In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 2 weeks ago

Only one thing is really clear about the Germany economy at the present time, and that is that it is shrinking rapidly. In fact it contracted far more...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 8 weeks ago

As Barcelona-based property consultants Aguirre Newman publish a report that suggests Spanish property prices may need to fall by at least 23% for the...

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In Wall Street Journal: Real Time Economics - Posted 9 weeks ago

A roundup of economic news from around the Web.Deflation: Writing for Forbes, Nouriel Roubini says the U.S. is looking at a deflationary environment. ...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 11 weeks ago

The Bank of Canada rate target was cut yesterday for the second time this month, but this time, by 25 basis points. Some analysts were anticipating a...

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In Wall Street Journal: Real Time Economics - Posted 11 weeks ago

Today s financial shock and deep economic turmoil are common preconditions for deflation. As reported in Saturday s Wall Street Journal, however, ...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 11 weeks ago

Hungary s agony has continued during the week with both currency and stock markets falling sharply while bankers continue to report acute credit sho...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 12 weeks ago

The medium-term outlook is sensitive to external developments and policy responses. A benign external environment, featuring even higher steel prices ...

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In Economist's View - Posted 13 weeks ago

Do changes in oil prices impact core inflation? That is, do changes in oil prices - which are excluded from core measures - pass through over time and...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 14 weeks ago

For all the talk about identifying root cause lately, as the financial crisis lurches to-and-fro like a drunken sailor stumbling back to his room ...

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In Economist's View - Posted 16 weeks ago

I don't have any disagreement with this:Don't Worry About Inflation, by Frederic S. Mishkin: ...The Consumer Price Index (CPI) last month rose more th...

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