Tag: ECB
How The ECB Boosts Inequality And What It Can Do About It
Central banks have a moral duty to mitigate the inequality effect of their own policies.
» Read moreThe euro is futureless if it cannot survive the next recession
The euro crisis is much more than a monetary crisis, but the ECB’s monetary policy must be fixed if the euro wants to survive.
» Read moreThe illusion of money scarcity
One of the main issue of today’s economic shift of paradigm is that most of the people think like money is always scarce and has to remain so. This way, while the entire World is changing, we are still stuck into the old-fashion straitjacket of our monetary system, based on scarcity.
» Read moreEuro crisis: worrying facts roundup
Being busy with my projects, I’m not posting very much these days. So here is a quick roundup of warning signs I’m looking in my radar.
» Read moreEuropean banks lifeline round up – march 2012
As the crisis deepens, europeans banks are increasingly relying on central banks. What does it mean for the real economy?
» Read moreConfirmed: central bank of Cyprus is rescuing cypriot banks through ELA
The last balance sheet released by the Central bank of Cyprus confirms that the cypriot banking sector is under emergency liquidity assistance injection.
» Read moreCan Spain do as Iceland did?
The spanish governement is announcing a bailout plan for its private banks that could end up in injecting up to 10 bn of capital in Bankia. Of course, Spanish people are not very happy about that. On twitter, the hashtag #hagamoscomoIslandia (let’s do as Iceland did) is currently trending. But can Spain really do as Iceland did ?
» Read moreIs the ECB secretly bailing out Cypriot banks?
The European Central Bank is suspected to have lent more extra money to banks than we knew so far. While some people suspect spanish banks for being beneficiary of such operations, Cyprus’s banking system could also be concerned. Here are at least some intriguing evidences.
» Read moreFrançois Hollande’s monetary backflip
In a recent speech on the air of the radio Europe 1, the socialist candidate François Hollande advocated for statuses reforms of the ECB in order to allow Frankfort to “lend directly” to the eurozone States. His move contradicts what he said in the past.
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