Three External Tailwinds Turn into Headwinds for Spain’s Economy by Don Quijones • May 17, 2018 • 11 Comments With impeccable timing, all at the same time.
Global QE Dream Ends, ECB Sees Rate Hikes, “Normalization” Becomes a Thing by Wolf Richter • May 14, 2018 • 32 Comments The Fed leads, the ECB follows.
Who’s Most Afraid of a Latin American Debt Crisis (Apart from Latin America)? by Don Quijones • May 12, 2018 • 37 Comments It’s not just countries that are at risk of contagion.
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.
As IT Fiasco Drags On, UK Bank’s Next Big Problem Could Be Internal Revolt by Don Quijones • May 6, 2018 • 35 Comments It’s time for executive bonuses.
UK Bank’s IT Disaster Enters 2nd Week, Contagion Fears Rise by Don Quijones • Apr 30, 2018 • 28 Comments “This turned what was a super-hard systems job [into] a clusterfuck in the making.”
Are European Companies Ready for Life Without Draghi? by Don Quijones • Apr 29, 2018 • 35 Comments Not going to be easy, especially for “zombie” companies.
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.
UK Bank’s Tech Chaos Blocks Customers from Their Funds: Day 5 by Don Quijones • Apr 24, 2018 • 30 Comments But Spanish parent, Banco Sabadell, proclaimed triumphantly to its Spanish audience that the botched IT transition was a resounding success.
EU Moves to Protect Financial System from Failing Banks by Don Quijones • Apr 19, 2018 • 29 Comments Too Little, Too Late?