What is interesting about compounding interests is that you get not only on you initial deposit, called principal, but also on the interest you get every year. Usually, it compounds continuously but we would assume, that it is compounding annually.…
Well, today I want to stress something about debts in the eurozone. You probably heard a huge amount of fuss regarding public debts, especially in Greece, Spain, Italy, Ireland… but is it the real issue? It may not be. In…
Le projet de règlement sur les données personnelles sera examiné aujourd’hui en Commission « Libertés civiles, justice et affaires intérieures ». Après examen des 4000 amendements déposés sur ce dispositif encadrant la manipulation de ces informations sensibles dans toute l’Europe, un texte sera voté…
As you already may know I love the work of Charles Ferguson and I watched around 10 times his documentary “inside job“. He did a wonderful job and explained very well the dark side of finance through plenty of relevent…
Sorry to be late for this not so fresh news but I felt obligated to quote the economist because I was told Larry Summers was awaited to become chairman of the FED and I’m quite happy a woman passed the…
Il existe un système européen de supervision financière constitué de 3 agences : There is a european system of financial regulation composed of 3 agencies : L’autorité bancaire européenne or in english European Banking Authority L’autorité européenne des assurances…
Aujourd’hui était un beau jour si vous estimez que dissuader les citoyens européen de fumer est un pas majeur vers l’amélioration de leur santé et moins de coûts collatéraux pour les systèmes de santé publique des Etats membres. Un vote…
Today was a nice day if you think that dissuading EU citizens to smoke is a major step towards better health in the EU and less medical collateral costs for the member states ‘ health public system. A vote on…
It is sometimes easier to learn about finance and the financial crisis through watching documentaries and movies than through books about this subject. So, I would strongly support : – Inside Job, a movie from Charles Ferguson (very nice movie with…
My goal today is to discuss an interesting question raised by an economist and not very often discussed. We often say or hear that from 2008 to 2010, the financial market speculated against our currency, the euro, in view of…
