Margaret Thatcher, played by Merrill Streep, in the Oscar-winning biopic Iron Lady, warned against the consequences of the European Central Bank. Thank God Britain didn't join the Eurozone.
According to IIF director Charles Dallara in a Bloomberg interview, "ECB will be insolvent if Greece were to exit the euro. Europe would have to first and foremost recapitalize its central bank."
Excuse me for asking but how would they attempt to do that? Print Euros?
Please consider Dallara Says Greek Euro Exit May Exceed 1 Trillion Euros
The cost of Greece exiting the euro would be unmanageable and probably exceed the 1 trillion euros ($1.25 trillion) previously estimated by the Institute of International Finance, the group’s managing director said.
The Washington-based IIF’s projection from earlier this year is “a bit...
- Snark