“Tightening” Slugfest Erupts behind the Fed by Wolf Richter • Jun 28, 2017 • 79 Comments July rate hike for Canada is “in the bag.” Bank of England, ECB are scrambling.
Contagion from the 2 Friday-Night Bank Collapses in Italy? by Don Quijones • Jun 25, 2017 • 75 Comments This is how desperate the Italian Banking Crisis has become.
Two Italian Zombie Banks Toppled Friday Night by Wolf Richter • Jun 23, 2017 • 75 Comments ECB Shuts Down Veneto Banca and Banca Popolare di Vicenza.
EU Political Class Rides Roughshod over Citizens’ Concerns & Frustrations as it Pushes Integration by Don Quijones • Jun 22, 2017 • 36 Comments Even the “elite” is not totally on board.
Corporate America’s “Reverse Yankees” Shoot to Record in ECB Absurdity, But Who Are the Losers? by Wolf Richter • May 21, 2017 • 64 Comments Why do they risk so much for little?
ECB Tapering May Trigger “Disorderly Restructuring” of Italian Debt, Return to National Currency by Don Quijones • May 18, 2017 • 63 Comments The only other option: “Orderly restructuring.”
It’s Really Crazy What This ECB Has Wrought by Wolf Richter • May 14, 2017 • 45 Comments In the land of NIRP refugees and “Reverse Yankees,” who will get crushed?
In Bleak Prognosis, Italy’s Financial Regulator Threatens EU with Return to a “National Currency” by Don Quijones • May 10, 2017 • 49 Comments Because Italy’s banking crisis and other problems have not been solved.
Is the City of London about to Lose its Crown Jewel? by Don Quijones • May 2, 2017 • 15 Comments At stake: €1 trillion-a-DAY in euro-clearing operations & other activities.
Three More Reasons to Worry about the Euro’s Future by Don Quijones • Apr 9, 2017 • 26 Comments From the Doom Loop to the Black Hole.
