Tag Archives: EU

Italy – Non-Performing Loans headed for 20% – Yikes!

Posted on 17 July 2016 by

The Italian banks are in horrid condition, and prospects for any way to fix it are very dim. There is a high risk the Italian Government would fall, or the EU would break up, on any significant action; and no action means a different path to failure. Continue reading →

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The Present Global Liquidity Trap

Posted on 29 February 2016 by

What is a liquidity trap? What happens if one “goes global”? And some thoughts on how to get out of one. Continue reading →

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Paris, COP21, Obama Declares Victory, the TPP Likely Gives It To Him.

Posted on 13 December 2015 by

Watch out for the interaction of the TPP (that is a treaty with enforcement powers over “environmental agreements”) and the COP21 “environmental agreement”. IF the TPP is ratified, the COP21 agreement gets enforcement teeth and you WILL lose any pretense of national sovereignty and rule of law “by the people for the people”. Continue reading →

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Greece, Bailouts, Banks, and Robber Barons

Posted on 6 August 2015 by

In interesting article that claims particular families benefited most from the Greece Bailout money. We know the banks did, but who really owns the banks? Continue reading →

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Greece Vote Leaning To Exit

Posted on 5 July 2015 by

Greece votes “no deal”, so is a Grexit next? Continue reading →

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Greece – Summary of FUBAR

Posted on 13 June 2015 by

Some comments on the Financial Mess in Greece and the status as of now. Continue reading →

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Euros, Deflation, and Greece

Posted on 21 April 2015 by

The Economist thinks that the EU is headed for deflation and the cure is for governments to print more money and spend it with cronies of government and companies with large lobbyist departments (i.e. on ‘infrastructure’ projects) while ignoring the impact of high taxation rates and heavy burdensome regulatory environments. Continue reading →

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