Para reflexão

"Greece and the Fatal Flaw in an IMF Rescue" (Greece's 2010 "austerity" program is striking only for its lack of credibility. Under that program Greece, even in 2010, does not pay the interest on its debt - instead the government plans to raise 52bn euros in credit markets to refinance all its interest while at the same time it borrows 4% of GDP more. A country's "primary budget" position measures the budget without interest expenses -- at the very least, the Greeks need to move from a 4% of GDP primary budget deficit to a 9% of GDP primary surplus - totalling 13% of GDP further fiscal adjustment, in the midst of what will be a massive recession, just to have enough funds to pay annual interest on their 2012 debt. This is under the rather conservative assumption that interest rates would settle near 6% per year, where they stand today. The message from these calculations is simple: Greece needs to be far more bold if its austerity program is to have a serious chance of success.) (Moi ici: 6% já foi ultrapassado ontem!!! Chegou aos 7.161% e fechou a 7.040%)

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"Rates Rise as Fear Returns on Greece"

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"Spain Is Getting Its Economic Vision From Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra"