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October’14 Newsletter: National Debts Reappear, Old Issues Remain Unsolved

Gordon Kerr — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:21:41 +0000

Something is rotten in the European Union! It looks like a hide and seek game, where countries and banks are playing a very dangerous game for the citizens' future. Thus, between political instabilities, stealthy defaults, unhealthy and reckless banks and a real estate market that is artificially boucing back, there are many concerns about the EU's future.

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March’13: Austerity, Liquidation and Collapses

Kevin Dowd — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:23:32 +0000

This 3rd newsletter, written by Kevin Dowd and Gordon Kerr with Enrico Colombatto, is pointing out the auterity consensus tested as the Irish liquidation of Irish Bank Resolution Company, anayzing also further Collapses, Poor Results and Regulatory Arbitrage in banking.

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Is Germany untouchable?

IREF — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:23:00 +0000

Until now, the debt crisis seemed to spare the biggest European economy. But the country everybody is relying on starts to meet difficulties to refund its debt. The sale of German benchmark bonds on Wednesday turned to a disaster and the Bundesbank has been forced to hold on to record amounts (39% of the €6 billion Germany had hoped to sell) to ensure the auction did not fail. However, this is not so surprising if one takes a look on German 10-year real bond yield that turns to be negative:

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