Leaked German Rescue Plan For Greece: What it Tells us About the Mentality of Merkelism
By John Ward http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/leaked-german-rescue-plan-for-greece-what-it-tells-us-about-the-mentality-of-merkelism/ What will Camerlot do this time? In a major scoop this morning, Der Spiegel offers up a leaked memo from the German Finance Ministry under Wolfgang Schäuble, in which…
Breaking: Two Main Greek Parties Already Breaking Bailout Agreement to Gain Votes
By John Ward http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/breaking-two-main-greek-parties-already-breaking-bailout-agreement-to-gain-votes/ Dutch Finance Minister offers blunt warning against Athens trickery. Desperate eurocrats still hoping for Chinese, G20 involvement. Greek media sources last night revealed that a get-out clause – in…
Exclusive: German Bankers Give Merkel Ultimatum: Either Greece Leaves the Eurozone, or Germany Must
By John Ward http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/exclusive-german-bankers-give-merkel-ultimatum-either-greece-leaves-the-eurozone-or-germany-must/ With the help of Frankfurt and Parisian sources, US contacts, and German readers of this site, The Slog has been able to put together compelling evidence of Greece being perilously…
Exclusive: Why These First Greek Bailout ‘Monies’ Are a Myth
By John Ward http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/exclusive-why-these-first-greek-bailout-monies-are-a-myth/#comments 130 billion euro EFSF sits unused as Draghi manufactures the 66 billion in ‘non-cash bonds’ earmarked for Athens. Regler banks on the markets to supply the rest. As I…
ISDA and CAC’s: ISDA Gearing Up For Pro-Trigger Default Judgement
by John Ward http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/isda-and-cacs-isda-gearing-up-for-pro-trigger-default-judgement/ OK, I know – The Slog misread this one last time. But take a look at this extract from the ‘Greek obligations’ release put out by ISDA last night…
Exclusive: Why Greece Cannot Be Allowed To Survive & Why Merkel is in Such a Hurry to Get to Fiskalpakt
by John Ward http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/exclusive-why-greece-cannot-be-allowed-to-survive-why-merkel-is-in-such-a-hurry-to-get-to-fiskalpakt/ ANALYSIS: Why Berlin, Washington, the German Constitution, the Fiscal Union and the Greek bailout are unstoppable forces hitting immovable objects. Quite a few of you will already be aware…