Tags: european central bank
Staatsgeheimnis Bankenrettung
March 3rd, 2013
in Op Ed
by Dirk Ehnts, Econoblog101 The short television report on who actually received the money from the bail-out is very enlightening. You can watch the (52min) movie online at the website of ARTE until next week’s Tuesday. The finance minister… more »
Breaking the Wall
January 29th, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
It is only a matter of time until something blows... ANYONE who knows me knows I am the type of person that sees the cup half full, writes Miguel Perez-Santalla, vice-president of business development at BullionVault's New York office.… more »
Can Germans Become Greeks?
January 20th, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
by Dirk Ehnts, Econoblog101 in 2011, Thomas Friedman wrote an article titled Can Greeks become Germans? Here is the core of his argument: That’s why this story is not just about interest rates. It’s about values. Germans are now telling Greeks… more »
Inequality Is Killing Capitalism
November 27th, 2012
in Op Ed
LONDON – It is generally agreed that the crisis of 2008-2009 was caused by excessive bank lending, and that the failure to recover adequately from it stems from banks’ refusal to lend, owing to their “broken” balance sheets.A typical story, much fav… more »
The Magical Economic World Where Money 'Just Happens'
October 7th, 2012
in Op Ed
Should we take inside money more seriously?by Dirk Ehnts This question is actually the title of ECB working paper #841 from December 2007 by Livio Stracca. Inside money is understood as "money produced by the private sector and not by the governmen… more »
