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Crisis handling with a German sense of humor

Outspoken as he is, Wolfgang Munchau in his latest FT comments described the current problems in the Euro-zone as follows : "...Besides stimulus policy in surplus countries, you need to harmonize many aspects of structural policy to ensure that imbalances do not become entrenched. But there is no appetite for any of ...

Written by Christof Govaerts
On March 06, 2012
Tags : Financial Markets

Deutschland, zum Beispiel

De wereld zou er wellicht heel wat beter uitzien moesten wat meer landen en regeringen het Duitse voorbeeld hebben gevolgd.Uiteraard heb ik het enkel over de economie en het financiële aspect, of we daarom met zijn allen dan ook bierfeesten moeten gaan frequenteren of bij het ontbijt al meer worst en andere vleessoorten binnen ...

Written by Johan Braem
On February 23, 2012
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Money for nothing, de olijfboom en andere olie

Iemand betalen om je geld gedurende lange tijd bij te houden, geen zinnig mens zou dat doen, en toch is het wat deze week opnieuw met meerdere miljarden gebeurde.Duitsland sleet voor bijna 4 miljard aan obligaties en doordat de uitgifte boven pari gebeurde zorgde een lage intrestvoet ervoor dat de crediteur op vervaldatum per saldo ...

Written by Johan Braem
On January 13, 2012
Tags : Financial Markets Europe

On the Bundesbank, Kids & Credit Cards : Half a trillion, this time EUR

"Involuntary lending is what happens when your teenager figures out how to charge stuff to your credit card. The kid promises to pay for the purchases but never gets around it, so your involuntary loan keeps getting bigger. At some point it dawns on you that you might never get your money back" ...

Written by Christof Govaerts
On December 15, 2011
Tags : Financial Markets Europe

EMU : Roll the dice & stacks of High Society

Today the kick-off of probably thé most important meeting in the history of the single currency so far. Its survival is at stake and the players are bound to sit around the table to have a final shoot out. So pretty soon "Rien ne va plus" and all bets are made. Let's have a game ourselves and throw dices. In this simple game with ...

Written by Christof Govaerts
On December 08, 2011
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"Real Politik" : A German Pre-emptive strike ?

Courtesy of Zerohedge and if they are right with their scope, we still can't say that we hadn't seen this one coming : Apparently Germany is silently preparing a "tabula rasa" and "cut the crap". In Thursday's Handelsblatt edition, it would appear that the following simple question would be raised : those who can and willing to ...

Written by Christof Govaerts
On November 09, 2011
Tags : Financial Markets Europe

The naked European truth

Stratfor Global Intelligence (www.stratfor.com) is an international think tank on global politics, economy and military developments. In its weekend online edition, their CEO Dr George Friedman , a widely recognized international economic and political affairs expert and author of numerous books, gives his ...

Written by Geert Wellens
On October 01, 2011
Tags : Financial Markets Europe

"Out of Order"

Karlruhe (Baden Wurtenberg) is since 1950/51 the German residence of Law. Translated, "Karlsruhe" also means "machine ganz kaput, no longer of any use, out of order". And it's these days all about "out of order" in another interpretation being "acting beyond one's legal capacity". Yesterday, the hearings before the German ...

Written by Christof Govaerts
On July 06, 2011
Tags : Europe

Sympathy with Greece is mostly misplaced

My Sunday readings included i.a. The New York Times, John Mauldin, The Daily Mail, and a lot of statistics by Eurostat, IMF and OECD. All the facts and hard data on Greece point to a country where citizens cheat their government, and where the government has been cheating Europe. John Mauldin , the ...

Written by Geert Noels
On June 26, 2011
Tags : Europe

Gold replaces AAA

The problems with Greece are not an isolated case. Solving the Greek crisis without a reflection on a long chain of monetary and economic errors would be a complete waste of money. Our political leaders should look far beyond the Greek problems and evaluate their economic and financial policies over a period as long as ...

Written by Geert Noels
On June 24, 2011
Tags : Financial Markets

Trichet nails it, too late ?

