The EU Just Did the Big Banks a Massive Favor by Don Quijones • Oct 25, 2017 • 33 Comments “Testimony to the iron grip the financial industry’s lobby still exerts on governments and legislators.”
Catalonia’s Political Crisis Snowballs into an Economic Crisis by Don Quijones • Oct 21, 2017 • 58 Comments Independence would be “horrific” and amount to “financial suicide,” said Spain’s Economy Minister. But financial suicide for whom?
This is What it Looks Like When Credit Markets Go Nuts by Wolf Richter • Oct 19, 2017 • 65 Comments Pricing of risk kicks the bucket in record central-bank absurdity.
Wheezing Consumers & Slowing Economy, No Problem: UK Inflation Jumps Most in 5+ Years. Rate Hike Due in November by Wolf Richter • Oct 17, 2017 • 45 Comments The Fed leads, other central banks follow.
Days of Living Dangerously in Catalonia by Don Quijones • Oct 15, 2017 • 29 Comments Fractured communities, splintered families, broken friendships.
ECB Suffers from “Corporate Capture at its Most Extreme” by Don Quijones • Oct 14, 2017 • 46 Comments Many of these banks are implicated in the biggest financial crimes.
Catalonia Crisis Far From Over Despite Market Surge by Don Quijones • Oct 11, 2017 • 30 Comments Hopes that Catalonia’s woes could be contained are fading.
Spain Teaches Catalonia a Lesson about the Power of Money by Don Quijones • Oct 6, 2017 • 58 Comments Money is fickle and fearful.
Catalonia Chaos Begins to Squeeze Spain’s Financial Markets by Don Quijones • Oct 4, 2017 • 50 Comments Bank shares plunge. Money is already on the move.
How Did Things Get So Bad in Catalonia? by Don Quijones • Oct 3, 2017 • 71 Comments Will Spain trigger Article 155 of the Constitution?
