Day of Reckoning for Banks in Italy, Spain, & Portugal Kicked Down the Road (Elegantly) for 18 Months by Don Quijones • Jun 18, 2016 • 31 Comments Past a possibly messy Brexit & elections in France and Germany.
Italy’s Banking Crisis Spirals Elegantly out of Control by Wolf Richter • Feb 14, 2016 • 43 Comments How to dump toxic waste on the pubic through the backdoor.
Whiff of Panic? Global Bear-Market Progress Report by Wolf Richter • Feb 8, 2016 • 39 Comments Watch the banks.
Who Gets to Pay for the Italian Banking Crisis? by Don Quijones • Jan 27, 2016 • 11 Comments The missing capital buffer.
This Could Sink Banks in Greece, Portugal, Spain, and Italy by Wolf Richter • Apr 7, 2015 • 13 Comments It’s the competition folks – not the bank regulators. And they have real teeth.
S&P Wakes Up, Cuts Italy to One Notch Above Junk, Economy Sinks into Terrific Mess by Wolf Richter • Dec 5, 2014 • 3 Comments But no worries, the ECB’s desperate backdoor bailout keeps Italy afloat.
Italy’s Crazy New Economy from Hell by Wolf Richter • Nov 14, 2014 • 17 Comments “We are crushed by our country’s debt.”
“We, the Savvy Italians….” by WOLF STREET Reader • Oct 21, 2014 • 7 Comments Why Italy is in trouble.
Young Italian Prime Minister Dares (!) to Defy Troika by Don Quijones • Aug 12, 2014 • 4 Comments “I’m not part of that system that has destroyed this country,” said Prime Minister Renzi. National leaders were deposed by the Troika for lesser sins.
Italy’s Economic ‘Recovery’ from Hell in One Chart by Wolf Richter • Aug 6, 2014 • 1 Comment As the Italian government refuses to pay its suppliers, thus strangling the private sector.
