Keyword(s): eurozone
Where I Disagree with Michael Pettis
June 12th, 2013
in Op Ed
by Dirk Ehnts, Econoblog101 Recently, Michael Pettis has written a book on Chinese rebalancing and published an article at Foreign Policy on the euro zone crisis. While I have read through the first chapters of his book and will publish a critique at a… more »
Austerity Not Ended Yet
June 8th, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
Written by Hilary Barnes ="font-size: medium;">The European Commission, possibly owing to pleading by France's President François Holland, possibly because the German government has changed its stance, or possibly on its own initiative, has eased the t… more »
Hollande's Growth Pitch Lacks Kick
May 26th, 2013
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Written by Hilary Barnes ="font-size: medium;">The shock-glory ("The King has spoken: the world has changed") front page of France's only national Sunday newspaper, Journal du Dimanche, proclaimed on May 19: "Hollande Champion of Europe". Really? Tim… more »
Excess German Savings, Not Thrift, Caused the European Crisis
May 24th, 2013
in Op Ed
by Michael Pettis, China Financial Marketsp> One of the reasons that it is been so hard for a lot of analysts, even trained economists, to understand the imbalances that were at the root of the current crisis is that we too easily confuse national s… more »
Europe: Spreading the Pain
May 15th, 2013
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by Adam Whitehead, KeySignals.com Like his former MIT colleague Stanley Fischer, Mario Draghi hinted that their former MIT colleague's "Helicopter" will soon be taking off, in his most recent ECB press conference; but was quick to opine that it won't b… more »
