of getting immigrants from Greece. You
David Cameron ‘prepared to halt immigration of Greeks into UK’ | UK news | The Guardian
Dear Mr. Cameron, I read the following Post in the guardian site and I would like to kindly ask you to concentrate more on your domestic issues rather than dealing with the rare occasion of getting immigrants from Greece. You
Byron Wien: I Spoke To The Smartest Man In Europe, And What He Had To Say Was Terrifying
CNBC Byron Wien Blackstone’s Byron Wien is up with a new blog post, wherein he relays a conversation he had with someone he only refers to as The Smartest Man In Europe. Wien doesn’t say who The Smartest Man In Europe is,
Byron Wien: I Spoke To The Smartest Man In Europe, And What He Had To Say Was Terrifying
CNBC Byron Wien Blackstone’s Byron Wien is up with a new blog post, wherein he relays a conversation he had with someone he only refers to as The Smartest Man In Europe. Wien doesn’t say who The Smartest Man In Europe is,
Finns, Dutch cast doubt on eurozone deal
Finland and the Netherlands, the euro zone’s most hardline creditor states, cast the first doubts on Monday on a European summit deal designed to save Spain and Italy from being engulfed by the currency bloc’s debt crisis. The Finnish government
Finns, Dutch cast doubt on eurozone deal
Finland and the Netherlands, the euro zone’s most hardline creditor states, cast the first doubts on Monday on a European summit deal designed to save Spain and Italy from being engulfed by the currency bloc’s debt crisis. The Finnish government
ECB representative tells Athens to focus on reforms
Greece would benefit more from speeding up structural reforms than spending time right now on renegotiating its bailout deal with its lenders, European Central Bank executive board member Joerg Asmussen told The Economist Conference in Athens on Monday. “The first
ECB representative tells Athens to focus on reforms
Greece would benefit more from speeding up structural reforms than spending time right now on renegotiating its bailout deal with its lenders, European Central Bank executive board member Joerg Asmussen told The Economist Conference in Athens on Monday. “The first
Myths can’t save Greece now
The way in which certain myths took hold regarding Greece’s recourse to international assistance — essentially poisoning Greek public opinion before being debunked — is nothing short of impressive. Many believed, for instance, that Greece turning for help to Europe
Myths can’t save Greece now
The way in which certain myths took hold regarding Greece’s recourse to international assistance — essentially poisoning Greek public opinion before being debunked — is nothing short of impressive. Many believed, for instance, that Greece turning for help to Europe
A Fantastic Metaphor To Describe The Crisis In Europe
The phrase “dysfunctional family” gets used too much to describe the crisis in Europe, but in this case it’s well used and apt. Here’s Bob Savage of Track Research describing what’s going on… Europe is a dysfunctional family, Mom and
A Fantastic Metaphor To Describe The Crisis In Europe
The phrase “dysfunctional family” gets used too much to describe the crisis in Europe, but in this case it’s well used and apt. Here’s Bob Savage of Track Research describing what’s going on… Europe is a dysfunctional family, Mom and
Saving the Euro through scaring Germany
Der Spiegel’s leak should make life easier for Angela Merkel. Then again, it might not. The German weekly magazine has published an internal report from the finance ministry in Berlin claiming that a break up of the euro would lead
Saving the Euro through scaring Germany
Der Spiegel’s leak should make life easier for Angela Merkel. Then again, it might not. The German weekly magazine has published an internal report from the finance ministry in Berlin claiming that a break up of the euro would lead
Euro-Zone Economic Outlook Remains Weak
The European Central Bank might have to take more action to spur growth in the euro zone after data published Friday suggested that German consumers are beginning to feel the strain of the debt crisis and the ECB’s earlier injections
Euro-Zone Economic Outlook Remains Weak
The European Central Bank might have to take more action to spur growth in the euro zone after data published Friday suggested that German consumers are beginning to feel the strain of the debt crisis and the ECB’s earlier injections
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