In an interesting speech addressing the London School of Economics (13/06), JC Trichet elaborates on the pros and cons of monetary and economic policy in EMU, this in comparison with the US. Some slides of his presentation, and in particular 1, tells a lot. The picture below just depicts to what extend convergence on ...

Written by Christof Govaerts
On June 15, 2011
Tags : Financial Markets Europe

The European Fannie and Freddie are slowly rising

From what I read, Merkel might get at least half of what she wanted: a participation of private investors (bond holders) in case of a bailout... The other half seems that more money will have to be put on the table. From the press release: Rules will be adapted to provide for a case by case participation of ...

Written by Geert Noels
On November 28, 2010
Tags : Europe

Duitsland steekt de VS voorbij

De crisis heeft ook op de arbeidsmarkt de kaarten herschud. Voor de crisis was de werkloosheidsgraad in de VS minder dan 5%, vandaag bedraagt die ongeveer het dubbele. De Duitse werkloosheidsgraad staat echter fors lager dan voor de start van de crisis. In 2007 bedroeg de werkloosheidsgraad 8,4%, vandaag 6,9%. ...

Written by Geert Noels
On September 17, 2010
Tags : Europe

German peak oil fears

Yesterday, the draft version of a study by a German military think thank was leaked to Der Spiegel . Subject of the study was the question how peak oil could change the global economy. This shows that peak oil is taken seriously by the German government. Some extracts from the study (summarized and ...

Written by Heleen Van Hoof
On September 02, 2010
Tags : Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Power Environment Europe

The "Power Elite" becomes worried

When people like George Soros speak, the world listens. It usually arouses attention on the issues of mega speculation : what is he buying or more importantly, what is he "shorting big time" this time ? Not this time. In fact, the recent interview of Soros in the run-up to the G-20 meeting next weekend is unveiling the thoughts of ...

Written by Christof Govaerts
On June 24, 2010
Tags : Financial Markets Europe

Het decennium van de deflatie

De financiële crisis heeft zowat alle discipline weggeveegd. Begrotingen ontsporen, monetaire politiek en afspraken worden ad-hoc bijgesteld, schuldenproblemen van landen worden overgenomen door andere landen etc. We leven in een periode van improvisatie. Waar dit naartoe leidt weet niemand met zekerheid. Centrale bankiers zijn ...

Written by Geert Noels
On May 25, 2010
Tags : Financial Europe

Solidariteitscrisis ?

Commentaar van Jan P op deze blog: Hoewel de huidige crisis initieel begon met financiele perikelen zoals te grote schulden en CDO’s en onder- gekapitaliseerde banken, lijken we te verschuiven naar een ander type crisis. Momenteel hebben we een solidariteits-crisis. De tegenstelling tussen rijk en arm, is als ...

Written by Geert Noels
On May 24, 2010
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Germany is footing the EU-bills

The Greek Prime Minister Papandreou asks for more EU-support , economic stimuli to lift the Greek economy. The original interview with Papandreou can be found here (in the Spanish newspaper El Pais ). A quick look at the EU-budget shows that Greece already receives most from the EU-budget, and Germany ...

Written by Geert Noels
On May 23, 2010
Tags : Europe

Frankrijk - Duitsland : 1-1 - Update

Na de eerste schoten van Mevrouw Lagarde, heeft Angela Merkel nu teruggeschoten. De spanning tussen Frankrijk en Duitsland neemt inderdaad toe. Dat heeft alles te maken met de tegenstrijdige ideeën over de Griekse crisis. Frankrijk wil Griekenland helpen met een Europees initiatief. Duitsland ziet dat niet zitten, en wil geen steun ...

Written by Geert Noels
On March 21, 2010
Tags : Financial Markets Europe

Frankrijk is de uitvinder van Club Med

Wat bezielt de Franse Minister van Financiën, Christine Lagarde, om zo'n economische nonsens te verkopen ? Volgens haar zijn de problemen van de Eurozone ook te wijten aan Duitsland. te competitief, te spaarzaam, te weinig consumptie... De mieren verbrodden het voor de krekels als het ware.

Written by Geert Noels
On March 15, 2010
Tags : Other Emerging Countries Europe

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