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How the ECB's monetary policy pushed Italian banks to the brink of bankruptcy

As it became clear last week, the banking sector in Italy is in a serious financial crisis and many of the country's largest banks are facing bankruptcy, which is why they need an urgent injection of capital. In the midst of the dispute between Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and statesmen in Berlin and Brussels ...

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Bank regulations – to the detriment of both companies and consumers

The law is very rarely – or rather, almost never – a reflection of reality. On the contrary – the law is a reflection of the will of the legislator regarding what reality should be. It is for this reason that most attempts to model human behavior with the help of legislation are doomed to failure – …

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Whose interests does the ECB protect?

"The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank responsible for the single European currency, the euro. The ECB's main task is to maintain the purchasing power of the euro and, consequently, price stability in the euro area. The European Central Bank is committed to performing efficiently all central banking tasks entrusted to it, and in doing so …

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