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If Everything Is Just Fine, Why Are So Many Really Smart People Forecasting Economic Disaster?
November 11th, 2014
The parallels between the false prosperity of 2007 and the false prosperity of 2014 are rather striking. If we go back and look at the numbers in the fall of 2007, we find that the Dow set an all-time high ...
Financial Stability Board to Propose Stricter Capital Rules for Global Banks
November 10th, 2014
The Financial Stability Board, a panel made up of central bankers, finance officials and top regulators from the world’s largest economies, plans to announce proposals Monday that would double the amount of money that large banks would be required ...
Euro edges higher, stocks sag before ECB meeting
November 6th, 2014
The euro edged higher and European stocks pulled back on Thursday as investors waited to see how ECB chief Mario Draghi responds to another run of poor euro zone data and reports of disquiet about his leadership style. The ...
U.S. Sues Southwest to Recover Civil Penalty Tied to Aircraft Maintenance
November 5th, 2014
Typically Airlines, FAA Negotiate to Reduce Penalties, But Sides Couldn’t Agree in This Case The Justice Department sued Southwest Airlines Co. in an effort to recover a $12 million civil penalty proposed by aviation regulators in July related to allegations of ...
MintPal Vows to Fight Former Moolah CEO in Court
October 31st, 2014
The owners of the troubled digital currency exchange MintPal are moving to take legal action against former Moopay LTD CEO Alex Green. Green, who was once known as Ryan Kennedy, is accused of stealing as much as 4,000 BTC ...
Asian cooperation hanging on a handshake
October 27th, 2014
The APEC summit is just over a week away and all stops are out in Beijing to make it an economic and diplomatic triumph, despite the huge underlying challenges in managing China’s relations with the region. The primary goals ...
Before a Bailout, E.C.B. minutes showed doubts over keeping a Cyprus Bank afloat
October 20th, 2014
As the Cypriot economy reeled from the collapse of its second-largest bank in 2013, the European Central Bank faced a thorny question: Should it keep the institution, Cyprus Popular Bank, alive with short-term loans or pull the plug? By ...
E.U. Praise for Greece Fails to Stem Bond Sell-Off
October 17th, 2014
On Thursday, as more investors fled Greek bonds, they drove the government’s long-term borrowing costs to nearly 9 percent — up from 7 percent on Wednesday and the highest level since January. Although Greece appeared to be on the ...
Prolonged German downturn could prompt stimulus rethink
October 8th, 2014
The last thing the faltering European economy would appear to need right now is a sudden downturn in Germany, hitherto the bloc’s pillar of strength. But a bout of German weakness may be precisely what is required to convince ...
Rift opens among Eurozone leaders over Germany’s insistence on austerity
October 8th, 2014
With new signs of economic trouble emerging, what has been a guiding European economic principle for several years is facing open revolt. As Europe confronts new signs of economic trouble, national leaders, policy makers and economists are starting to ...