Following my earlier post that intend to show that Greece could be well better outside of the eurozone, let’s have a look of the aftermaths of such a scenario for the eurozone. Here is what I found from official figures and some calculations…
Crisis routine
Grexit: the cost for the rest of the world
May 14th, 2012 | by Stanislas Jourdan | published in Crisis routine | Leave A Comment »
Introducing the boiling links
May 11th, 2012 | by Stanislas Jourdan | published in Boiling Links, Crisis routine | Leave A Comment »
After some weeks of training, I am happy to introduce a new feature on this blog… The “boiling links” ! From now on, I will regularly (2-4 times a week) push a selection of good reads I have come across on the internet. Economic analysis, aside news, subversive views and other curiosities will be in the […]
The end of easy growth
May 4th, 2012 | by Stanislas Jourdan | published in Crisis routine | Leave A Comment »
While chief economist at the IMF, Raghuram Rajan was one of the very few economist that prevented the crisis before 2008. The True Lessons of the Recession, his last paper (pdf) is definitely worth reading: In fact, today’s economic troubles are not simply the result of inadequate demand but the result, equally, of a distorted supply side. […]
ECB’s undisclosed bank aid? The Cypriot lead
April 25th, 2012 | by Stanislas Jourdan | published in Crisis routine, Warning signs | 1 Comment »
The European Central Bank is suspected to have lent more extra money to banks than we knew so far. While some people suspect spanish banks for being beneficiary of such operations, Cyprus’s banking system could also be concerned. Here are at least some intriguing evidences.
Democratizing Fed’s cheap money
April 24th, 2012 | by Stanislas Jourdan | published in Beyond the crisis, Crisis routine | Leave A Comment »
What if everyone had access to cheap money central banks are flooding into the financial markets since the beginning of the crisis? Last week, The Washington Post published a nice post that raises the question.
New future market on french bonds: a water pistol against France
April 11th, 2012 | by Stanislas Jourdan | published in Crisis routine | 5 Comments »
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.
French press gets trapped by Irish blah blah
March 31st, 2012 | by Stanislas Jourdan | published in Crisis routine | Leave A Comment »
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 […]
Iceland is misunderstood
March 23rd, 2012 | by Stanislas Jourdan | published in Crisis routine | Leave A Comment »
In my last contribution for MyEurop.info, i explain why the icelandic bankruptcy case and the last referendum are highly misunderstood.
I can see the future (before Reuters)
March 22nd, 2012 | by Stanislas Jourdan | published in Crisis routine | Leave A Comment »
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.
Hat tip to Vincent Browne
March 17th, 2012 | by Stanislas Jourdan | published in Crisis routine | Leave A Comment »
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.
