ECB Price Stability Strategy Bearing Fruit
Some experts analyse the impact of the first almost 6 months since the ECB announced the launch of its ‘quantitative easing’.
In Europe
Greek bailout deal agreed ‘in principle’
The third bailout deal will have to be voted on in the Greek Parliament on Thursday and approved by the Eurogroup on Friday.
Germany’s benefit from the Greek crisis
The benefits tend to be larger than the expenses, even if Greece does not repay any of its debts.
German Economic Sentiment Declines Once Again in August
ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany decreases by 4.7 points compared to the previous month.
From the troika to the quartet
ATHENS | By Jean Bastian via MacroPolis | Greece and quartet of international creditors have a common interest in completing the third financial assistance package as soon as possible.
Greek debt restructuring unlikely before year-end
The IMF is insisting on the need to evaluate a debt relief for Greece. Will it happen?
Eurozone recovery will continue despite Greek risk
Despite the political challenges emerging in Greece, the economic recovery in the eurozone has begun to strengthen driven by domestic consumption.
UK: All Change at the Bank of England?
UBS | The announcement of the policy decision at midday on Thursday will also include the minutes to the meeting, alongside the publication and press conference for the August Inflation Report. This will make for more transparency, but will mean a lot of information for the market to digest in one go.
Greek politics and poisonous statistics – an on-going saga
LONDON | Why the Troika and the EU member states find it so difficult to trust Greece.
Varoufakis and his friendly fire
ATHENS | Macropolis | The last thing Alexis Tsipras needed right now is his talkative former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis to reveal that he had been working on establishing a parallel payment system in the government’s first months in power.