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A Look Inside Europe’s Next Crisis: Why Everyone Is Finally Panicking About Italian Banks
A Look Inside Europe’s Next Crisis: Why Everyone Is Finally Panicking About Italian Banks Back in May 2013, we wrote an article titled “Europe’s EUR 500 Billion Ticking NPL Time Bomb” in which we laid out very simply what the biggest danger facing European banks was: non-performing, or bad, loans. We further said, that “Europe’s non-performing […]
Italy Granted “Extraordinary ” €150BN Bank Bailout Program To Prevent “Panic, Run On Deposits”
Italy Granted “Extraordinary ” €150BN Bank Bailout Program To Prevent “Panic, Run On Deposits” As we noted today, the rumors of an Italian bank bailout, which started on Monday morning, and were promptly shot down by Merkel the next day, got louder after a Reuters report that the Italian government is considering more creative ways to inject liquidity […]
German Study Proves It – 95% of Greek “Bailout” Money Went to the Banks
German Study Proves It – 95% of Greek “Bailout” Money Went to the Banks I simply cannot stress enough how important Greece is to freedom, liberty and civilization across the globe. Greece is not a one-off, or merely a small nation in big trouble that holds little relevance for the rest of us. Greece is everything. […]
Jim Grant Asks When The World Will Realize “That Central Bankers Have Lost Their Marbles”
Jim Grant Asks When The World Will Realize “That Central Bankers Have Lost Their Marbles” April 15 comes and goes but the federal debt stays and grows. The secrets of its life force are the topics at hand— that and some guesswork about how the upsurge in financial leverage, private and public alike, may bear on […]
With Impeccable Timing, ‘Economic Miracle’ in Spain Unravels
With Impeccable Timing, ‘Economic Miracle’ in Spain Unravels The European Union on the verge. Since the granddaddy of all housing bubbles popped in Spain between 2008 and 2009, unleashing one of the deepest recessions in living memory, the nation’s public debt has more than doubled, from just over 40% of GDP to almost exactly 100% […]
Former IMF Chief Economist Admits Japan’s “Endgame” Scenario Is Now In Play
Former IMF Chief Economist Admits Japan’s “Endgame” Scenario Is Now In Play Back in October 2014, just after the BOJ drastically expanded its QE operation, we warned that the biggest risk facing the BOJ (and the ECB, and the Fed, and all other central banks actively soaking up securities from the open market) was a lack […]
Italy Seeks “Last Resort” Bailout Fund To “Ringfence” Troubled Banks, Meeting Monday
Italy Seeks “Last Resort” Bailout Fund To “Ringfence” Troubled Banks, Meeting Monday Italy’s finance minister, Pier Carlo Padoan, wants to “ringfence” its troubled banks. Padoan called a meeting of the executives of Italy’s troubled banks in Rome on Monday. The banks allegedly will come up with a “Last Resort” bailout fund. Last resort or first […]
German and Dutch objections to ECB QE are ignored
German and Dutch objections to ECB QE are ignored From today’s Open Europe news summary: ECB Minutes show deep divisions over stimulus measures Minutes of the March meeting of the ECB governing council, released on yesterday reveal deep divisions amongst its members over the latest round of ECB stimulus. The Dutch and German members were […]
The End of Europe (As We Know It)?
THE END OF EUROPE (AS WE KNOW IT)? As the Eurozone is amid secular stagnation, its old fiscal, monetary and banking challenges are escalating, along with new threats, including the Brexit, demise of Schengen, anti-EU opposition and geopolitical friction. According to Dan Steinbock, Brussels can no longer avoid hard political decisions for or against an […]
Guessing the future without Say’s law
Guessing the future without Say’s law Or some reflections to read over the Easter holidays With Japanese and Eurozone interest rates becoming increasingly negative, and the Fed backing off from at least some of the planned increases in the Fed funds rate this year, economists are reassessing the interest rate outlook. Economists lack consensus, with […]
The ECB and John Law
THE ECB AND JOHN LAW Last week, the ECB extended its monetary madness, pushing deposit rates yet more negative. It is extending quantitative easing from sovereign debt into non-financial investment grade bonds, while increasing the pace of acquisition to €80bn per month. The ECB also promised to pay the banks to take credit from it […]
2008 Revisited?
2008 Revisited? NEW YORK – The question I am asked most often nowadays is this: Are we back to 2008 and another global financial crisis and recession? My answer is a straightforward no, but that the recent episode of global financial market turmoil is likely to be more serious than any period of volatility and […]
Former Bank of England Governor Says Eurozone Must Break Up
Former Bank of England Governor Says Eurozone Must Break Up From today’s Open Europe news summary: FORMER BANK OF ENGLAND GOVERNOR WARNS EUROZONE MUST BREAK UP IF SOME MEMBERS ARE EVER TO PROSPER AGAIN In his new book, former Governor of the Bank of England Lord Mervyn King warns, “Put bluntly, monetary union has created […]
Striking Admission By Former Bank Of England Head: The European Depression Was A “Deliberate” Act
Striking Admission By Former Bank Of England Head: The European Depression Was A “Deliberate” Act Once again we find that it is only after they leave their official posts that central bankers finally tell the truth. Last night, it was Alan Greenspan who blasted the state of the economy, saying that “we’re in trouble basically because […]
HSBC Looks At “Life Below Zero,” Says “Helicopter Money” May Be The Only Savior
HSBC Looks At “Life Below Zero,” Says “Helicopter Money” May Be The Only Savior In many ways, 2016 has been the year that the world woke up to how far down Krugman’s rabbit hole (trademark) DM central bankers have plunged in a largely futile effort to resuscitate global growth. For whatever reason, Haruhiko Kuroda’s move […]
