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Austerity in Greece – What Has Gone Wrong?

Austerity in Greece – What Has Gone Wrong? A Brief Update on Recent Developments On Friday, the Greek government has submitted its latest reform proposals to the EU. According to press reports, these are supposed to raise €3 billion and consist of the following: “[…] moves to combat tax evasion, more privatizations and higher taxes on […]

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Greece Prepares To Leave

Greece Prepares To Leave Speculation and expert comments are thrown around once more – or still – like candy on Halloween. Let me therefore retrace what I’ve said before. Because I think it’s really awfully simple, once you got the underlying factors in place. But first, if one thing has become obvious after Syriza was […]

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Transformation or replication? On the aftermath of the Greek government shift

Transformation or replication? On the aftermath of the Greek government shift “I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will” (A. Gramsci) We might err, but we believe that in the night of the elections in January 2015 a symbolic “tipping point” has been reached in Greece, signifying a break with a one […]

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EU and Greece Running Out of Time – As Bank Runs Intensify, Bail-Ins Likely

EU and Greece Running Out of Time – As Bank Runs Intensify, Bail-Ins Likely – EU and Greece running out of time as talks end “in disarray” – again – Greece warns Merkel of ‘impossible’ debt – Concerns Greece out of money by end of April – Friday’s “agreement” in Brussels falls apart hours later […]

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Rich Man’s Bank Hit by Bank Run, Collapse, “Bail-In”

Rich Man’s Bank Hit by Bank Run, Collapse, “Bail-In” In Europe nary a day seems to go by without some mention or rumor of a bank run or bank closure. Ground Zero of the current troubles is Greece, whose broken financial system is now wholly dependent on regular infusions of euros from the ECB. The […]

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C’mon Angela, Let Them Greexit

C’mon Angela, Let Them Greexit With each passing day it becomes more obvious that Europe is heading for an epochal financial conflagration. So buy-the-dip if you must, but don’t believe for a minute that the US has decoupled.  When the euro and EU eventually implode it will rattle the bones of every gambler and algo left […]

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German DAX Surges Over 12,000 On Greek Optimism, But The Money Has Run Out

German DAX Surges Over 12,000 On Greek Optimism, But The Money Has Run Out Moments ago, the German DAX roared gingerly back over 12,000 dragging US equity futures alongside it, with the catalyst cited as the somewhat optimistic tone following the three hours of talks held late last night to try to break an impasse […]

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It’s What Jesus Would Do, Right?

It’s What Jesus Would Do, Right? On the day that Mario Draghi opened the ECB’s overly opulent new €1.3 billion palatial building(s) in Frankfurt, which led to fierce and fiery protests with hundreds arrested, amongst others from the Blockupy movement, and the IMF for some reason found it necessary to tell the eurozone that Greece […]

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Are Greek Capital Controls Now Inevitable?

Are Greek Capital Controls Now Inevitable? While the trading algos are blissfully honing their headline-scanning skills (it should take no longer than a few nanoseconds to find whether “patient” and “international” are in the FOMC statement) ahead of tomorrow’s Fed announcement and avoiding any macro developments from around the globe, the biggest international news hit […]

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The EU’s Stalinesque “4 Year Plan”

The EU’s Stalinesque “4 Year Plan” They Didn’t Want to Call it the “5 Year Plan” We have already commented on previous occasions on the EU’s “investment plan” (see: “EU Planning to Spend Money it Doesn’t Have” for details), which is bound to result in the production of countless white elephants across Europe (such as Poland’s […]

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Europe Has A Modest Proposal For Greece: “Don’t Pay Wages For One Or Two Months”

Europe Has A Modest Proposal For Greece: “Don’t Pay Wages For One Or Two Months” The Greek liquidity, pardon “cash flow” problems are so bad, not only Zero Hedge, but also Bloomberg has launched a daily maturity tracker of how much money Greece has to pay either to the IMF or to prefund T-Bill rollovers. This […]

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Currency Wars… Are Not Working

Currency Wars… Are Not Working While none of the current batch of currency-devaluing Central Bankers would admit that their policies are designed to weaken the currency, enhance competitiveness, and hail a new bright future of growth for their nation (by printing money), it is clear that is the chosen textbook-based path chosen. However, as the following […]

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Thomas Piketty on the Euro Zone: ‘We Have Created a Monster’

Thomas Piketty on the Euro Zone: ‘We Have Created a Monster’ SPIEGEL: You publicly rejoiced over Alexis Tsipras’ election victory in Greece. What do you think the chances are that the European Union and Athens will agree on a path to resolve the crisis? Piketty: The way Europe behaved in the crisis was nothing short of disastrous. Five years ago, […]

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In Spain, Rapid Rise of Leftists Has a Familiar Ring

In Spain, Rapid Rise of Leftists Has a Familiar Ring MADRID — He has promised to restructure the debt. He has said it is time to change laws “that allow the rich to keep stealing from us.” He has vowed that Brussels “cannot threaten us” and that “we don’t want any more heads of government […]

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The Origin of the ‘New Cold War’

The Origin of the ‘New Cold War’ This will be history, replacing myth. So: if at the start it might seem unbelievable, I request the reader — please click onto the sources; and, as you read them, you will (if you have been getting your ‘news’ from the popular mainstream and ‘alternative’ ‘news’ sources) experience […]

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