Investors Fret as Catalonia’s Independence Turmoil Seethes by Don Quijones • Sep 12, 2017 • 26 Comments The closer the referendum, the more draconian Spain’s response.
Shares of the Swiss National Bank Soar 64% in Two Months by Wolf Richter • Sep 11, 2017 • 30 Comments What the heck is going on?
The Next Spanish Bank Teeters, at Worst Possible Time by Don Quijones • Sep 10, 2017 • 41 Comments It just doesn’t let up with these banks.
ECB Tightens Noose Around Bank Accounts by Don Quijones • Sep 5, 2017 • 61 Comments Locking up money of unsuspecting depositors to prop up collapsing banks.
Next Brick to Drop on UK Economy: Housing Bubble Deflates by Don Quijones • Aug 25, 2017 • 41 Comments London home prices are already tanking, as demand sags.
Support for Hard Brexit in the UK Hardens by Don Quijones • Aug 16, 2017 • 57 Comments “Significant economic damage” is a “price worth paying.” Businesses are not so sure.
Spain’s New Big Bubble Begins to Wobble by Don Quijones • Aug 13, 2017 • 28 Comments Tourism is now bigger than construction was during the real estate bubble.
What’s Keeping Italy’s Government Debt from Blowing Up? by Don Quijones • Aug 8, 2017 • 29 Comments Even Italian banks are dumping Italian government bonds.
Blowback Begins for Companies in UK Ground Rents Scandal by Don Quijones • Aug 6, 2017 • 20 Comments “Why did no executive at the company say, ‘This will come back to haunt us’?”
Chaos Hits Barcelona’s Tourist Industry by Don Quijones • Aug 5, 2017 • 37 Comments It’s not just the weather that’s heating up in Spain’s second city.