ECB Wants to Weed Out Smaller Banks to Cut Competition by Don Quijones • Sep 29, 2017 • 26 Comments Europe needs “brave banks” willing to conquer new territory.
Wall Street and City of London Press Panic Button on Catalonia by Don Quijones • Sep 27, 2017 • 41 Comments “Sometimes you have to keep the black swans in mind.”
Special Pump-and-Dump Scheme Spikes to High Heaven by Wolf Richter • Sep 21, 2017 • 14 Comments But the Swiss National Bank is just an innocent bystander.
It Gets Ugly in Catalonia by Don Quijones • Sep 21, 2017 • 48 Comments Spain’s “ships of repression” are coming to help out.
Catalonia’s Defiance of Spanish Authority Turns into Rebellion by Don Quijones • Sep 16, 2017 • 49 Comments “Do not underestimate the power of Spanish democracy.”
Investors Fret as Catalonia’s Independence Turmoil Seethes by Don Quijones • Sep 12, 2017 • 26 Comments The closer the referendum, the more draconian Spain’s response.
Shares of the Swiss National Bank Soar 64% in Two Months by Wolf Richter • Sep 11, 2017 • 30 Comments What the heck is going on?
The Next Spanish Bank Teeters, at Worst Possible Time by Don Quijones • Sep 10, 2017 • 41 Comments It just doesn’t let up with these banks.
ECB Tightens Noose Around Bank Accounts by Don Quijones • Sep 5, 2017 • 61 Comments Locking up money of unsuspecting depositors to prop up collapsing banks.
Next Brick to Drop on UK Economy: Housing Bubble Deflates by Don Quijones • Aug 25, 2017 • 41 Comments London home prices are already tanking, as demand sags.