The investors bet on ECB rate hikes
A month has passed since the disappearance of Credit Suisse, and investors are still convinced that the European Central Bank will keep increasing interest rates...
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Italy, the ECB’s problem
The European Central Bank’s tightening cycle has put Italy’s debt-to-GDP ratio on an unsustainable trajectory. A more significant surplus in Rome could offset these higher...
The miscalculations of the ECB
Eurozone central banks will report their first significant losses in a decade of money printing in the coming weeks. The results will turn negative for...
The Balkans, New European Nightmare
The market seems to want to ignore all the risks likely to thwart its current optimism. Yet they are numerous, often blatant and systemic. One...
A year in hell for the European bond
In 2022, bonds posted their worst performance in modern financial history. German and UK 10-year yields saw their most significant annual increases as sovereign bond...
A hawkish and arrogant ECB is frightening the European economy
Every increase in borrowing costs, including Thursday’s half-point move, advances Frankfurt officials’ fight against runaway inflation but also risks having a heavier economic impact. The...
Europe needs 500 billion euros for 2023
The support measures for the energy crisis will be expensive for Europe. The problem with this is that unlike the past eight years, when the...
Energy crisis and European chaos
Given the energy crisis the old continent is going through, the European Union has called for an emergency meeting of energy ministers. The awakening is...
Le géant allemand de l’énergie Uniper en grande difficulté
Le géant de l’énergie Uniper discute d’un éventuel renflouement du gouvernement allemand après que la Russie a freiné les livraisons de gaz naturel, forçant le...