New bank rules for Europe... towards regulatory competition with the US?
A complete new set of bank rules for Europe The European Commission presented an extensive set of new bank rules, long expected: proposed...
GLOBAL GROWTH: A MIXED PICTURE
GLOBAL GROWTH: A MIXED PICTURE Too slow for too long… Global growth continues, but at an increasingly disappointing pace that leaves the...
Refugees and the complicated European response
Silvia Merler (Bruegel) gives a sense of urgency through a detailed look at the numbers of the refugee crisis and the European...
European economic issues and Paris attacks... any consequences to fear?
Seeking consensus on European economic issues… Economists at Vox EU are seeking to form a “consensus narrative” about the origins of the...
More QE in a difficult political economy context
Draghi’s “Whatever it takes” in action The ECB is hinting at more stimulus as rising downside risks are weighing on inflation and the...
BLOGSPOT: IS QE THE MIRACLE WAND FOR EUROPEAN ISSUES? AN ASSESSMENT
A resilient but weak growth in Europe: Looking for new strategies Although the IMF downgraded its global growth forecast for 2015 from...
What macroeconomic impact of the refugees crisis?
What views for the new European season? A dim outlook for the global economy, with no strong recovery in Europe. FreeExchange points at...
Debates within Europe
Governments’ Deficit and Debt: Who’s Right? Moving towards permanent primary surpluses—the UK case. George Osborne plans to enshrine...
BlogSpot - Grexit and QE talks... again!
That Grexit talk again Noise around Greece continues to be loud—with an upcoming visit of the Greek prime minister to Germany (DW),...
BlogSpot - (Finally) Green shoots in Europe
Positive news are emerging in Europe, translated in financial markets by stocks at new highs, credit spreads at record lows near 50bp in...
