The crisis and citizens’ trust in central banks
VoxEU.org 9/4/2009 — Daniel Gros , Felix Roth , 4 September 2009 Most observers agree that central banks can claim partial credit for the stabilisation that have been achieved and the prospect of a recovery. This column warns that the general public seems to hold a ...

The Numbers Are Too Big: IMF Research on Euro Policy Without a Single Absolute € Figure
prudentinvestor.blogspot.com 9/1/2009 — On Tuesday the IMF published a research paper that states "Euro Area Monetary Policy in Uncharted Waters". It is time to ring the bell for the Euro system when the IMF manages to publish a 36-page paper without a single absolute € figure of the size of the mass-printing actions of the European ...

What would Friedman say?
newsneconomics.com 9/12/2009 — I have argued that the ECB didn't do enough to support the Eurozone (a few examples here , here , here ) - further monetary policy was warranted. As the financial crisis abates and key economies mend, I want to revisit this issue just one more time. ...

ECB Shells Out €1,437 Per Eurozone Citizen to Banks
prudentinvestor.blogspot.com 6/24/2009 — If your small-time loan you need for your kid's bracelets is denied by your bank's customer representative, you have every right to go berserk. The European Central Bank (ECB) came up with one of their ominous "innovations" on Wednesday that essentially is nothing else than a new form to print ...

Run For the Hills: ECB Will Debut at the Monetizing-the-Debt Party
prudentinvestor.blogspot.com 5/8/2009 — A spontaneous warning first: Don't fall for the calming words from the Eurozone's central bankers while they place orders for a fleet of monetary helicopters that will shower freshly created fiat money across the European monetary union. On Thursday the European Central Bank (ECB) dropped a ...

European Central Bank
richard-wilson.blogspot.com 10/23/2009 — European Central Bank Euro Central Bank Warns Against Regulating Hedge Funds The European Central Bank (ECB) is cautioning against plans by the European Union to regulate hedge funds and private equity firms.  The ECB warned that the regulation could put EU companies at a ...

The ECB’s Balance Sheet at a Glance
fistfulofeuros.net 9/15/2009 — What follows is essentially the fruit of the last week’s labour. It is a detailed look at the ECB’s balance and the related question of whether we can call, what it is that ECB the is doing quantiative easing or not? Needless to say, I think that this question is an important one ...

Eurozone Unemployment At Record Highs; Private Sector Lending Drops First Time Ever
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com 25 days ago — For all the cheering about the recovery one might think actual jobs were being created or bank lending was increasing. Neither is true in the US or the Eurozone. About a month ago the Sydney Herald reported Eurozone private sector lending almost ...

The ECB's Balance Sheet At A Glance
eurowatch.blogspot.com 9/15/2009 — What follows is essentially the fruit of the last week's labour. It is a detailed look at the ECB's balance and the related question of whether we can call, what it is that ECB the is doing quantiative easing or not? Needless to say, I think that this question is an important one in a general ...

The ECB's Balance Sheet at a Glance
globaleconomydoesmatter.blogspot.com 9/14/2009 — By Claus Vistesen: Copenhagen What follows is essentially the fruit of the last week's labour. It is a detailed look at the ECB's balance and the related question of whether we can call, what it is that ECB the is doing quantiative easing or not? Needless to say, I think that this question ...