Deutsche Bank’s CoCo Bonds Speak of Fear of the Worst by Wolf Richter • Sep 16, 2016 • 24 Comments For profitable, well-capitalized banks not teetering on the brink, big fines are a slap on the wrist. But these three conditions don’t apply to Deutsche Bank.
“Where’s the Money Gone?” Rescue of Spain’s Biggest-Ever Corporate Bankruptcy Stumbles in Mexico by Don Quijones • Sep 15, 2016 • 12 Comments Fleeced Mexican investors left railing against big banks and hedge funds.
Barcelona just Declared War on Airbnb (and its Hosts) by Don Quijones • Sep 11, 2016 • 58 Comments It is about protecting its own racket.
German Exports Plunge 10% Overall, 14% to Non-EU Countries by Wolf Richter • Sep 9, 2016 • 40 Comments Something doesn’t add up.
EU Launches New Power Grab, to Roaring Public Approval by Don Quijones • Sep 6, 2016 • 36 Comments A “Back Door” to Fiscal Union.
New Leak Confirms: Brussels Has Learnt Nothing from Brexit by Don Quijones • Aug 28, 2016 • 18 Comments Trying to tax the Internet.
Did Moody’s Just Sever Energy Giant’s Last Life Line? by Don Quijones • Aug 25, 2016 • 9 Comments Out-of-money, felled by debt and shady accounting, Abengoa faces reality.
Revealed: ECB Secretly Hands Cash to Select Corporations by Don Quijones • Aug 22, 2016 • 27 Comments Expanding its Program of Financial Darwinism.
The Impossible Italian Job by Don Quijones • Aug 20, 2016 • 31 Comments The Italian Banking Crisis would complete Europe’s “Doom Loop.”
Why China’s Multi-Decade Manufacturing Miracle is Over by Wolf Richter • Aug 17, 2016 • 60 Comments The Great Equalizer has arrived.