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The ECB overlord
As expected the German parliament passed the changes to the EFSF overnight. Given the amount of sabre rattling leading up to the vote the head line numbers were probably a bit of a surprise to many. 523 votes in favour and 85 against (with 3 abstentions).
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13 years ago
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Europe plods on
The excitement about the leveraging of the EFSF seems to have died off so we are back to concentrating on the original EFSF changes.
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13 years ago
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Pettis: China won’t save Europe
Exclusively from Michael Pettis’ newsletter: There is little chance that any BRIC rescue is likely to happen, and if it does, it would be bad news for Europe, not good.
MacroBusiness
13 years ago
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Lacking conviction
Although we got the bear market bounce mooted here yesterday, and how in Europe, there was a worrying collapse of conviction going into the close of the American session: As Delusional Economics shows this morning, the rally is going to be constantly strangled by European wrangling.
David Llewellyn-Smith
13 years ago
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Deal…what deal?
The situation in Europe has now officially become a farce.
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13 years ago
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Europe’s rumour mill
Yet another European day full of rumours and counter-statements.
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13 years ago
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European silence
Another big week for Europe ahead.
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13 years ago
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Europe must choose (Updated)
The big news from Europe last night was the “surprising” PMI numbers.
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13 years ago
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The fruits of lunacy
The Western recession I’ve been awaiting for three months is arriving.
David Llewellyn-Smith
13 years ago
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Greece lops off another limb
Europe continued to struggle with its own self-destruction overnight .
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13 years ago
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Bernanke chooses deflation
So, down we go. The last impediment to lower … well … everything (except the $US) has been removed.
David Llewellyn-Smith
13 years ago
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Fearful Symmetry sees a policy blunder
Fearful symmetry was disappointed that the RBI saw fit to raise interest rates at its mid-quarter review on September 16.
David Llewellyn-Smith
13 years ago
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Europe’s minnows revolt
Late last week I said this: Over the last few days I have attempted to be positive in support of the political messages coming out of Europe even though I have been well aware that the economics of the situation simply don’t add up.
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13 years ago
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Commodities tell the tale
Last night, the Dow again escaped heavy losses on hope that the Europe will get its act together.
David Llewellyn-Smith
13 years ago
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Greece dials in hope
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13 years ago
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Booting Geithner
Obviously the big news from Europe over the weekend was the exiling of Timaaaayyy! Anyone who has read Andrew Ross Sorkin’s account of the US GFC bailouts, Too big to fail (or seen the movie), will know that Tim Geithner is the ultimate pragmatist.
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13 years ago
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Europe’s mixed messages
Frau Merkel is certainly sending some mixed messages to the world.
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13 years ago
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European unity!
Another exciting episode in the European Soap overnight.
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13 years ago
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A crazy 24 hours in Europe
Another crazy 24 hours for Europe.
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13 years ago
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Greek default certain
Another night of tension in the Eurozone.
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13 years ago
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G7 Communique – ready to act yada, yada, yada
The G7 communique has been released (here) and I have used our new favourite toy to see what they are highlighting.
_EcoRon_
13 years ago
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Greece is gone
According to the markets Greece is gone: Credit-default swaps on Greek government debt surged to a record, signaling a 91 percent chance the nation will fail to meet debt commitments, after its economy shrank more than previously reported.
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13 years ago
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Demography is destiny
Late last week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) published a fascinating article on the UN Population Division’s latest projections for global population growth (h/t Bernard Hickey).
Leith van Onselen
13 years ago
17
Europe leaps a puddle
Quite a lot of action in Euroland last night.
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13 years ago
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Europe’s optimism trap
To describe as sobering last night’s UBS report into the consequences of a European breakup hardly does it justice.
David Llewellyn-Smith
13 years ago
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