Thursday, July 2, 2015

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 2, 2015



Wall Street Journal: Three Scenarios for Greece and the Eurozone

Greece has crossed a threshold that no other advanced economy in history of the International Monetary Fund has passed: Defaulting to the world’s senior-most creditor.

So, now what?

As the clock counts down to Greece’s referendum Sunday that could determine the country’s fate in the eurozone, here’s a look at a handful of scenarios predicted by analysts and economists.

All involve more pain for Greece’s battered economy, and some are more daunting than others.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 2, 2015

Advice for Greece: Never play chicken with Germany -- Paul Glader, Reuters

IMF Issues Reminder of Greece's Financial Woes Ahead of Sunday's EU Referendum -- Reuters, Newsweek

Greece crisis: Will Greek troubles spill over to the rest of Europe and the UK? -- Hazel Sheffield, The Independent

No, the U.S. Won't Follow Greece Over the Cliff -- Megan McArdle, Bloomberg

Why join Islamic State? -- Patrick Cockburn, London Review Of Books

Fight against IS draws Hamas, Egypt closer -- Adnan Abu Amer, Al-Monitor

America's 'plan B' for Iran comes with 2 huge problems -- Jeremy Bender, Business Insider

China's Boom Has World Bank Worried -- William Pesek, Bloomberg

China and Japan Are Getting on Better. Will It Last? -- David Tweed and Isabel Reynolds, Bloomberg

Want to escalate U.S.-Russia tension? Arm Ukraine. -- Josh Cohen, Reuters

Brzezinski on Russia: 'We Are Already In a Cold War' -- Interview by Sebastian Fischer and Holger Stark, Spiegel Online

Wake Up Europe. Peace Doesn't Preserve Itself -- Stephen Blank, Real Clear Defense

Is Sweden's military too small even for its peacenik ways? -- Gordon F. Sander, CSM

Economic exodus means two-thirds of Puerto Ricans may soon live in US -- Alan Yuhas, The Guardian

Has the global Jewish population finally rebounded from the Holocaust? Not exactly. -- Adam Taylor, Washington Post

2 comments:

  1. Greece and the road ahead as explained by a high ranking financial guru under Reagan.

    http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/category/stockmans-corner/

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  2. Sorry .. wrong link above ..

    http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/good-on-you-greece-but-dont-waver-now-part-2/

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