Tag: netherlands

May 28, 2013 0

Tol erasion

By News Desk

Richard Tol is quite busy trying out for his new career as a web based comedian over at twitter.  If there is one thing that Cook et al. are to be thanked for it is the meltdowns that they have set off at Lucia’s and Tol’s.  Eli has been having a bit of fun here and there, but he needs to share the glory with Tom Curtis at Brisbane’s Waters and our friend Willard in the comments at Rabett Run , Dana and many others. To be honest, and Eli is an honest Rabett, Tol has dug this one so deep that he has called out the Chewbacca team .

April 17, 2013 0

Deposit Leak in Southern Europe as Money Heads for Germany; Stress Indicators from Saxo Bank

By News Desk

Steen Jakobsen, chief economist at Saxo Bank in Denmark has some interesting "stress" charts in this week’s email. click on any chart for sharper image European Demand Deposits Steen writes: "Europe’s depositors – mainly the weak Club Med states (Greece+ Portugal) continue to take money out of the country – even increasing the speed with which they do it." Steen sarcastically added "Sure Mr. Draghi, the ECB has been a great success.

April 7, 2013 0

Netherlands, the Next Chip to Fall?

By News Desk

First consider Underwater: The Netherlands Falls Prey to Economic Crisis . The Netherlands, Berlin’s most important ally in pushing for greater budgetary discipline in Europe, has fallen into an economic crisis itself