Lawrence McDonald

Economic, political and market dates to watch from across Europe as governments and financial institutions deal with the ongoing European debt crisis. Courtesy of DC Tripwire  15th February:                   Spain to announce plans for restructuring banking sector 15th February:                   Portugal [...]

Article by Paul Dobson, Emma Charlton and Lucy Meakin, Bloomberg European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s unlimited three-year loans to euro-region banks may give Italy and Spain only temporary respite from the region’s debt crisis. Two-year Italian and Spanish notes rallied since the ECB said Dec. 8 that it planned to offer as much liquidity as [...]

Article By Patrick Donahue, Rainer Buergin, Josiane Kremer, John Fraher, Bloomber European officials said the euro region’s temporary bailout facility has enough funds to deal with the sovereign debt crisis after losing its top credit rating at Standard & Poor’s. “The EFSF has sufficient means to fulfil its commitments under current and potential future adjustment [...]

‘A Colossal Failure of Common Sense,’ author Larry McDonald gives his outlook for the European markets. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

Former Lehman Brothers V.P. Larry McDonald on the S&P downgrades in Europe and their impact on U.S. banks. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

Courtesy of DC Tripwire Major Actions This Week: White House On Wednesday, President Obama and Vice President Biden hosted experts at the White House to focus on what can be done to encourage businesses to keep jobs and investment in the United States.   On Friday, the President announced a plan to merge the Commerce [...]

Article By CNBC.com and Reuters Standard & Poor’s has downgraded France’s credit rating, French TV reported Friday, while several other euro zone countries face the same fate later in the day, according to reports. Germany and the Netherlands aren’t among those facing a downgrade, a senior euro zone government source told Reuters. Another source confirmed [...]

Article By Jeff Black and Jana Randow, Bloomberg Germany may be on the brink of recession after the sovereign debt crisis caused the economy to contract in the final quarter of 2011. Europe’s largest economy shrank “roughly” 0.25 percent in the fourth quarter from the third, the Federal Statistics Office in Wiesbaden said today in an [...]

The play on Europe before next Monday’s review of Greece’s austerity measures, tax collection rates, and private sector involvement, with Larry McDonald, Senior Director at Newedge.

Article By Sven Boll, Martin Hesse and Julia Amalia Heyer, Spiegel Online The outlook for cash-strapped Greece is looking increasingly bleak. Government reforms are behind target, and negotiations with private creditors over voluntary debt relief are stalled. A disorderly default could be just weeks away. At least the backdrop to the heated exchange was glamorous. [...]