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Economic Activism: Europe’s Struggles with Monetary and Fiscal Policy

When monetary policy is activist and fiscal policy is gridlocked, overturning decades of precedent, how can investment professionals adapt?

Linkfest: Euro QE? Inflation is the dog that didn’t bark; Bond fund exits strain liquidity; Dalio: forget alpha, just meditate

Today’s most shared: Euro QE on tap? … Heroic central bank efforts fail to stoke inflation, squash deflation risk… Investors run for the exit from bond funds, may run into liquidity problems… Reactions to Bloomberg… READ MORE ›

Linkfest: Currency wars; Hard money faction blasts ECB; How bravest bargain-hunters of crisis struck gold

Today’s most shared: Every currency can’t be weak… Wall Street’s chat rooms a hive of villainy? … German hard-money faction displeased with ECB rate cut… When you’re cryin’ you should be buyin’ – the investors… READ MORE ›

Linkfest: ECB’s surprise rate cut; Twitter’s IPO; Wall Street bonuses up, except for bond traders

Today’s most shared: Triumph of the doves: reaction to ECB’s surprise rate cut… Triumph of the nerds: Twitter goes public… Wall Street bonuses predicted to rise, except for sell-side bond traders… NYC Police Commissioner to… READ MORE ›

Linkfest: Draghi defends banks; Greenspan defends self; Silicon Valley soars again

Today’s most shared: Draghi: bail-in fears could prompt bank runs… Greenspan still sees a Maestro in the mirror in the morning… Yale model is a tough target… Apple’s giant white iTV still out there, like Moby… READ MORE ›

Yves Mersch: Europe’s Banking Union Can Tackle the “Doom Loop”

Yves Mersch, executive board member of the European Central Bank, says a banking union is central to a functional Eurozone — threats from southern European banks are unlikely.

Linkfest: Global market tumult; FX rate fixing alleged; Greece bumped to EM index

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Linkfest: ECB on trial in German court; Human capital; My big fat Greek woulda-shoulda-coulda

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Linkfest: Bill Gross on QE; Meredith Whitney draws jeers; Effect of debt on growth found modest

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Linkfest: Emerging market volatility; ECB picketed as unemployment hits record

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