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Economy, Europe. 20 September, 2012, 16:27 Euro area flash PMIs point to sharpest contraction since the crisis

Contraction of euro area continues, the latest flash PMIs show.

Economy, Europe. 20 September, 2012, 1:55 Mariano Rajoy waiting for markets to force his hand

By not requesting aid soon, Mariano Rajoy will be forced to request aid by the markets when yields rise again.

Economy, Europe. 18 September, 2012, 0:49 Europe’s Balance of Payments account shows sizeable portfolio inflow

Euro area recorded €24.3 billion portfolio investment inflow in July.

Economy, Europe. 12 September, 2012, 16:31 Bundesverfassungsgericht says “Ja, aber…” to ESM

German Constitutional Court ruled that ESM is legal, but with conditions

Economy, Europe. 10 September, 2012, 22:04 New twists and turns in the Euro crisis: German court and Greece

New claim was brought to German Constitutional Court, while Greek coalition government has railed to agree on more savings.

Economy, Europe. 10 September, 2012, 10:04 CDS spreads of key Euro area countries hit 2012 low

Key CDS spreads of euro area countries hit new low after Draghi’s action.

Economy, Europe. 7 September, 2012, 1:50 R.I.P.: Independent central banks

Is Jens Weidmann right, for once?

Economy, Europe. 6 September, 2012, 21:44 ECB creates a new acronym: OMTs (Outright Monetary Transactions)

ECB new bond-buying programme will be called Outright Monetary Transactions (OMTs)

Economy, Europe. 6 September, 2012, 19:47 European Central Bank keeps rates unchanged

ECB keeps rates unchanged

Economy, Europe. 5 September, 2012, 20:48 Draghi Leak: “Monetary Outright Transactions”

The ECB may performed unlimited but sterilised bond buying, without explicit yield caps.

Economy, Europe. 3 September, 2012, 16:25 Euro area manufacturing PMIs point to continued contraction in August

Eurozone manufacturing PMI increased from 44.0 to 45.1 in August, but remains firmly in contraction.

Economy, Europe. 31 August, 2012, 19:15 Miserable Euro area: Misery Index hovers at record high

Misery Index for Euro area is hovering at record high, showing that Euro area feels very miserable.

Economy, Europe. 31 August, 2012, 17:12 Euro area unemployment rate stayed at 11.3% in July

Euro area unemployment stayed at 11.3% in July.

Economy, Europe. 30 August, 2012, 16:06 China will buy European bonds, says WJB, while Paul Donovan is not impressed

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in China, and Chinese Premier WJB is expressing interest in buying European bonds after fully evaluating the risks (via WSJ Chinese), something that is done every once in a while for the peripheral Europe, and is just part of the recurring “China will save the world” theme. Only that China [...]