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Youth Unemployment Rate Exceeds 15% In Two Thirds Of Advanced Economies
The International Labour Organization has released its annual report on global employment trends for youth, and the bad news is plentiful. The youth unemployment rate exceeds 15% in two thirds...
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ESM And EFSF: The Financial Tools At Europe’s Disposal
The below side-by-side looks at the debt-troubled eurozone and compares 2 entities with financial tools at their disposal to attempt to remedy the situation: the European Financial Stability Facility and...
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Unemployment Has Been Declining In Germany But Rising In The Rest Of The Eurozone
As the eurozone continues its uphill battle for economic growth, many people assume the stronger euro nations will help to carry the weaker ones. If the big dogs would just...
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Lessons Learned From The Cyprus Fiasco
Steven Englander, an FX specialist at Citi, provides an interesting list (via FTAlphaville) of lessons that eurozone countries learned this weekend from the Cyrpus disaster. This set of ideas will...
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The Effect Of The Deposit Levy On Cyprus’ Debt
Cyprus will combat its increasing debt by placing a deposit levy on its citizens, but in the grander scheme of things, how much difference will it really make? It’s expected that...
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The Cyprus Bailout Disaster
What has clearly, and for good reason, become the news of the day, is the unprecedented tax on Cypriot bank deposits agreed to by Euro-area finance ministers as officials unveiled a...
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The Costs Of Leaving The Eurozone
If you haven’t been to Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok’s online economics intelligence hub Marginal Revolution University yet, do go by and browse the many video lessons available. These are a...
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EU Makes Social Media PR Play, Nigel Farage Reflects
The European Union is set to invest millions in a PR campaign against online critics as eurozone leaders squabble to arrive at a budget deal. EU leaders met in Brussels Thursday, where...
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Eurozone Nearly Certain To Reach 2013 Intact, Still Chaos Beyond That
As of today’s Intrade close, the odds of any country currently using the euro to announce intention to drop it before midnight ET December 31 were as follows: By the end of...
