22 de janeiro de 2010

Ainda a situação da Zona Euro, e também os pormenores do cálculo da dívida pública grega (pedagógico)

  • After the Crisis, Much Still at Stake for Eurozone « iMFdirect: "What a difference a year makes. January 2009 marked 10 years since the introduction of the euro. That anniversary fell in the midst of the worst global financial crisis in the past half century. The euro—and the European Central Bank—proved important safeguards against the spread of the crisis. Countries whose currencies would likely have been subject to severe market gyrations had they not been part of the eurozone held their ground. And the ECB used innovative approaches, along with central banks around the world, to help provide liquidity and calm markets. But as the crisis progressed, it became clear that the eurozone countries were affected in very different ways. Markets took notice and the premia charged on sovereign bonds diverged. This month, as the euro turns 11 and even as the crisis is receding and an economic recovery is underway, prominent commentators—including Martin Wolf and Paul Krugman—are concerned that the strains within the eurozone are serious, and will need serious attention." Muito bom.

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