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As said numerous times: Watch the next elections….

Posted on May 22, 2014 by SimonQ

So here we go, European Parliamentary elections throughout the EU this weekend! Now to have an idea of the general “ambiance”, let’s take a quick look at the news presented officially as “good” over the past months (not to mention the “fantastic, … Continue reading →

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So… where were we?

Posted on August 5, 2013 by SimonQ

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 →

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Shall it become known as “Savers’ Spring”?

Posted on March 24, 2013 by SimonQ

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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Should optimists and pessismists give way to realists…

Posted on March 10, 2013 by SimonQ

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 →

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What to wish for in 2013…

Posted on December 27, 2012 by SimonQ

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 →

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A Short Press Review 3/3…

Posted on October 26, 2012 by SimonQ

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 →

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A Short Press Review 2/3…

Posted on October 26, 2012 by SimonQ

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 →

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A Short Press Review 1/3….

Posted on October 26, 2012 by SimonQ

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 →

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Where does the 3% of GDP limit come from?

Posted on October 4, 2012 by SimonQ

Somehow, I thought that the budgetary-deficit limit in the Maastricht Treaty governing the Euro-Zone membership criteria had some kind of economic logic behind it. Well, guess what, it doesn’t! Members of the Euro-Zone are to limit their annual budgetary deficit … Continue reading →

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How come no one mentions Japan?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by SimonQ

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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