Tag Archives: European sovereign debt crisis

EUROBLOWN: It looks like the inflating cost of the euro project is proving too much for Germany

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

Reblogged from The Slog. 3-D bollocks deconstruction: A couple of days ago, Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras went on Greek telly to advise Prime Minister Antonis Samaras that he should cease negotiating with the Troika, and instead agree a joint strategy … Continue reading →

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A European Solution to the Eurozone’s Problem

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

By  Gorge Soros My objective in coming here today is  to discuss the euro crisis. I think you will all agree that the crisis is far  from resolved. It has already caused tremendous damage both financially and  politically and taken an … Continue reading →

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EU governments should not be put in a position to compete for funds with commercial enterprises

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

By Florian Pantazi Slowly but surely, the set of remedies employed in the hope of solving the euro crisis is now spreading recession from the periphery to the core of the eurozone. Austerity measures, accompanied by an increase in taxes, … Continue reading →

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Greece is the word if you want to know where we go from here

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

By David Mc Williams Greece has defaulted again, and the financial markets have shrugged their shoulders. The euro remained unchanged versus the dollar. The Greek stock market even rallied. What does this tell us? It tells us that, as this … Continue reading →

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Germany alienates by pushing EU too hard

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague accused Germany of alienating many from European ideas by pushing too hard for too much integration. “Sometimes less is more,” he said at a policy forum in Berlin. He said the push for ever-greater coordination in … Continue reading →

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Elites Play Waiting Game with Europe

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

The euro crisis is not over and is about to get interesting … Supposedly the euro crisis is all over. The mighty ECB has spoken. I have received triumphalist suggestions from bastions of euro-fanaticism that I should now capitulate. ECB bond-buying will … Continue reading →

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Market Brief 4th. September 2012

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

By  Christopher M Quigley Market Divergence: Labour Day is done, the holidays are over, schools and colleges are back: game on. Expect one wild ride in the markets between now and the November US presidential election results.   Internally the technicals are … Continue reading →

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European Bank Run Watch

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

By Reggie Middleton As part of my ongoing series which I started in January of 2010 – Pan-European sovereign debt crisis, I detailed the rapidly developing financial malaise in Europe, detailing the risk to the larger more respected western European … Continue reading →

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Euro Disaster

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

TRILLION$ AS POCKET CHANGE From December  2011 to April 2012, the Dollar Swap Facility released $3.2 trillion for  European bank aid. It accomplished nothing, since their banks are a field of Greek-like  ruins still. The money went into the LTRO … Continue reading →

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The Bang! Moment is Here

Posted on June 17, 2012 by

“Perhaps more than anythingelse, failure to recognize the precariousness and fickleness of confidence– especially in cases in which large short-term debts need to be rolledover continuously – is the key factor that gives rise to thethis-time-is-different syndrome. Highly indebted governments, banks, orcorporations can seem to be … Continue reading →

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