EUROCRISIS
European Summit Statement Approved – Calculated Risk
EU Sets 160B Euro Plan to Stem Greek Crisis – Bloomberg
Greece to default as EU agrees €109bn bailout – The Telegraph
Remorseless logic takes Europe closer to fiscal union, but this crisis is far from over – The Telegraph
Eurozone debt crisis summit: as it happened – The Telegraph
Europe: one step closer to a fiscal union? – Pragmatic Capitalism
Deal announced “for Greece and Greece only” [updated] - FT
Europe's Travails and Our Collective Fate – Stiglitz opinion on NYT
Krugman does not get the eurozone rescue plan
1937! 1937! 1937! – NYT
Shiller less than impressed with Reinhart and Rogoff's warning that "when government debt exceeds 90% of GDP, countries suffer slower growth"
Debt and Delusion – Shiller via Project Syndicate
The Sovereign Debt Crisis and Currency Sovereignty – Credit Writedowns
GENERAL
Is Bank of America at Risk of a Death Spiral? – Economonitor
Scary Chart of the Day II: Turkey’s Vulnerable(?) Bank(s) – EconoMonitor
Stocks With High Exposure to the China Boom – Seeking Alpha
Full slides from the April 29th meet
Long, serious authors, lots of references. About to go behind paywall, so if interested copy now.
subprime mortgage crisis – Foote & Willen
DIVERSION
Very funny, and because it is true, sad.
Financial Crisis: Final Essay Exam – The Big Picture
Alex Cartoon on Greece - The Telegraph
(video) The Euro Crisis Song – The Big Picture
Tom Wolfe on Marshall McLuhan for His 100th Would-Be Birthday – Brain Pickings