

Whatever it takes
The European QE: whatever it takes to succeed The ECB will do all it must to raise inflation to the target rate (see Mario Draghi’s...


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...


Debates within Europe
Governments’ Deficit and Debt: Who’s Right? Moving towards permanent primary surpluses—the UK case. George Osborne plans to enshrine...


BlogSpot - Capital outflows and regional imbalances
Good news (continued), or not such good news? Advanced indictors are providing supporting evidence of a stronger recovery in the euro...


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 - Eurozone: QE’s mixed picture
The ECB’s highly anticipated Quantitative Easing (QE) program (see our previous Warning Signals BlogSpot) was announced by Mario Draghi...


BlogSpot - D-Day(s): QE and Grexit
Grexit (redux) The debate about a possible exit of Greece from the Eurozone is back, with the prospects of the radical left party,...


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 17th, 2014
The EZ on the road to QE? Is the ECB preparing for QE? While announcing the start of the asset purchase program, Mario Draghi confirmed...


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...