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Peter Bofinger

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Name: Peter Bofinger

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Lucky Lucke targets the Euro

might not be known for its potent lone-rangers, but when it comes to riding out stormy weather (and political thunderstorms in particular) then Lucke ? or Lucky Lucke as he is known in these parts ? is your man. Notorious for shooting fast from the hip ... [Published EuroNews - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Peter Bofinger, AfD Alternative für Deutschland, Bernd Lucke, Germany

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Angela Merkel

Germany in 'Stagnation', Top Merkel Advisor Warns

Crisis Is Spreading to Europe's Core: Economic ExpertPeter Bofinger, economist from the German Council of Economic Experts, tells CNBC that he is concerned that the worst of the euro zone crisis is not over and it is spreading to the core.Germany's economic ... [Published CNBC - May 15 2013]

Entities: Peter Bofinger, Angela Merkel, Stagnation, Germany

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Crisis Is Spreading to Europe's Core: Economic Expert

Peter Bofinger, economist from the German Council of Economic Experts, tells CNBC that he is concerned that the worst of the euro zone crisis is not over and it is spreading to the core. ... [Published CNBC - May 15 2013]

Entities: Crisis, Council of Economic Experts, Peter Bofinger

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Beware wise men bearing bail-outs

BY: David HowellThe sheer scale of the implication of Germany’s so-called ‘wise men’ broadcasting their solution to fund European Monetary Union bail-outs requires a while to take in. But take it in we must if we are to understand the impact on our c ... [Published International Adviser - May 01 2013]

Entities: Bail-Out, Taxes, David Howell

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

Socialism Roaring Back in Europe

From Tea Party Patriots -- The next time someone tells you America should be more like Europe, tell them to check out this socialist disaster :Senior figures in Germany are now arguing that some richer home owners in countries like Spain, Portugal ... [Published Cleveland Tea Party Patriots - Apr 21 2013]

Entities: Peter Bofinger, Germany, Bail-Out

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

European Union

EU BAILOUT WEALTH TAX WOULD HIT BRITISH EXPATS AND COULD HINDER GROWTH

Hundreds of thousands of British expats across Europe could be hit by a potential new wealth tax that is being championed by Germanys Council of Economic Experts, and it could hinder growth in those countries it is intending to help prop-up, according ... [Published Finance Publications Offshore - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Taxes, Property, European Union

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 3 reports

German Desperation: Wealthy Southern Europeans Should Fund Bail-Out, Not Us

Two members of the so-called "Five Wise Men," senior economic advisors to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, told Der Spiegel magazine that the Cyprus bank deposit seizure was a mistake, and instead "wealthy" property owners in the Southern European nations ... [Published Lyndon LaRouche Public Action Committee - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Bail-Out, Germany, Seizures, Lars Feld

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Gold price hits two-year low as China's economy slows down

Cyprus expected to sell off gold reserves as price falls further on news of poorer Chinese growth and US manufacturing dataFears that strong recoveries in the US and China have come to a dramatic halt sent gold to a two year low in one of its sharpest ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: China, Capital Economics, Greece Bailout, Cyprus, Peter Bofinger

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 7 reports

Keep an eye on gold price

Away from the recent fuss regarding the plummeting value of gold, a report published this weekend in German magazine ‘Der Spiegel’ led me to conclude that shrewder investors might consider the precious metal’s falling price an ideal buying opportunit ... [Published My Money 24 - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Inflation, Taxes, Germany, Erosion

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Germany considers new property taxes for EU bailouts

Berlin - Germany is mulling new ways to raise finances to prop up the euro currency. Advisers to German Chancellor Angela Merkel are suggesting the weaker economies of southern Europe should levy property and asset taxes, to support future bailouts. The ... [Published Digital Journal - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Taxes, Property, Germany, Peter Bofinger, European Union

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 3 reports

Seize wealth to fund euro bail-outs, say Germans

Two top advisers to German Chancellor Angela Merkel have called for a tax on private wealth and property in eurozone debtor states to force the rich to fund rescue costs, marking a radical new departure for EMU crisis strategy. Professors Lars Feld and ... [Published Telegraph - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Bail-Out, Peter Bofinger, European Central Bank, Germany, Cyprus

First reported Mar 20 2013 - Updated Mar 20 2013 - 1 reports

U-turn needed ‘to avert disaster’

The current policies of austerity and structural reforms are a disaster for the eurozone and unless there is a U-turn in policy soon that includes a growth stimulus and some form of eurobond, then there can be no comprehensive solution to the crisis, ... [Published IrishExaminer.com Business - Mar 20 2013]

Entities: Disaster, Council of Economic Experts, Peter Bofinger, Eurobond

Quotes

"the data shows that the worst of the euro crisis is not yet over, we are in the middle of the crisis and even worse, the crisis is spreading from the weak peripherals to the core and this is something that policy makers should be very much concerned about" Bofinger, who sits on the German government's council of economic advisors, told CNBC

