SOFIA | By Ivan Krastev | Amnesia, recession, the failure of political elites, divided societies… The free and caring Europe that was the dream of oppressed peoples no longer exists, it is just that European leaders lack the courage to admit it, says a Bulgarian political analyst.
SAP’s Jim Hagemann: “In 2020 there will be up to 200,000 IT jobs vacant in the EU”
LONDON | “It is not about how much an hour of work costs but how much value produces an hour of work if we add technology to the equation.”
Long read | “Angela Merkel is only buying time with her European policy”
FRANKFORT | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung‘s editor Frank Schirrmacher: ”What sovereign rights and competences do we have to transfer, also Germany, to build a strong continent? Europeans will have to decide what price are we ready to pay for a cooperative Europe.”
Can the City afford going the Thatcher way?
LONDON | The Swiss approach sounds exactly like the type of relation the eurosceptic Iron Lady wanted for Britain regarding the EU. But the path is punctuated by so many partial surrenders that it almost looks not worth the effort, the City appears to think.
Rating Italy (and others)
MADRID| By Luis Martí | Lower ratings undermine market confidence, and weak market conditions are displayed as a major cause of your own lack of confidence. Looping the loop. No wonder investors rely less and less on ratings agencies.
“Now it’s time the European Central Bank showed how independent it is”
MADRID | By Tania Suárez | Profim EAFI’s head of financial analysis José María Luna said in an interview for consensodelmercado.com that the ECB should cut interest rates the sooner the better.
The Euro Crisis: 2012 key driver on US economy
What would you say the main drivers of the economy this year have been? When it comes to the US, experts point out to the euro turmoil
Euro volatility falls to new lows
MADRID | The European economy desperately seeks ways to boost its recovery. Could it be so simple as to get a weaker euro, after all? wonders economist JP Marín Arrese.
CDS relax over Ireland, Portugal and Spain
Where there is the European Central Bank’s full capacity of purchasing short-term State debt, there is hope. Even the primary market has opened, although by understandably timid measures, for southern euro zone debt issuers at a sub-sovereign level like State agencies and autonomous regions. The financial City of Madrid expects this window of opportunity to [...]
Wanna bet the ECB won’t disclose its plan?
Governments and markets are anxiously waiting for Draghi’s words to know what the ECB plans to do. They might be deceived by the lukewarm message he is likely to deliver. Central bankers have a keen expertise in saying as little as possible. Greenspan was an outstanding master in playing that game. Draghi while following his [...]
