The presumption of US resumption of growth
SAO PAULO | By Marcus Nunes | This “resumption of growth” view has spread like ‘bush fire’. But why?
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Has the Japanese monetary experiment failed?
MADRID | By Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, analyst at XTB | valenciaplaza.com | Has the Japanese experiment failed? Under the stress of some political pressures, Japan may have rushed into an expansion of its monetary base without all the due protections.
German savers should fear Berlin, not the European Central Bank
MADRID | By Luis Martí | The German government could also be drawn in as an expropriator of sorts: it is still an issuer of debt at a real yield equally negative for their nationals.
Abengoa agrees sale of Befesa for €1 billion
MADRID | The Abengoa-Triton deal values Befesa at an enterprise value of €1,075 million.
EBA guidelines for fair mortgage lending come too late
MADRID | By JP Marín Arrese | Banks should enforce the sooner the better these EBA guidelines if only to avoid transforming their credit portfolio into real estate heavily undervalued.
European banks and the bailout tag
MADRID | By Francisco López | In spite of the frequent denials coming from Madrid, though, using that cash–officially it isn’t called a banking rescue but “financial assistance in favourable conditions”–would be a clever thing to do.
Bundesbank’s criticism of ECB’s bond-buying scheme
MADRID | By Luis Martí | What is worrying is the Bundesbank attitude of permanent and frank opposition to the initiatives of the ECB to overcome the crisis, being against any flexibility and realism that the economy is needing.
Are we heading for a new Spanish banking rescue?
MADRID | By JP Marín Arrese | A extension of the Spanish banking rescue can backfire hitting credit institutions and inflicting damage on the economy as a whole.
The Constitutional Court of Germany set to judge the Eurozone
LONDON | By Victor Jimenez | Governments in Berlin must speak up their minds, instead of using the national judiciary system and some probable legal ambiguities to delay the urgent steps of more integration.
Brussels rolls Tobin tax back
MADRID | By Quesada Vargas | Brussels would have taken the Tobin tax a few steps back under pressure coming from the largest financial entities and global investors.