Thematic BlogSpot - Inventory of Central Banks’ Challenges in Times of Secular Stagnation
With nominal interest rates at (or close to) 0 in major economies since 2009 (IMF, 2009), risks of secular stagnation (see our WS...
BlogSpot - November 3rd, 2014
Has the European Union reached a point of no-return? For Anatole Kaletsky, Europe is at a make or break moment (Reuters). With a risk of...
BlogSpot - October 27th, 2014
Results of the Asset Qualitative Review in Eurozone Benign outcome of the stress tests—Most of Europe’s biggest banks would be able to...
BlogSpot - October 13th, 2014
A stronger banking union thanks to stress testing the banks? The ECB and the European Banking Authority will publish the 2014 EU-wide...
BlogSpot - September 22nd, 2014
Questions about the ECB’s unconventional policy toolkit… The new TLTRO program (introduced in June with two initial auctions in September...
BlogSpot - September 14th, 2014
The Scottish Referendum and its Implications With the first pool (or BBC) finding a majority for the independence of Scotland issued on...
BlogSpot - September 8th, 2014
Economic weakness in Europe remains pervasive, from Germany, France, and Italy. GDP (0 percent), PMI (50.7 percent), and inflation (0.4...
BlogSpot - June 16th, 2014
A few days pass, and analysts become more critical of the ECB monetary action The ECB announced (see the ECB’s web site or the transcript...
BlogSpot - June 3rd, 2014
An Election Reader Akin to Krugman, RealTime Brussels provide a summary of the general thinking after the elections: earthquakes and...
BlogSpot - May 12th, 2014
The ECB: all talk and no action, but wait until June! EuroIntelligence looks at the latest data on the recovery and writes that they...
