Posted on: February 7, 2011
If it’s any consolation, the US isn’t the only declining industrial power. France isn’t nearly as competitive as it was last century…
Tags: Europe, France, Germany
Category: Europe Investing | International Markets | The Politics of Investing | Wall Street News
Posted on: January 26, 2011
For better or worse, what CEOs think matters. And the CEOs of big companies from around the world are becoming increasingly confident that business will grow. To paraphrase a line from “When Sally Met Harry,” whatever they’re smoking, I want.
Tags: Austria, Brazil, BRIC, business sentiment, business spending, China, Europe, Germany, global growth, global recovery, india, Russia, US recovery
Category: Asia Investing | Company News | Emerging Markets | Europe Investing | India Investing | The Economy | US Economy | Wall Street News
Posted on: December 22, 2010
Deutsche Bank is Europe’s Goldman Sachs…well, not really but almost.
Tags: bank debt, banking risk, Banks, Basel III, big banks, capital reserves, Deutsche Bank, European banks, European debt, Germany, Greece, too big to fail
Category: Company News | Europe Investing | International Markets | The Politics of Investing
Posted on: December 21, 2010
I’m the most worried about a second wave of house prices falls. Why?
Tags: Brazil, China, European debt, European recovery, Germany, housing, Inflation, Russia, UK
Category: Emerging Markets | Real Estate | The Economy | US Economy
Posted on: September 23, 2010
Nobody should be surprised that the latest data from Europe shows slowing eurozone economic growth…
Tags: European debt, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, sovereign default, Spain
Category: Europe Investing | The Economy | Wall Street News
Posted on: September 17, 2010
OECD said last week that the economies of the U.S., Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan were weak and slowing. Yesterday it piled on, saying that the slowdown will be worse…
Tags: bailouts, Britain, canada, Fedex, France, Germany, global growth, Italy, Japan, OECD, stimulus spending
Category: Asia Investing | Emerging Markets | Europe Investing | The Economy | U.S. Investing | US Economy | Wall Street News
Posted on: September 15, 2010
UNCTAD’s annual Trade and Development Report urged two countries with big trade surpluses to “reduce their dependence on exports, and expand domestic demand and employment through wage increases.” And guess what? Neither country was China…
Tags: German domestic demand, Germany, Japan economy, Japanese domestic demand, UNCTAD
Category: Asia Investing | Europe Investing | The Economy | US Economy | Wall Street News