I am a business journalist, blogger, and activist. I write about the debt crisis, monetary system, basic income, and collaborative economy.
A rumor is currently trending in French media: Sarkozy would be the instigator of the launch by Eurex (pdf) of a new market for derivative on French bonds. For some, the move is intended to stimulate market pressure on french debt and thus give credit to austerity speeches.
Last week, The Economist published an astounding piece about the French elections, entitling its weekly magazine “France in denial“. Here is an abstract that will give you a taste: Yet what is most striking about the French election is how little anybody is saying about the country’s dire economic straits. The candidates dish out at least as […]
On Thursday, the Irish government announced that it reached a deal about the promissory notes issue, that forces Ireland to pay 3,06 bn euros on march 31st. But this deal actually does not defer any payment neither relieves Ireland from its heavy debt burden. In France, the only newspaper that reported about this information was Les Echos. But […]
In my last contribution for MyEurop.info, i explain why the icelandic bankruptcy case and the last referendum are highly misunderstood.
Every month, the news agency Reuters publish the monthly data of Greek banks’ reliance on the eurosystem fundings… one month later than their real release date. I’ll demonstrate this.
It’s been a while since I saw it the first time, but this video is worth watching again: Vincent Browne is a famous Irish journalist, known for his free-speech and critical thinking. A gem in today’s economical journalism landscape.
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