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We Will Be Paying with Lira – Fiat Euro! 36/2012
Economy
We Will Be Paying with Lira – Fiat Euro! 36/2012
Is the last fortification falling down? Spain used backup. American debt can ask for a driving license. And Bulgarians are ungrateful. Silly season ended in a big style. ECB decided on its meeting last week to resurrect the program of purchasing bonds of the problematic states under a new label. Forget SMP, here comes new and better […]
Sheep or Wolf – Fiat Euro! 35/2012
Economy
Sheep or Wolf – Fiat Euro! 35/2012
In Spain it will be hot after the summer. Judgment day will be on September 12. Did you sell grandfather’s gold teeth in Italy? We are treating depression by delivering news about bad situation our neighbours are in. The heat is slowing down the pace of society, but if you think it will slow down […]
Modern Jánošíks – Fiat Euro! 33/2012
Economy, Politics
Modern Jánošíks – Fiat Euro! 33/2012
Jánošík wasn’t Polish, he was Spanish! Two registered transactions at the commercial real estate markets in Italy in the second quarter. Did Angela soften after holidays? How Danica invests. Do you have peas in the freezer? And euros? When the children don’t want to leave home…  New hero in Spain is emerging. Spanish Jánošík. Juan […]
Draghi’s Bluff Revealed – Fiat Euro! 31/2012
Economy
Draghi’s Bluff Revealed – Fiat Euro! 31/2012
Central banks still don’t provide monetary opium, how long will the current illusions last without it? New taxes and economic growth. Milton Friedman would be 100 years old. Crisis is 5 years old. Last week we challenged the governor of the ECB Mario Draghi, who promised the moon to the markets, to stop talking and to […]
Poor Philanthropists  – Fiat Euro! 30/2012
Economy
Poor Philanthropists – Fiat Euro! 30/2012
When is going to happen the next Slovak cabinet billion-worth meeting? Is Draghi tough because Angela is on hliday? Will be two Greek bankrupts within six months a new European or Olympic record? What a week! When it come to euro crisis, there is no silly time for sure. For example, how many Slovak cabinet meetings, during […]
Waiting for ESM – Fiat Euro! 28/2012
Economy
Waiting for ESM – Fiat Euro! 28/2012
Is destabilization of the EU really the only alternative? German constitutional court takes its time. The state won’t allow any competition in manipulating interest rates. Many Spaniards have put all the eggs in one basket, which is currently hitting the ground. When Silvio is talking, rating agencies are listening. New chairman of the Council for […]
Slovakia: The Lord Helps Those Who Help Themselves
Economy
Slovakia: The Lord Helps Those Who Help Themselves
The current soap opera is far from being wrapped up by the bailout for Spain. We’re only at the 44th episode, and the main character of the whole series – Italy – has so far only been flitting furtively through the background. If you were to change the names of the countries to names of […]
Don’t Bite the Hand That Feeds You! – Fiat Euro! 25/2012
Economy
Don’t Bite the Hand That Feeds You! – Fiat Euro! 25/2012
We’ve been walled up. Greece has government but money is still missing. Which German team will win the European Championship? FED playing games, another package is postponed. How many Olympic medals will the EU-funded United Nations of Europe get? Let’s start from the end, namely from what happened last week. Eurozone is on fire and […]