ECB Fears Contagion from Turkish Lira Collapse, Bank Stocks Plunge by Don Quijones • Aug 10, 2018 • 84 Comments Turkish lira in free-fall, down 18% in two days.
Under Fire, Biggest Brick & Mortar Retailers in Europe Seek Refuge in Cartel Economics by Don Quijones • Jul 18, 2018 • 23 Comments It’s a brutal environment.
Airbnb Turns to Brussels for Help as Anti-Tourist Backlash Intensifies in Europe by Don Quijones • May 9, 2018 • 33 Comments The trend in its European markets is not Airbnb’s friend.
Airbnb Just Lost a Limb in its Fourth Biggest Market by Don Quijones • Apr 26, 2018 • 35 Comments Amid a blossoming backlash against mass tourism.
The Inconvenient Limits to European Unity & Integration by Don Quijones • Dec 16, 2017 • 31 Comments “With Friends Like These…”
Did the City of London Just Press the Panic Button on Brexit? by Don Quijones • Jul 19, 2017 • 39 Comments Oh the irony: EU capitals are trying to attract the very institutions that caused some of the worst financial scandals of the last ten years.
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.
Where the Heck is the Macron-Victory Rally? by Wolf Richter • May 8, 2017 • 34 Comments Everything is fizzling.
The French “Political Class” Gets Crushed – on the Surface by Wolf Richter • Apr 23, 2017 • 48 Comments It designed the rules to protect itself against an election just like this.
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.