Mainstream, Pro-EU Rutte’s VVD Beats Populist, Anti-Immigration Wilders in Dutch Election
Far right winger Geert Wilders fails to cinch a win for his party in the Dutch election, contrary to polling in recent months.
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Debunking 5 Myths About Frexit
A skeptical look a Frexit, meaning France exiting the Eurozone.
Read more...Deutsche Bank Tries to Stay Alive
Deutsche Bank is still walking wounded.
Read more...Why a 400-Year Program of Modernist Thinking is Exploding
Eurocentric modernism is not compatible with human civilization and is finally reaching its breaking point.
Read more...Nationalists Slipping in European Polls
European polls show voters moving towards conventional candidates in some of the big 2017 races. Mood du jour or trend?
Read more...European Identity and the Economic Crisis
The rise of right and left wing nationalists in Europe has led to soul searching about what it means to be European.
Read more...Definition of Madness: Spain Needs Bigger Banks, Apparently
Spain’s pending bank mergers look like an exercise in hope over experience.
Read more...Apprenticeship and the Rise of Europe
How the apprenticeship system developed and gave Europe an edge.
Read more...EU Dings Yet Another Brexit Fantasy: “Equivalence” Deal for the City
Yet another scheme, equivalence, by which the City hope to have its Brexit cake and eat it too, looks to be a non-starter.
Read more...Can Europe Be Saved from Populism?
Two economists offer recommendations on how to defend Europe from an upsurge of populism. Unfortunately, their ideas give cause for pause.
Read more...French Presidential Contender Macron Backs Tough Stand on Brexit
Macron, who has taken a recent hit as a result of a campaign blunder, took a forceful position on Brexit in a meeting with Theresa May.
Read more...European Polls Head for Heaven and Hell
Le Pen’s recent surge in French presidential polls has Mr. Market fretting, while results in Germany are a bright spot.
Read more...When the IMF Evaluates the IMF
A recap of where the IMF admits that it screwed up. Also points out how the IMF overlooked a core methodology prone to errors and gaming.
Read more...Euroland: Will the Netherlands Be the Next Domino To Fall?
The upcoming elections in the Netherland demonstrate how austerity is stoking anti-elitist, anti-Euro sentiments.
Read more...Germany-IMF Staredown on Greece: The Election Calculus
How upcoming European elections could play into the Greek debt negotiations.
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