Trust Economics, an economic research and business consultancy firm, noted in a report on September 11 that the physical oil market is now flashing strong warning signals. Export disruptions, shrinking inventories, and the ongoing diesel shortage crisis are converging just as the market heads into the peak demand period of the fourth quarter. The decline …
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The Economic gap between the EU and the US is deepening
The nominal GDP of the United States is expected to reach $32.4 trillion in 2026, compared to just $23 trillion for the European Union, according to forecasts by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (World Economic Outlook, Global Economy in Crosscurrents of War and Technology) . This means that the combined economies of the 27 EU …
Greece’s Debt Structure is Holding It Hostage
Greece has taken out loans under English law worth 216 billion euros and these must be repaid and replaced with government bonds over a period of approximately 44 years, that is, they will be financed by the markets, banks and international investment funds. Due to this reality, the Greek debt cannot be reduced in substance …
Germany loses AAA rating
Germany is expected to take on more than 1 trillion euros in additional debt by 2030, while its economy remains almost stagnant and its economic model is in crisis due to competition from China. Rating agencies may downgrade the country’s credit rating. In this case, the effects could also reach citizens, significantly lowering their standard …
Strengthening Economic resilience as a growth lever in the Eurozone
The very recent developments with the ceasefire and the prospect of an agreement between the US and Iran, provided they do not prove fragile, may allow for a more positive reassessment of the prospects, but the main question is the medium-term resilience of the European economy and its potential, given that external crises (such as …
European Industry: Accelerated capital depreciation is becoming a factor of competitiveness
The agenda to boost productive investment is dynamically returning to the European spotlight, as the industrial sector is repositioned at the core of economic resilience, green transition and strategic autonomy. In this environment, experience shows that broad policy guidelines alone are not sufficient. Targeted tools are needed that reduce investment costs and accelerate the renewal …
Russia’s €200bn lawsuit against Euroclear threatens total collapse of the global financial system
The European Union, concerned by the Moscow court ruling, has launched a risk assessment of the Brussels-based central securities depository. At the same time, discussions have begun within the EU about possible support for Euroclear, following the ruling of the Moscow Arbitration Court, which upheld a lawsuit by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation …
Issuance of Eurobonds worth 4,5 trillion euros is required for Europe’s strategic autonomy
The only obstacle and most important to the issuance of Eurobonds that will finance the EU’s strategic autonomy is Germany. The only major country in the Eurozone with an “excellent” credit rating (AAA) refuses to accept joint borrowing and the issuance of the Eurobond. To achieve the strategic autonomy of the Old Continent requires three …
The EU in Russia’s embrace for energy – Eurasia will unite
As Europe’s economies cannot withstand a wave of subsidies and aid, such as that during the Covid 19 pandemic, which amounted to approximately 1.2 trillion euros, due to the deterioration of the fiscal position of states threatened by over-indebtedness, the priority now is – as one will see below the lines of the International Monetary …
The Economic Inequality (poverty) gap is Greater in the US than in Europe
It takes the average worker in the United States almost twice as long to gain the same purchasing power as someone working in Germany, France or the United Kingdom, according to a new method of measuring poverty developed by Olivier Sterk, an associate professor of economics at the University of Oxford, which takes into account …