The Greek prime minister has accused Europe's leaders of 'issuing absurd demands' Greek premier Alexis Tsipras has accused Europe's creditor powers of issuing "absurd demands" and come close to warning that his far-Left government will detonate a pan-European political and strategic crisis if pushed any further. Writing for Le Monde in a tone of furious defiance after the latest set of[...]
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How this Debt-Addicted World Could Go the Way of the Mayans
Paying a high price for too many elites and their ‘frivolous cravings’ Nowadays many countries’ social and political structure relies on debt-driven consumption and increasing levels of entitlements. Blame the policy makers. To drive economic growth, boost living standards, and manage growing inequality, policy makers have used debt and monetary tools to create economic activity. This has [...]
Greece May Sign Russia Gas Deal As Soon As Today
It appears that Herr Schaeuble will be left in the cold as following comments from the Greek energy minister that a deal is coming "soon," it is being reported that: *RUSSIA MAY SIGN GAS LINK ACCORD W/ GREECE TODAY: ROSSIYA 24 According to Gazprom's CEO comments on Greek TV, following his meeting with Greek PM Tsipras, Russia will guarantee 47BCM/YR of gas via Greece with the link to be[...]
“We Have Come To The End Of The Road” – Greece Prepares For Default, FT Reports
Update: as always is the case in Europe, nothing is confirmed until it is officially denied by officials, so here you go:GREEK GOVT OFFICIAL DENIES FT REPORT GREECE PLANNING DEFAULT There was no explanation from the government official where Greece would get the €2.5 billion it needs to fund upcoming IMF interest and principal payments. * * * It should hardly come as a surprise that after[...]
Eurozone Can’t Survive in Current Form, Says PIMCO
Single currency area must become a "United States of Europe" in order to secure its future, says manager of world's largest bond fund. By Szu Ping Chan The eurozone is "untenable" in its current form and cannot survive unless countries are prepared to cede sovereignty and become a "United States of Europe", the manager of the world's biggest bond fund has warned. The Pacific Investment[...]
“Belief That European QE Will Work Is Far-Fetched,” Bill White Warns This Will “End Very Badly”
As the title of Hinde Capital's latest note ascribes, we are on "The Road to Nowhere," and this excellent discussion with former BIS Economic Adviser (and teller-of-the-truth) William White explains it all.. "I'm not sure [European QE] is going to do anything - certainly, nothing that's good. The fundamental problem here, as I see it anyway, is that the European banking system is still broken... [...]
Paul Tudor Jones Warns This “Disastrous Market Mania” Will End “By Revolution, Taxes, Or War”
"This gap between the 1% and the rest of America, and between the US and the rest of the world, cannot and will not persist," warns renowned trader Paul Tudor Jones during his recent TED Talks speech, as he addressed the question - can capital be just? Hoping to expand the "narrow definitions of capitalism," that threaten the underpinnings of society, Tudor Jones exclaims, "we're in the middle of [...]
ECB Prepares For Grexit, Anticipates 95% Loss On Greek Debt
Dear Greek readers: the writing is now on the wall, and it is in very clear 48-point, double bold, and underlined font: when the ECB "leaks" that it is modelling a Grexit, something Draghi lied about over and over in 2012 and directly in our face too, take it seriously, because it is time to start planning about what happens on "the day after." And incidentally to all those curious what the fair[...]
Humiliated Greece Eyes Byzantine Pivot as Crisis Deepens
Neither side holds the upper hand in the strategic game of chicken which could still see Greece forced out of the euro By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Greece's new currency designs are ready. The green 50 drachma note features Cornelius Castoriadis, the Marxisant philosopher and sworn enemy of privatisation. The Nobel poet Odysseus Elytis - voice of Eastward-looking Hellenism - honours the 200[...]
The Economic Consequences Of Greece
Authored by Alberto Bagnai, Brigitte Granville, and Antoni Soy, originally posted at Project Syndicate, The first sentence of the 1957 Treaty of Rome – the founding document of what would eventually become the European Union – calls for “an ever-closer union among the peoples of Europe." Recently, however, that ideal has come under threat, undermined by its own political elite, which[...]