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IMF Violates IMF Rules, to Continue Ukraine Bailouts
IMF Violates IMF Rules, to Continue Ukraine Bailouts The IMF, whose bailout operations are absorbed by the taxpayers in the member countries whenever a particular bailed-out nation defaults, announced on Friday, June 19th, that it will “continue to support Ukraine through its Lending-into-Arrears Policy even in the event that a negotiated agreement with creditors in line with […]
Wave of Defaults, Bankruptcies Spook Bond Investors
Wave of Defaults, Bankruptcies Spook Bond Investors First things first: Investor desperation for yield, any discernible yield no matter what the risks, and blind confidence that all this will work out somehow are waning. Now questions pop up here and there, and investors are beginning to open their eyes just a tad amid waves of […]
Troika Exploits Greek Bank Run As Varoufakis Slams “Pernicious” Banking Sector “Leaks”
Troika Exploits Greek Bank Run As Varoufakis Slams “Pernicious” Banking Sector “Leaks” As expected, no progress was made between Greek FinMin Yanis Varoufakis and EU finance ministers at Thursday’s Eurogroup meeting in Luxembourg. Varoufakiswarned his counterparts that Europe was very close to “accepting” a Greek “accident”, something the FinMin said EU officials have a “moral duty” […]
“Calm Reigns” Everywhere As Greece Inches Closer To Default, China Crashes
“Calm Reigns” Everywhere As Greece Inches Closer To Default, China Crashes In what is perhaps the most glaring instance of central bank intervention yet,Reuters today captured the market mood as follows: “Calm ruled Europe’s stock and currency markets on Friday as Greece inched closer to a default later this month….the euro was down just 0.3 percent […]
An Affirming Flame
An Affirming Flame According to an assortment of recent news stories, this Thursday, June 18, is the make-or-break date by which a compromise has to be reached between Greece and the EU if a Greek default, with the ensuing risk of a potential Greek exit from the Eurozone, is to be avoided. If that’s more […]
Bank Of Greece Pleads For Deal, Says “Uncontrollable Crisis”, “Soaring Inflation” Coming
Bank Of Greece Pleads For Deal, Says “Uncontrollable Crisis”, “Soaring Inflation” Coming The situation in Greece has escalated meaningfully since last week. After the IMFeffectively threw in the towel and sent its negotiating team back to Washington on Thursday, EU and Greek officials agreed to meet in Brussels over the weekend in what was billed as […]
Is Telling Lies A Democratic Right?
Is Telling Lies A Democratic Right? While I’m on the Greece topic again today, I can’t help but pointing out some of the changes in tone I’ve noticed in the press recently, shifting towards outright oftentimes vicious if not ridiculous antagonism vs Greece. Remember, there is an agenda, there are pre-cooked narratives galore, and these […]
The Next Great European Financial Crisis Has Begun
The Next Great European Financial Crisis Has Begun The Greek financial system is in the process of totally imploding, and the rest of Europe will soon follow. Neither the Greeks nor the Germans are willing to give in, and that means that there is very little chance that a debt deal is going to happen […]
What’s Next in the Greek Farce and Why
What’s Next in the Greek Farce and Why The Man They Hate with a Passion Euro area politicians and IMF bureaucrats really hate Yanis Varoufakis’ guts with a passion. The media are full with denunciations of the man as “unprofessional”, negotiators of the euro-group let it be known (anonymously, natch) that “it got to the point where […]
Starvation Is The Price Greeks Will Pay For Remaining In The EU
Starvation Is The Price Greeks Will Pay For Remaining In The EU Syriza, the new Greek government that intended to rescue Greece from austerity, has come a cropper. The government relied on the good will of its EU “partners,” only to find that its “partners” had no good will. The Greek government did not understand […]
Europe Warns Of “State Of Emergency” As Greek Stalemate Drags On
Europe Warns Of “State Of Emergency” As Greek Stalemate Drags On Talks between Greece and creditors collapsed on Sunday after Athens once again refused to compromise on a the pension cuts and VAT hike the troika insists are necessary if the country is to receive the final tranche of aid from its second bailout program. We noted […]
IMF To Tsipras: “Do You Feel Lucky, Punk?” (But Who Has the Gun?)
IMF To Tsipras: “Do You Feel Lucky, Punk?” (But Who Has the Gun?) In the wake of the IMF walking out of negotiations with Greece, the Financial Times says the Pullout is Amid an “Air of Unreality”. What’s Unreal? Sure, everyone expected Greece to buckle. But what if Greece did buckle for the nth time? Greece […]
Macedonia Central Bank Blocks Greek Bank Withdrawals “In Case Of Grexit”
Macedonia Central Bank Blocks Greek Bank Withdrawals “In Case Of Grexit” The bank runs (and capital controls) begin. Macedonia Central Bank Governor Bogov states: *GREEK BANKS IN MACEDONIA CAN’T WITHDRAW CASH: BOGOV *MACEDONIAN BANKS PROTECTED IN CASE OF GREXIT: BOGOV How long before the rest of Europe follows suit and a bank holiday is declared […]
How The IMF Can Save Greece And Itself
How The IMF Can Save Greece And Itself There’s a Reuters article by Paul Taylor today that’s thought provoking, but not along the same line of thought that the writer follows (or the twist he gives to it). Taylor concludes that the IMF would love to wash its hands off Greece, but can’t because it’s […]
Europe Gives Greece 24 Hours To Comply; Germany Draws Up Capital Control Plans
Europe Gives Greece 24 Hours To Comply; Germany Draws Up Capital Control Plans EU officials turned up the heat on Athens Thursday after the IMF withdrew its team and sent its lead negotiators back to Washington. In what can only be described as a half-hearted effort, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras submitted two three-page proposals earlier this week […]
