Downturn in South America Mauls Spanish Companies, Threatens Spain’s “Recovery” by Don Quijones • May 23, 2015 • 1 Comment At the worst possible time for Spain’s corruption-infested regime: an election year.
“Cash Is Coined Freedom”: War on Cash Becomes Official in Germany, Reaches G-7, Draws Withering Fire by Wolf Richter • May 18, 2015 • 40 Comments The Eurozone, the US, the UK, and Switzerland should “give up cash at the same time.”
Spanish Construction Giant Reels From Mexican Hangover by Don Quijones • May 10, 2015 • 4 Comments Shares plunged 22%. The company denied all allegations, called the recordings “industrial espionage.” But wait…
Schäuble Warns of “Sudden” Greek Default by Wolf Richter • May 9, 2015 • 12 Comments He refused to nail down a day. But Germany is ready.
Guess Who’s Designing Europe’s New Tax System? by Don Quijones • May 7, 2015 • 5 Comments Wolves guarding the sheep.
Dollar Hits Air Pocket, Euro in Epic Short Squeeze by Wolf Richter • May 7, 2015 • 4 Comments “I wonder whether we’re not living in a new world in which governments no longer control as much as they think they control.”
But Don’t Cry for the Bond Market Gamblers by David Stockman • May 6, 2015 • 1 Comment Never before has an agency of a state anywhere in the world pleasured speculators with such stupendous windfalls.
Angela Merkel’s NSA Nightmare Just Got A Lot Worse by Don Quijones • May 1, 2015 • 4 Comments What did she know, and when?
Caving In to Corporatism: Endgame for Secret “Trade” Pact Negotiations by Don Quijones • Apr 30, 2015 • 10 Comments Voters don’t support that program. Hence the need for secrecy, obfuscation, and lies.
The EU’s Five Worst Unemployment-Fiasco Regions? by Don Quijones • Apr 23, 2015 • Comments Off on The EU’s Five Worst Unemployment-Fiasco Regions? You’ll be surprised!