Tags: eu
Decoding French Socialists' Attack on Germany
May 1st, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
Written by Hilary Barnes If one trusts the language of a draft statement by France's ruling Socialist Party for presentation to a party conference in June, the country is heading for a showdown with Germany in general and Chancellor Angela Merkel in pa… more »
Merkel Gets Her Algorithms In A Twist
April 21st, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
Written by Hilary Barnes ="font-size: medium;">Germany, with a current account surplus of about 4 % of GDP, is obviously far too weak to stimulate domestic demand without losing the confidence of the capital markets. Chancellor Merkel has said so. Sh… more »
Winner Takes All: The Super-priority Status of Derivatives
April 12th, 2013
in Op Ed
by Ellen Brown, Web of Debt p> Cyprus-style confiscation of depositor funds has been called the “new normal.” Bail-in policies are appearing in multiple countries directing failing TBTF banks to convert the funds of “unsecured creditors” into capit… more »
Unintended Consequence of Cyprus "Rescue"
March 29th, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
Written by Hilary Barnes ="font-size: medium;">It wasn't intended to happen this way, but one of the side effects of the Cyprus crisis and the troika's botched rescue plans is that Cyprus will from now on be subject to severe controls on capital moveme… more »
France Shoots Itself in the Foot Again!
March 17th, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
by Hilary Barnes ="font-size: medium;">It is one ting for an international organisation of 27 European countries to adopt an economic model that in the view of such renowned economists as Joseph Stiglitz and Paul Krugman is "suicidal", but it seems eve… more »
