Tag Archives: Austerity

Austerity strike paralyses Greece

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

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Police protest against austerity in Portugal

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

Normally they are on the other side of the barricades. But hundreds of police officers have gathered in Lisbon to call for the Prime Minister to resign and to condemn next year’s budget, which includes the biggest tax hikes in … Continue reading →

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Greece Creates 70K Government Jobs While Promising Cuts

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

How will Greece’s official creditors react? (click here if video is not observable)

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Stratfor: Effectiveness of Austerity in Europe (Portfolio)

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

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Stratfor: Germany’s Eurozone Dilemma

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

It’s the politics, stupid!  Will the Germans and the rest of the core open up their checkbook to the periphery?  Doubtful. (click here if video is not observable)

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Real Pain in Spain

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Youth unemployment (<25 years) running at 50 percent!   The stuff the “clash of generations” is made of.  It’s starting to feel the world is about three sparks away. (click here if video is observable)

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Real Pain in the Eurozone

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

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Athens traders count the cost of anti-austerity riots

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

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Brazil’s Roussef warns Europe on austerity

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

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Austerians Rising

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Interesting chart from the Economist.  Note the Brits are  much less supportive of spending cuts as they are actually experiencing the pain of an austerity program.  In other countries austerity is more of a concept than a reality. The Economist … Continue reading →

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