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Deutsche Bank Woes Sparks Concern Among German Lawmakers
September 23rd, 2016
Social Democrat members said to have discussed bank’s finances Biggest German lender creeps into Berlin’s political debates Deutsche Bank AG’s finances, weakened by low profitability and mounting legal costs, are raising concern among German politicians after the U.S. sought ...
Recent Upgrade by S&P: What does it really mean?
September 22nd, 2016
The first long-awaited upgrade of the Cyprus economy by the rating agencies for this Fall has finally arrived with the recent upgrade from S&P by one notch (from BB- to BB). Now we are only two notches away from ...
Euro area employment rising faster than hoped
September 22nd, 2016
Employment in the euro zone is rising faster than expected and this may continue, but at a cost to productivity and potentially to long-term economic growth, European Central Bank research shows. Employment in proportion to GDP growth is now ...
New Study: Volkswagen are the least polluting diesel vehicles; Which car brands pollute more than the legal limits
September 19th, 2016
Dieselgate 1st anniversary: all diesel car brands in Europe are even more polluting than Volkswagen – study As Dieselgate turns one year old, a new study by Transport & Environment (T&E) reveals that Volkswagen is currently selling the least ...
Deutsche Bank AG said it won’t pay the $14 billion sought by the U.S.
September 16th, 2016
Negotiations are ‘just beginning,’ lender says in statement U.S. shares of biggest German bank tumble in extended trading Deutsche Bank AG said it won’t pay the $14 billion sought by the U.S. Justice Department to settle an investigation into ...
Why the EU is doomed
September 16th, 2016
We are accustomed to looking at Europe’s woes in a purely financial context. This is a mistake, because it misses the real reasons why the EU will fail and not survive the next financial crisis. We normally survive financial ...
Swiss National Bank leaves expansionary monetary policy unchanged
September 15th, 2016
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is maintaining its expansionary monetary policy. Interest on sight deposits at the SNB is to remain at –0.75% and the target range for the three-month Libor is unchanged at between –1.25% and –0.25%. At ...
The impoverishment of the masses
September 14th, 2016
Feudal and mercantilist economic systems were characterised by the lower orders of ordinary people being enslaved by, or subjected to, the commands of an elite. Beyond basic subsistence, serfs and slaves were not enabled to consume other goods, nor ...
Here’s How Europe Implodes, Part 1: Italian Junk Bonds And The End Of Austerity
September 12th, 2016
The “whatever it takes” economy is progressing nicely around the world, with governments and central banks doing things that no 20th century economist would have viewed as possible, let alone wise. Now the question becomes, where does this ...
Woes at Italy’s Biggest Bank Reverberate in Europe
September 12th, 2016
Troubles could worsen already-weak economy, imperil continent’s fragile financial stability For UniCredit SpA, the summer of discontent for Italy’s banks looks likely to stretch well into the fall—and possibly beyond. UniCredit, Italy’s largest lender by assets, emerged as one of the ...
