Author: Daniel Stelter

By: Daniel Stelter | On: June 19, 2016 |

After Brexit: Now It’s Italy’s Turn

“Please don’t go” pleads the German newsweekly Der Spiegel on its cover this week, asking the British to vote against Brexit on June 23rd. Indeed, especially from the point of view of […]

By: Daniel Stelter | On: August 4, 2015 |

The Failure of Politics: Merkel’s Euro Debacle?

It may be the great magic trick of the management consulting world: No matter how complex the situation and how iffy the outcomes may appear to be, just draw a […]

By: Daniel Stelter | On: March 8, 2015 |

Portugal’s Successful Turnaround? A Fairy Tale

Even a brief glance at the facts suffices. Portugal is no less bankrupt  than Greece. The country’s government debt, at 124% of GDP, might be lower than in Greece. However, […]

By: Daniel Stelter | On: January 26, 2015 |

A Better Alternative to QE for Europe: Ben Bernanke’s helicopter drop: Money for citizens, not banisters.

Despite all the advertising, launching quantitative easing (QE) in Europe may well be counter-productive. This is due in no small part to significant structural differences between the U.S. and European […]

By: Daniel Stelter | On: January 16, 2015 |

How Japan Bankrupted Itself

Following the start of Abenomics in 2012, Japan moved back to the center of attention of global financial markets. After two and a half decades of economic stagnation, hopes were […]

By: Daniel Stelter | On: December 26, 2014 |

Japan: Abe’s Remaining Options

Blacksummit Financial Group is honored to publish the following piece by Dr. Daniel Stelter, with his permission. This is the first of three posts by Dr. Stelter that we will […]