Everyone is nervous about Europe. Me too. I have no way of knowing how much of this is already priced in the market. You’d have to say a lot based on the violent reaction in the oil patch, some European … Read more.
Spain IS Greece After All: Here Are The Main Outstanding Items Following The Spanish Bailout Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/09/2012 14:52 -0400 Bank Run Bond Bridgewater CDS Creditors European Central Bank Eurozone Germany Greece Gross Domestic Product Ireland Italy … Read more.
I’ve been struggling with a metaphor to describe the state of affairs in Europe. I’ve got it now. It’s a bad marriage . All parties now realize they’d be better off ending it except they can’t afford the divorce. At … Read more.
I don’t pretend to know what’s going to happen but I’ve said many times, the world would be much better off without the euro. For reasons beyond my comprehension, the Europeans seem hell bent on keeping it. Perhaps this speech … Read more.
European Banks Unprepared for Greek Exit From EuroBy Elena Logutenkova, Liam Vaughan and Gavin Finch | Bloomberg – 1 hour 27 minutes ago Europe’s banks, sitting on $1.19 trillion of debt to Spain, Portugal, Italy and Ireland, are facing a … Read more.
Not much needs to be said here. Apple makes more money than three european countries combined ($33 bil in earnings vs $32 bil in earnings for Europe). Its valuation is more than three european countries combined. How big can Apple … Read more.
Back in 2001, Greece had a problem. The struggling country’s debt levels were simply too high to qualify for admittance to the European Union. While these regulations were in place to protect the structure of the European economy, Goldman Sachs … Read more.
Greece has fallen out of the headlines in the past few days due to a supposed resolution of the debt deal, but large hurdles still exist. Managing Director Dallara of the IFF is under the impression that the current plan … Read more.
Interactions with North Korea are a bit of an unknown under the new leadership of Kim Jong Un, but the fourth largest military in the world is stepping into the limelight as Greece leaves center stage. Annual joint military drills … Read more.
According to Paulson & Co., a hard default by Greece could spell economic disaster of unprecedented proportion along with the breakup of the Euro. In his 2011 recap letter to clients, he estimates $117 billion will be needed to recapitalize banks … Read more.
Prime Minister Papademos, Finance Minister Venizelos, and Greek Bank Governor Provopoulos are expected to sign a draft agreement to secure a $172 billion dollar rescue plan desperately needed by the insolvent country. However a couple of stipulations in the document … Read more.
Oil markets see a bit of a boost from France’s push toward cutting the grace period before implementing a ban on Iranian crude in half, breaking a 4 day loosing streak. Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) — France is pushing for faster … Read more.
Speaking before Parliament’s plenary session, Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos referred to the finance ministry’s draft bill stressing that “the scenery should change” and underlined that “this transitional period will have to be managed with prudence, professionalism, caution, consensus and a … Read more.
Will The U.S. Default Before Greece? By Dirk Van Dijk on July 18, 2011 | More Posts By Dirk Van Dijk | Zacks.com I thought this was an interesting article on default and earnings by Van Dijk … Read more.
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