Germany in 'Stagnation', Top Merkel Advisor Warns [Published CNBC - May 15 2013]

"there isn't a single indicator i can find that suggests this policy of aggressive deficit reduction is working" Peter Bofinger, a member of Germany's council of economic advisers, said last week

Walker's World: Merkel alsmost alone [Published UPI - Apr 29 2013]

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Lucky Lucke targets the Euro [Published EuroNews - 15 hours ago]
Germany in 'Stagnation', Top Merkel Advisor Warns [Published CNBC - May 15 2013]
Crisis Is Spreading to Europe's Core: Economic ... [Published CNBC - May 15 2013]
Why the eurozone crisis is at the heart of Amaz... [Published Quartz - May 14 2013]
Beware wise men bearing bail-outs [Published International Adviser - May 01 2013]
Walker's World: Merkel alsmost alone [Published UPI - Apr 29 2013]
Germany's Perspective: "How Europe's Crisis Cou... [Published St George West - Apr 28 2013]
Germany's Perspective: "How Europe's Crisis Cou... [Published Zero Hedge - Apr 28 2013]
Germany's Perspective: "How Europe's Crisis Cou... [Published Zero Hedge - Apr 28 2013]
‘I call it balancing the budget’: Merkel defian... [Published Financial Post - Top Stories - Apr 23 2013]
Socialism Roaring Back in Europe [Published Cleveland Tea Party Patriots - Apr 21 2013]
EU BAILOUT WEALTH TAX WOULD HIT BRITISH EXPATS ... [Published Finance Publications Offshore - Apr 17 2013]
German Desperation: Wealthy Southern Europeans ... [Published Lyndon LaRouche Public Action Committee - Apr 16 2013]
Germans eye wealth tax to bail out the Pigs [Published Irish Independent - Apr 16 2013]
Taking Money from the Public to Bail out the Banks [Published OilPrice.com - Apr 16 2013]
Gold price hits two-year low as China's economy... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 15 2013]
Keep an eye on gold price [Published My Money 24 - Apr 15 2013]
This keeps me awake at night [Published Money Week - Apr 15 2013]
Target the ‘resourceful rich’ to pay for eurozo... [Published Financial Post - Top Stories - Apr 15 2013]
Germany's 'wise men' say wealth tax could pay f... [Published The Week UK - Apr 15 2013]
Seize wealth to fund euro bail-outs, say Germans [Published Telegraph - Apr 15 2013]
Threat of 'wealth tax' on holiday homes [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Apr 15 2013]
The Future. [Published London Irvine Report - Apr 15 2013]
Germany considers new property taxes for EU bai... [Published Digital Journal - Apr 15 2013]
Britain faces new wealth tax under German plans... [Published Telegraph - Apr 15 2013]
?Wise Men? Propose Theft to Bail Out Banks [Published HoweStreet.com - Apr 15 2013]
"Wise Men" Propose Theft to Bail Out Banks [Published Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - Apr 15 2013]
In Spain, The Bitcoin Run Has Started [Published Zero Hedge - Mar 21 2013]
U-turn needed ‘to avert disaster’ [Published IrishExaminer.com Business - Mar 20 2013]
The Great Awakening. [Published London Irvine Report - Feb 01 2013]

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Germany's Perspective: "How Europe's Crisis Cou... [Published St George West - Apr 28 2013] Submitted by Tyler Durden: Much has been said about the relative disparity of wealth between Germany and the rest of Europe, with the conventional wisdom being that Germans are rich and everyone else poor. This assumption has been challenged ...
Germany's Perspective: "How Europe's Crisis Cou... [Published Zero Hedge - Apr 28 2013] Much has been said about the relative disparity of wealth between Germany and the rest of Europe, with the conventional wisdom being that Germans are rich and everyone else poor. This assumption has been challenged to the core recently, with some studies ...
Germany's Perspective: "How Europe's Crisis Cou... [Published Zero Hedge - Apr 28 2013] Much has been said about the relative disparity of wealth between Germany and the rest of Europe, with the conventional wisdom being that Germans are rich and everyone else poor. This assumption has been challenged to the core recently, with some studies ...
Socialism Roaring Back in Europe [Published Cleveland Tea Party Patriots - Apr 21 2013] From Tea Party Patriots -- The next time someone tells you America should be more like Europe, tell them to check out this socialist disaster :Senior figures in Germany are now arguing that some richer home owners in countries like Spain, Portugal ...
The Future. [Published London Irvine Report - Apr 15 2013] br />!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--> Baltic Dry Index. 875 +10 LIR Gold Target by 2019: $30,000. Revised due to QE programs. “When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely ...