Victoria Marklew

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• What Next For The Euro-Zone?

  Published 03 July 2012 | viewed 0 times

  "Greece is collapsing, the Iranians are getting aggressive, and Rome is in disarray. Welcome back to 430 BC..." - Attributed to John Cleese, British writer…

• Greek Bailout Might Succeed - If All Goes According to Plan

  Published 25 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  With the second bailout agreement for Greece announced on Friday (July 22), the EU has stumbled toward a new level of institutional development. However, Greece…

• Can the EU Fix Greece?

  Published 30 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The Greek parliament has passed the latest austerity package asked for by the IMF/ EU, and has approved the implementation legislation spelling out the various…

• Near-term Outlook For A Troubled World

  Published 08 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  An article by Victoria Marklew, Richard Thies and James A. Pressler Although 2011 is only three months old, the world has changed dramatically. Along with…

• Germany: Will State-level Politics be Felt Throughout the Euro-zone?

  Published 28 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  An upset in the regional election in one of Germany's 16 states could be expected to generate reams of newsprint in the local press, but…

• A Typical European Response To An Atypical European Problem

  Published 12 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The past two months have seen a fairly typical - if dramatic - example of the European Union response to a policy dilemma. First comes…

• What if One of the Euro-zone Countries Defaults?

  Published 03 February 2009 | viewed 4,681 times

  This question has been triggered by the fact that the price of insurance against debt default by Euro-zone members Ireland, Greece, Italy, Spain, and even…

• Euro-zone: Is That Light at the End of the Tunnel?

  Published 27 January 2009 | viewed 3,812 times

  Today's Ifo and last week's Belgian leading indicator offer the tantalizing hope that the economic downturn across the Euro-zone is starting to bottom out -…

• Euro-zone: Interest Rates, Inflation, the Economy

  Published 15 January 2009 | viewed 2,907 times

  As widely expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) lopped another 50 bps off its refi rate this morning, taking it to 2.0%. Rates have now…

• UK: Record Low Repo Rate, But Will It Help?

  Published 08 January 2009 | viewed 2,728 times

  As widely expected, the Bank of England (BoE) cut its repo rate another 50bps today, taking it to a record low 1.50%. In its rather…

• Increasingly-Grim Outlook for UK Implies Lower Rates and Weaker Sterling

  Published 17 December 2008 | viewed 3,061 times

  The economic news out of the UK is ever more grim. Today was the turn of employment and retail sales. Claimant count unemployment surged by…

• Europe: Historic Rate Cuts Suggest a Dismal Outlook For 2009

  Published 04 December 2008 | viewed 3,303 times

  The Bank of England (BoE), the European Central Bank (ECB), and Sweden's Riksbank all slashed their policy interest rates this morning, and all cited the…

• Deepening Recession in Germany and Across the Euro-zone

  Published 25 November 2008 | viewed 4,184 times

  The European Central Bank (ECB) will be cutting its refi rate again next week (December 4), the only question being whether the policymakers will opt…

• Bank of England Forecasts Worsening Recession

  Published 12 November 2008 | viewed 4,196 times

  The Bank of England's Quarterly Inflation Report was released this morning and its outlook for the UK economy was every bit as dismal as feared.…

• Bank of England Takes Bold Step to Ward Off Severe Recession

  Published 07 November 2008 | viewed 2,631 times

  The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) acted decisively this morning, cutting the Bank Rate 150bps to 3.00% - its lowest level in over…

• Deteriorating Outlook in Germany and the Euro-zone

  Published 27 October 2008 | viewed 3,967 times

  Last week's PMI surveys for the Euro-zone and for its various countries warned that the outlook for Q4 is deteriorating sharply. To date, the strongest…

• ECB Shifts To Easing Bias

  Published 02 October 2008 | viewed 4,726 times

  For the first time in over five years the European Central Bank (ECB) today shifted its bias toward easing. In his subsequent comments, President Trichet…

• Deteriorating Outlook for the Euro-zone

  Published 24 September 2008 | viewed 4,648 times

  A month ago, two of our favorite leading indicators for the Euro-zone economy were pointing to a slowdown but not an outright stop, and we…

• UK: Increasingly Gloomy Outlook Increases Odds Of A Q4 Rate Cut

  Published 17 September 2008 | viewed 2,726 times

  The past two days have presented us with a clear picture both of the stresses facing the British economy and the thinking of the Bank…

• Sweden's Riksbank Hikes One More Time

  Published 04 September 2008 | viewed 2,521 times

  With the economy slowing rapidly but headline inflation well above the upper limit of the central bank's target in recent months, it was a close…