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Greek Banks Will Not Re-Open Monday Even As Loan To Repay ECB Approved
Greek Banks Will Not Re-Open Monday Even As Loan To Repay ECB Approved The timing could not be worse from a visual perspective but within minutes of the Eurogroup confirming that they approved the €7.16 billion bridge loan (which will merely be recycled back to The ECB to ensure the appearance of normalcy continues), local reports note that […]
Greece May Not Get Bailout, Grexit “The Better Way”, Schaeuble Says
Greece May Not Get Bailout, Grexit “The Better Way”, Schaeuble Says Last Saturday, the EU finance ministers who gathered in Brussels in a last ditch effort to keep Greece in the eurozone were forced to confront a rather inconvenient truth. A bailout for Athens would likely cost nearly €80 billion, far more than the €53 […]
Riots in Athens: EU’s Impending Collapse?
Riots in Athens: EU’s Impending Collapse? People move events. The Greek people are trying to shape their own history. They aren’t there yet—even the Left hasn’t quite joined them. But a coalescence of forces is on the horizon: either Syriza radicalizes or it will be left behind. Capitalism by its very harshness is creating its […]
Greece: Sound and Fury Signifying Much
Greece: Sound and Fury Signifying Much All of Europe, and insouciant Americans and Canadians as well, are put on notice by Syriza’s surrender to the agents of the One Percent. The message from the collapse of Syriza is that the social welfare system throughout the West will be dismantled. The Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras […]
Why the Cash Economy in Greece May Be Ending
Why the Cash Economy in Greece May Be Ending Many believe we have a teetering world economy, even without Greece as an indicator. Now Greece is looming ever larger as a critical if unknown actor. It is mostly considered a bad one, for the entire European, and even the worldwide, financial system and economy. The […]
The Curse Of The Euro: Money Corrupted, Democracy Busted
The Curse Of The Euro: Money Corrupted, Democracy Busted The preposterous Gong Show in Brussels over the weekend was the financial “Ben Tre” moment for the Euro and ECB. That is, it was the moment when the Germans—–imitating the American military on that ghastly morning in February 1968——set fire to the Eurozone in order to save it. Some day history will […]
The ‘Greek Debt Deal’ Is Already Starting To Fall Apart
The ‘Greek Debt Deal’ Is Already Starting To Fall Apart The “deal that was designed to fail” has already begun to unravel. The IMF, which was expected to provide a big chunk of the financing, has indicated that it may walk away from the deal unless Greece is granted extensive debt relief. This is something […]
Italy – Non-Performing Loans Hit a New Record High
Italy – Non-Performing Loans Hit a New Record High While all Eyes are on Greece, Italy’s Banks are Drowning in Bad Debt The real danger to the euro area probably doesn’t emanate from Greece, but from two of its heavyweights, namely France and Italy. A small note in the European press reminds us that all is not […]
IMF Declares War On Germany: In “Secret” Report Lagarde Says Greece Will Need Massive Debt Relief
IMF Declares War On Germany: In “Secret” Report Lagarde Says Greece Will Need Massive Debt Relief A divide between the IMF and Europe (read: Germany), regarding writedowns on Greece’s debt to the EU has been brewing for quite some time and recently returned to the international spotlight when, a few months back, the Fund indicated […]
The Troika And The Five Families
The Troika And The Five Families Personally, like most of you, I always thought Germany, besides all its other talents, good or bad, was a nation of solid calculus and accounting. Gründlichkeit. And that they knew a thing or two about psychology. But I stand corrected. The Germans just made their biggest mistake in a […]
3 Big Reasons Why The ‘Greek Debt Deal’ Is Really A German Trap
3 Big Reasons Why The ‘Greek Debt Deal’ Is Really A German Trap Greece is saved? All over the planet, news headlines are boldly proclaiming that a “deal” has been reached which will give Greece the money that it needs and keep it in the eurozone. But as you will see below, this is not […]
The Last Days Of ‘Normal Life’ In America
The Last Days Of ‘Normal Life’ In America If you have got family and friends that you would like to visit before things start getting really crazy, you should do so within the next couple of months, because these are the last days of “normal life” in America. The website where I have posted this […]
It Starts: Greeks Rebel Against Bailout, Risk Collapse
It Starts: Greeks Rebel Against Bailout, Risk Collapse Greece’s union of civil servants, Adedly, called for a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, and for a series of demonstrations, the first one tonight at Syntagma Square, just below the Parliament, and another one on Wednesday evening, when Parliament is expected to vote on the new, even tougher, […]
Greek Pudding
Greek Pudding The proof of the pudding is in the eating, the old saw goes. This one, alas, is a mélange of several old shit sandwiches bound in a liaison of subterfuge and seasoned with political absurdities. Having been fooled in this bistro before, citizen-patrons leave the table resigned to yet another bout of food […]
