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Europe Has a New Economic Engine: American Tourists
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoAn unprecedented tourism boom in southern Europe is turbocharging growth in places that had become bywords for economic stagnation. But some economists...
France would feel lonely if debt crisis hit
Reuters· 7 days ago, opens new tab in Europe, at 2.3 trillion euros, so investors’ concerns over a far-right victory in upcoming elections are understandable. If Marine Le...
Will Debt Sink the American Empire?
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoAfter growing for decades, this year the U.S. debt will roughly match its GDP. Throughout history, nations that blithely piled up their obligations have...
Can the dollar stay on top?
The Week via Yahoo Finance· 3 days ago"If the U.S. doesn't keep its house in...appear to be to the threat of political dysfunction and fiscal frailty," said The Economist. The rest of the...
The Aid Industry Is Being Tested Like Never Before
Barrons.com· 3 days agoFund has recently announced it would reform its policy of lending into arrears to financially support countries where debt restructuring is being held...
Hamilton: The big (and growing) issue no one's addressing in an election year
Evansville Courier & Press· 7 days agoSpending to service the debt dampens economic growth by diverting billions of dollars from more...
France’s hard Right edges towards a concordat with big business
Daily Telegraph· 4 days agoEurope 1 says Mr Macron is toying with Article 16, which would give him powers of a Roman dictator...
Dollar struggles for direction, euro close to 1-1/2-month low
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 6 days ago(Reuters) -The dollar struggled for direction on Wednesday while the euro remained close to its...
French election this month rattles financial markets as debt woes mount
Washington Post· 3 days agoMarkets were rattled by Macron’s election gamble, which followed an unexpectedly strong showing by...
Strong Franc Sways SNB Again as French Tumult Spurs Inflows
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 5 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Turmoil in Europe. The franc in demand as a haven asset. The Swiss National Bank...