In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 4 days ago

Essentially, the roots of the Spanish 'problem' are undoubtedly many and complex, but there is one underlying ingredient in the present dynamic which ...

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In Calculated Risk - Posted 1 week ago

Professor Duy writes a regular column at Economist's View called Fed Watch - it is definitely worth reading (as is Economist's View).From Fed Watch: M...

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In Economist's View - Posted 1 week ago

Tim Duy on misguided policy proposals:Misguided Policies, by Tim Duy: From the wires:15:30 *PAULSON SAYS MARKET TURMOIL WON'T ABATE UNTIL HOUSING REBO...

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In Wall Street Journal: Real Time Economics - Posted 3 weeks ago

Just as investors targeted one Wall Street investment bank after another until few were left standing, the assault on emerging European economies has ...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 4 weeks ago

Many of the macro-economic fundamentals of Spain today are very different from those of ten or fifteen years ago ..A lot of factors look bette...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 5 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 5 weeks ago

Serbia has also decided to ask the International Monetary Fund for additional support, according to a stament from senior government officials last Mo...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 5 weeks ago

Here is the usual mixture of relevant news stories and other items I think you may find interesting, I meant to publish many of these items last wee...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 5 weeks ago

Well, these are indeed troubled times. According to the latest news to come off the Reuters wires the International Monetary Fund has announced its re...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 5 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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