Author: Silvia Wadhwa
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 | Silvia Wadhwa reports for CNBC Europe from Frankfurt and appears on European Closing Bell and "Europe Tonight." She also covers the ECB beat for the CNBC network. She is one of the best known financial journalists in Germany. |
Jul.03
12:56 PM ET
Thursday, 3 Jul 2008
There is an adamant little Frenchman, Jean-Claude Trichet, and his merry band of monetary lawmakers drawing the line on inflation ... how'd THEY become the bad guys? Hmmm... Read More
Topics:Federal Reserve | Ben Bernanke | Interest Rates | Central Banks | Banking | Laws and Legislation | Taxes | Germany | Europe
Jun.05
7:47 PM ET
Thursday, 5 Jun 2008
Not an ENTIRELY serious blog about the ECB, monetary policy and Eurozone rate prospects. Correction: an entirely UNserious blog in vague connection with the ECB and no connection with monetary policy at all. Although... you never know. (And, sorry: no juicy tales about Playgirl of the Month being introduced to spice up ECB monthly reports, either.) Read More
Topics:Federal Reserve | Ben Bernanke | Interest Rates | Central Banks | Banking | Laws and Legislation | Taxes | Germany | Europe
May.30
6:27 AM ET
Friday, 30 May 2008
Would you believe it? It's already 10 years, since Riverdance power-danced the new bank for Europe through its inauguration at Frankfurt's venerated old opera, with great fanfare, festive speeches and "Ode to Joy", Europe's national anthem. Read More
Topics:Interest Rates | Politics & Government | Economy (Global) | Currencies | Central Banks | European Central Bank | Subprime Lending | Credit | Banking | Europe
Sectors:Banks
May.16
11:15 AM ET
Friday, 16 May 2008
- Notes from an ECB groupie's travelog - Read More
Topics:Greece | Credit | Interest Rates | Inflation | Economy (U.S.) | Central Banks | European Central Bank | European Union | ECB | Currencies | Western Europe | Eastern Europe | Europe | euro
Apr.28
2:39 PM ET
Monday, 28 Apr 2008
Don't expect clarity when Deutsche Bank publishes it latest earnings figures Tuesday morning. Read More
Apr.15
7:15 PM ET
Tuesday, 15 Apr 2008
... Burlesque in one Act by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Read More
Topics:Regulations | SEC | Subprime Lending | Credit | Banking | Europe
Sectors:Banks
Apr.11
7:18 AM ET
Friday, 11 Apr 2008
In a beaten-down market, any signs of buying fuels excessive exuberance on the trading floor. But hey, getting you to buy is the job of brokers and that's why they sing the sell-side rap. Read More
Topics:Stock Market | Subprime Lending | Credit | Banking | Europe
Sectors:Banks
Apr.07
8:48 PM ET
Monday, 7 Apr 2008
Here we are in the grip of this latest financial market crisis, trying to dig ourselves out from underneath the slippery remnants of yet another burst speculative bubble, checking for scabs and bruises AND trying to diagnose the disaster. It's tulips all over again. Lemme explain ... Read More
Topics:Subprime Lending | Credit | Banking | Europe
Sectors:Banks
Mar.27
7:58 AM ET
Thursday, 27 Mar 2008
I mean, about inflation for you and me and Bobby McGee. Not inflation as bankers see it, as economists see it, as central bankers see it. Not about CPIs and PPIs and HICPs. Not about price-adjusted, calendar-adjusted and average-workday-weighted statistics, which economists so fondly call "real" inflation. Read More
Topics:Energy | Economy (Global) | Inflation | Interest Rates | Central Banks | Banking | Taxes | Germany | Europe
Sectors:Oil and Gas
Mar.18
7:07 PM ET
Tuesday, 18 Mar 2008
Well, not altogether true, of course. Or rather: It´s not so much confidence, but the notable lack thereof. Has Ben Bernanke completely lost his bearings? That's the question of the day ... Read More
Topics:Federal Reserve | Ben Bernanke | Interest Rates | Central Banks | Banking | Laws and Legislation | Taxes | Germany | Europe
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