If there is one silver lining to the current extreme market volatility, it is that it will hasten the Eurozone’s demise and put an end to this political and economic agony. This is the moment when Germany must choose whether to take the path of assuming the debts and economic instability of the periphery, or, on the contrary, to jump off the bandwagon. And should it decide not to continue sharing this burden, it could also choose to uncouple carriages rather than jumping off itself. I hope you enjoy the article we’ve published on GurusBlog: «The End of the Countdown«
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El BCE ha negado que se haya opuesto al plan del Gobierno español para capitalizar Bankia con deuda española. Simplemente ha enviado una breve nota oficial a los medios de comunicación, explicando que el BCE no ha sido consultado sobre los planes de recapitalización (de bancos) españoles. Pero lo que ha sucedido unas horas antes es más que curioso. 
John Mauldin nos deleita esta semana com otro análisis realista 
There are many fears that France will not follow the path of austerity and budgetary rigour, should the socialist Hollande win the elections. But the harsh reality is that the colour of the elected president and his electoral programme are not so relevant. Nor does it seem likely that in the second round Sarkozy will win the support of Le Pen's extreme right-wing voters, but even if Hollande were to win the Elysée, his capacity for manoeuvre would be very, very limited. 
En muchas tertulias y medios escritos estamos escuchando voces que proclaman la insensatez y el delirio de los Mercados respecto a la situación de la economía española. Se argumenta que, el hecho de que antes de hacer públicos los presupuestos más austeros de la democracia española Mr. Market penalizase los intereses españoles, y que después del tijeretazo también lo hagan, es una prueba irrefutable de la demencia de los Mercados. Dicen que esa es la prueba de que las directrices económicas de este país deben marcarse al margen de lo que los Mercados puedan opinar. Que «la dictadura de los Mercados» es algo que debemos obviar y contra lo que hay que luchar… Pero no. Veamos algunas de las razonas por las cuales no debemos ni podemos obviar a Mr. Market: 
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That exceptional measures should be taken in exceptional situations is pure common sense. And the 
This week I came across an article published in FundsPeople titled «
Knowing which types of assets or which companies’ shares are going to skyrocket in the coming months is the pipe dream of those who, rather than investing, speculate. Of those who are hoping for a windfall to bail them out of the financial difficulties they have got themselves into through their own foolishness. But even if Lady Luck were to smile on them, their poor judgement would remain just as bad. Consequently, they will believe themselves to be shrewd investors rather than merely lucky, and their cycle of financial difficulties, windfalls and further difficulties will repeat itself, at best. In the long run, the result for most of them is that their forays as speculators (even though they describe themselves as investors), far from supplementing their income, cost them a significant portion of the wages they have earned through the sweat of their brow over the years. And if at any point they were to make an objective calculation of their gains and losses—something they consciously or unconsciously avoid doing—the balance sheet would reveal the harsh reality: that throughout their investing lives, a large part of their own and their families’ well-being has been taken by Mr Market.