European government debt

It’s today’s graphic of the day on Thomson Reuters’ blog:  European government debt – graphic of the day | The Knowledge Effect via kwout

ECB Sovereign Bonds Purchase

Today the ECB announded that it will buy unlimitted amount of European sovereign bonds of countries that will request it. And I stumble upon this the chart below that illustrates the interview by Spiegel of Jens Weidmann head of Germany’s central bank:  SPIEGEL Interview with Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann – SPIEGEL ONLINE via kwout Here is [...]

Interactive timeline: Greek debt crisis – FT.com via kwout

Europe Geography by cultural stereotypes

Those Europe maps that reveal the point of views of some country on Europe. There are more information after the jump on Brain Picking web site.    Mapping European Stereotypes | Brain Pickings via kwout   Mapping European Stereotypes | Brain Pickings via kwout

BBC News published a very interesting chart to explain the euro crisis. And the root cause is private debts, no public debts. It looks like the ECB didn’t do its job well, and the Euro was to cheap in the period 2000-2010. The full chart is available after the jump. BBC News – What really [...]

Infographic: Eurozone Debts

BBC published an interesting interactive infographic to visualize eurozone debt:  For France we have: BBC News – Eurozone debt web: Who owes what to whom? via kwout   BBC News – Eurozone debt web: Who owes what to whom? via kwout   For UK we have: BBC News – Eurozone debt web: Who owes what [...]

€CONOMIA – The Monetary Policy Game

Currently almost everybody seems to be knowing what the European Central Bank has to do to solve the European sovereign debt crisis. There is a game that allows to verify your central banker skills (link below). The game is available for both Web and iPhone. The goa is to set interest rate to limit inflation [...]

Euro Debt Crisis In One Chart

The chart referenced below (published by the New York Times) summarizes the European Debt Crisis in one picture. The chart focuses on the debt links between countries.  Data Points: An Overview of the Euro Crisis – NYTimes.com via kwout   Found via European Debt: The Big Picture

Le monde produced an interesting chart showing the Greek Debt comapared to others debts or revenues. It’s strange that the European stability fund has to be twice the Greek debt.  L’aide à la Grèce comparée à d’autres grandes dépenses dans le monde – LeMonde.fr via kwout

The New York Times published last June an interactive infographic about European Debt crisis. It’s still relevant to understand the issue. Debt Rising in Europe – Map – NYTimes.com via kwout Debt Rising in Europe – Map – NYTimes.com