What monetary policy for a weak and uneven recovery?
Is the ECB reaching the limits of its tools? The ECB announced further monetary stimulus but disappointed markets (see Mario Draghi’s...
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...
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...
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 - (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...
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,...
