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So… where were we?
Though I have said this before, time does fly…. it’s been over three months since my last post and lots has been happening since. The last post on this blog was on the fury over Cyprus’ bailout plan. How has that … Continue reading
Shall it become known as “Savers’ Spring”?
Well, three days into spring and I cannot not write about what is going on in Cyprus. A rescue-plan which consists of simply taking a cut of people’s savings…. and not a small cut either. When I first heard this, … Continue reading
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Tagged ECB, EU debt, EURO Crisis, euro-zone debt, Future is doomed, truth EURO
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Should optimists and pessismists give way to realists…
Interestingly, some ideas are going around about what could be done, if anything, to stop the economic slide Europe has now been in for (at least) four years. Of course, the various austerity plans all missed their targets for 2012, though … Continue reading
Posted in 2084 - Scared Or Prepared, Economic Realities
Tagged austerity, EURO Crisis, euro-zone debt, truth EURO, Unemployment
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What to wish for in 2013…
OK, first of all I realize I have not posted a blog for a month and a half… shame on me! Time flies and I did happen to be a bit busy… So I’m taking advantage of bad weather in the Swiss … Continue reading
Will IMF-lending be the last straw?
Remembering my university days when we learnt about the IMF, the institution born in Bretton Woods, which had steered the World economies through the post-war decades and was then (early eighties) mainly used to help developping nations grow in a sustainable way, I … Continue reading
Posted in 2084 - Scared Or Prepared, Economic Realities
Tagged Budget deficit, ECB, EU debt, EURO Crisis, euro-zone debt, Future is doomed, IMF
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A Short Press Review 3/3…
Between travelling, household things to do and taking care of the kids while my wife had some professional fairs to attend, I have been struggling a bit over the past weeks to find time to write, but as I still collected some … Continue reading
Posted in 2084 - Scared Or Prepared, Economic Realities
Tagged Budget deficit, ECB, EU debt, EURO Crisis, euro-zone debt, Social benefits, truth EURO
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A Short Press Review 2/3…
Between travelling, household things to do and taking care of the kids while my wife had some professional fairs to attend, I have been struggling a bit over the past weeks to find time to write, but as I still collected some … Continue reading
A Short Press Review 1/3….
Between travelling, household things to do and taking care of the kids while my wife had some professional fairs to attend, I have been struggling a bit over the past weeks to find time to write, but as I still collected some … Continue reading
Posted in 2084 - Scared Or Prepared, Economic Realities
Tagged Budget deficit, ECB, EURO Crisis, euro-zone debt, Social benefits, truth EURO
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How come no one mentions Japan?
While putting together macroeconomic data for the business case, something did strike me. The debt of Japan is above 200% of GDP and nobody talks about that as an issue…. Though some are starting to, not least the Japanese themselves. … Continue reading
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Tagged Budget deficit, Future is doomed, Japanese debt, truth EURO, Unemployment
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“Work for no pay or lose benefits”
Was in London this week, and one title all over the press was “work for no pay or lose benefits”… An eye-catching one-liner on what the government wants young unemployed people from 18 to 24 to do. In fact, the … Continue reading