Flip-Flop of Prior Flip-Flop by Spanish Supreme Court Flip-Flops Bank Stocks by Don Quijones • Nov 7, 2018 • 12 Comments There’s nothing like a sympathetic Supreme Court.
Spain’s Mortgage Market Seizes Up, Bank Stocks Sink, Legal Uncertainty Reigns by Don Quijones • Oct 24, 2018 • 15 Comments A fiasco threatens to spiral out of control.
Spain’s Supreme Court Flip-Flops on Mortgage Ruling After Just 1 Day Amid Bank Stocks Bloodbath, Legal Shitstorm Erupts by Don Quijones • Oct 19, 2018 • 15 Comments Plunging bank stocks got the Court’s attention, or something.
New Market Rigging Scandal Tangles Up Already Teetering Construction Giants in Europe by Don Quijones • Oct 17, 2018 • 19 Comments Italian and Spanish construction companies with global projects on the brink or over the brink.
Revealed: The Run on Banks in Catalonia after the Independence Vote was Fomented by Madrid by Don Quijones • Oct 9, 2018 • 20 Comments The clandestine role of the Spanish government in a run on deposits that drained €29 billion from Catalan banks.
Loans Sour in Turkey, Inflation Hits 25%, Interest Rates Spike, Fears of Contagion Rise by Don Quijones • Oct 5, 2018 • 37 Comments The economic miracle fueled by foreign-currency debt.
It Didn’t Take Long: Abengoa Is Back At It by Don Quijones • Sep 22, 2018 • 29 Comments How to prevent its shares from dropping below €0.01?
“Abusive” & Draconian Mortgages Are Creating Legal S**t Storm for Spanish Banks by Don Quijones • Sep 19, 2018 • 20 Comments They were supposed to protect banks and punish homeowners in difficulties — but they didn’t prevent banks from collapsing.
Turkey, Argentina, Other Emerging Markets Hit BBVA by Don Quijones • Sep 11, 2018 • 24 Comments After the euro debt crisis, Spain’s alpha-lender sought greener pastures in the Emerging Markets. That bet is coming home to roost.
Be Careful What You Wish For: Weak Mass-Tourism Threatens Spain’s Five-Year Economic Recovery by Don Quijones • Sep 6, 2018 • 53 Comments It is impossible to overstate the importance of tourism to Spain’s economy.