Contrary to popular perception, Brussels and the Italian government come out ahead from sparring over Italy’s budget, and what works for them does not work for much of anyone else.
Read more...Brexit news still looks decidedly uncheery.
Read more...Why the European Copyright Directive would have a disastrous impact on the Internet, and what can be done to stop it.
Read more...Yet another hard/crashout Brexit train wreck: implementing adequate border controls.
Read more...Italy and the European Commission are in a dispute over Italy’s budget, and no one looks likely to come out a winner in this fight.
Read more...Markets have more reason than usual to be jumpy.
Read more...Mr. Market is worried about banks, particularly European ones.
Read more...Italy’s government debt yields are rising thanks to a budget standoff with Brussels, and Italian banks are looking more wobbly too.
Read more...The lay of the Brexit land is becoming clearer after the inconclusive October European Council summit.
Read more...EU leaders have apparently decided that dealing with Brexit isn’t a pressing matter. That’s not a good move.
Read more...Germany lambastes the US over its threat to sanction companies that participate in Nord Stream 2.
Read more...European leaders have regularly expressed a desire for a European currency to serve as a reserve currency. The history of the transition from sterling to dollar and Europe’s aspirations sheds light on whether the Euro can assume this role.
Read more...Don’t kid yourself that the current relative calm on the Brexit front is a good thing.
Read more...Bad Brexit news just got worse.
Read more...Puzzling out the markets have changed, and not changed, since the crisis.
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