The Euro Crisis (Economist Podcast)

The latest on the Euro crisis and the decision for limited debt mutualisation and the beginnings of a banking Union as well as the ECB alllowing for unlimited debt purchases.

The euro crisis

Economist Podcasts on A Possible EURO breakup

The Economist imagines what a possible EURO breakup might look like considering doing nothing, a Greek Exit, and a larger exit of Portugal, Ireland, Spain, Greece and Cyprus.

The euro Posted: 09 Aug 2012 11:32 AM PDT This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Breaking up the euro area Posted: 09 Aug 2012 11:32 AM PDT This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Guardian article on financial crisis

Guardian article giving an overview of the financial crisis and the systemic problems that keep it going. These myths being the anglo/ Saxon myth that big finance is good, the German myth that austerity will fix everything and the third myth that nothing is really wrong with the system.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/economics-blog/2012/aug/05/economic-crisis-myths-sustain

Credit Crisis Explanation Video

Very nice simple explanation of the credit crisis. No doubt oversimplified, but then again I am simple so it's a match!

Why Have Wages failed to rise in line with Profits since the Early 2000s (BBC Podcast)

An interesting podcast giving some of the reasons behind the failure of wages in the 97% to rise from the early 2000s.

Profits Before Pay (BBC Analysis Podcast)