The Japanization of the European Union
byThe Japanization of the European Union[1] Introduction The topic of my lecture today is “The Japanization of the European Union.” I…
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The Coming Regime of the ECB: Radical Centrism
byThere is a changing of the guard at the European Central Bank this year with two important new appointments. Philip Lane, the governor of…
Interview with Professor Joachim Starbatty MEP
byProfessor Joachim Starbatty is a member of the European Parliament. He kindly hosted our event “The Lessons of Economic History” earlier this year. Here…
The Next Step in Europe’s Negative-Interest-Rate Experiment
byThe European Central Bank (ECB) pushed its deposit rate to minus 0.4 percent in April 2016: Since then, euro area banks must pay 0.4…
Inflation To Rise – We expect UK, ECB and US Policy to Diverge
byPurely for geopolitical reasons, namely frustration at the failure of the governments of individual member states to respond to repeated calls for “structural reforms”,…
Zero Hedge: With The Greek Crisis Back, There Are Five Possible Scenarios From Here
byAs discussed last Friday, Greece is back in the public spotlight and – hardly surprising – it is once again on the verge of…
Mario’s Squeezy-B
byHaving already touched upon the UK’s shaky fiscal position, all that really needs to be added, now that the Chancellor has actually delivered his…
How Long Will It Take for the ECB to Own All Sovereign Debt of Spain, Germany, France?
byBy Mike “Mish” Shedlock Source: https://mishtalk.com/2016/08/25/how-long-will-it-take-for-the-ecb-to-own-all-sovereign-debt-of-spain-germany-france/ Huky Guru on Guru’s Blog posted a chart that answers the question: How Long Will it Take For the…
Off Target
byMoney, generally accepted medium of exchange, acts as a veil that confuse and blurs economic relations. This is especially true when it comes to…
BREXIT and Economic Growth – is there any link?
byOn Thursday June 23 2016 the people of Britain voted in a referendum to leave the European Union (EU). Most commentators view Britain’s exit…