The eurozone crisis is a 'perfect opportunity' for Britain

I believe passionately that, if you’re not happy with the way things are, you should come up with something constructive instead of just moaning. So, when we set up the Fresh Start Project, we wanted to...

The euro now equals poverty and deflation says Daniel Hannan.

To grasp the sheer unfairness of the euro system, consider Slovakia. For a few days last October, this nation of five million defied the might of Brussels. Its MPs refused to approve the bail-out fund,...

Next Crisis: The ECB-induced Sovereign Debt Bubble

By Sam VakninAuthor of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" As 2011 came to a close and in the first months of 2012, the European Central Bank (ECB) initiated a massive injection of liquidity into Europe’s embattled banking system. The ECB provided 3-year...

Germany is Next to Fall

By: Sam Vaknin Editor-in-Chief of Global Politician As the crisis in Italy is threatening to spread to France, Austria, Belgium, and other "solid citizens" of the eurozone, pundits have hitherto ignored the greatest threat: Germany. With its economy stagnant (0.5%...

IMF chief Strauss-Kahn undergoing tests over sex charge

Lawyers for the head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn have said that he will contest vigorously allegations that he tried to rape a maid at a hotel in New York on Saturday. Mr. ...

Greece's financial worries European roots

Today Greek prime minister, Giorgos Papandreou is in Russia, yet another stop on an itinerary which has seen him flit across the globe in a desperate bid to secure fresh funding for Greece's troubled economy. ...

Greece's financial woes set to continue

According to Greek prime minister Giorgos Papandreou yesterday's decision by the country's European partners to bail out Athens was a “breath of life”. However, the decision by the EU to rescue their southern...

Eurozone emerges from recession

Well more good news about the recovery from the recession but bad news concerning Britain but not that bad. " The eurozone economy has emerged from recession after growing between July and September, figures have...

Trend Alert: Global Systemic Crisis, Geopolitical Dislocation!

" By Leap2020 GEAB N°32 is available! 4th quarter 2009 – Beginning of Phase 5 of the global systemic crisis: phase of global geopolitical dislocation - Public announcement GEAB N°32 (February 16, 2009) - Back in February 2006, LEAP/E2020 estimated that the...

Euro weakens on rate cut evidence

The euro dipped against the dollar and the pound today as currency speculators reacted to an anticipated rate cut by the European Central Bank on january 15. However it is unclear whether the fall is likely to...

‘Expats’ resident on Spain’s Costa’s receive chilling warnings

Beleaguered British Expatriates resident along Spain’s Mediterranean Costa’s are digesting a series of thinly veiled threats and warnings recently issued by a variety of sources. Facing an increasingly bleak future, exasperated by the coldest winter in some forty years...

Europe Inflation Falls to 2.1%

Inflation in Europe fell sharply to 2.1% in the biggest drop in nearly 20 years. Meanwhile, unemployment has shot up, with Spain hit the hardest of the Eurozone nations.Further rate cuts are expected in the coming...

Harriet the Human covers for Super-Gordon

Over the past week the British media has taken to calling prime minister Gordon Brown 'Super Gordon,' a half-mocking reference to the world's perception that he saved the day over the weekend by coming up with the bank bailout plan that the rest of the world followed....

European stock markets surge more than 5 per cent

European stock markets rebound in early deals on Monday, with London, Frankfurt and Paris each up more than five per cent. Stocks also soared more than five per cent in Zurich and Amsterdam after European leaders agreed to inject billions of dollars of...

EU leaders to study crisis plan in Paris

" PARIS (Reuters) - Leaders of euro zone countries hold an emergency meeting in Paris on Sunday hoping to agree on specific, pan-European measures to prevent market panic from triggering the most severe global downturn in decades. Government officials have suggested action...

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