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Eurozone: Fifth Quarter of Contraction
May 16th, 2013
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Econintersect: The EU-17 (Eurozone) suffered the fifth consecutive quarter of negative GDP growth in Q1 2013. The wider Europe (EU-27) saw the fourth contraction in the past five quarters. The first quarter saw a much smaller contraction than for 4Q 2… more »
Sunday Economic Comedy: Economic Solutions in Europe
April 14th, 2013
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Watch the following video thinking the bull is the European Union / European Central Bank, and the people are the member states. Even if you are only watching well out of the way - sooner or later the bull will turn on you.
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Eurozone: Manufacturing Downturn Deepens in March
April 2nd, 2013
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Econintersect: The latest PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) for Manufacturing shows a renewed downturn underway in the Eurozone. The index fell to 46.8 from 47.9 in February. Readings below 50 indicate contraction and that is where this metric has been… more »
Robert Rubin: Cyprus Indentifies More Problems than Solutions
March 30th, 2013
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Econintersect: Former Treasury Secretary (Clinton administration) Robert Rubin does not see the "settlement" of the Cyprus crisis as resolving anything in the longer term. The process revealed that the Eurozone (E-17) and the larger E-27 (EU) have no p… more »
Markit Flash PMI: Eurozone Downturn Intensifies
March 24th, 2013
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Econintersect: The preliminary PMI numbers (aka "flash" PMI) for various economies are published by Markit 7-10 days before the official final numbers are available. The flash estimates for March 2013 for the Eurozone show a continuing decline into de… more »
