Category Archives: Euro

No end in sight to Spain’s financial troubles

Hurry up, Mario! (click here if video is not observable)

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Debt-stricken Catalonia eyes Spanish bailout aid

Sound familiar? (click here if video is not observable)

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Super Mario to the Rescue

Sure smells like a coordinated move by the big central banks is in the works.   Gold starting to sniff out the potential that a monetary blast may be in the works.  “Whatever it takes.” (click here if video and chart … Continue reading

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Spain Lobbying For Bond Purchases

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Stratfor: Europe’s Contradictory Answers to its Crisis

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Europe’s Escalating Cycle of Turmoil

Great graphic from the IMF,  which nails the policy paralysis in the Eurozone.   Similar, but more rigorous, to the “meet and discuss” cycle  we wrote about last December, Their modus operendi seems to be: meet and discuss, wait for a … Continue reading

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Italians ask the IMF

In this video, the IMF invited Italians to share their biggest worries about Italy’s economy. The IMF’s top economist on Italy, Kenneth Kang, takes questions about unemployment, taxes, and growth as part of the IMF’s annual economic evaluation of Italy’s … Continue reading

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Will the smelly macro eat the micro?

Ugly macro as the three swans are back with a vengeance.   China hard landing fears;  Eurozone debt and banking crisis (say it ain’t so, Mario!); and fears of a rapidly slowing U.S. economy. Are the swans  in the latest quarterly … Continue reading

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Europe’s New “Iron Curtain”

Today’s must read Reuters piece raises the spectre of a Europe “fragmenting faster than policymakers can repair it.”   Paul Taylor, the author, warns The leaders agreed that the euro zone’s permanent bailout fund, the 500 billion euro ($620 billion) … Continue reading

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Draghi calls for bold action

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