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Cuaderno De Documentacion SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE ECONOMÍA, MINISTERIO SECRETARÍA GENERAL DE POLÍTICA ECONÓMICA DE ECONOMÍA Y ECONOMÍA INTERNACIONAL Y HACIENDA SUBDIRECCIÓN GENERAL DE ECONOMÍA INTERNACIONAL CUADERNO DE DOCUMENTACION Número 91º ANEXO VIII Alvaro Espina Vocal Asesor 6 de Septiembre de 2010 BACKGROUND PAPERS 1. German media report: EU to prepare bail out Spain …7 2. The eurozone’s tragic small-country mindset, FT.com by Wolfgang Münchau…10 3. EU might need to amend treaty, says Van Rompuy, FT.com by Tony Barber …12 4. Mispaced Optimism, The Conscience of a Liberal…13 5. La Nueva Alianza Flamenca supera todas las expectativas en las legislatives belgas, El País de Ricardo Martínez de Rituerto…16 6. El Gobierno frena a los partidos que piden más tiempo para negociar la reforma laboral, El País …18 7. Retrato de un país en crisis, El País de Phil Bennett…20 8. Lo que Merkel propone es matar el crecimiento, El País de Andreu Missé…29 9. Francia quiere reducir el gasto público en 45.000 millones hasta 2013, El País de Antonio Jiménez Barca…31 10. Austeridad o crecimiento, El País de Claudi Pérez…33 11. El ladrillo también, pero de otra forma, El País de Luis Doncel…36 12. Jugando con fuego, El País de Antón Costas…39 13. Mañana es hoy, El País de Luis Garicano…41 14. Apostaremos por España otros 40 años, El País de Santiago Hernández …43 15. Holanda, paraíso del pleno empleo, El País de Isabel Ferrer…45 16. Lecciones del vertido del BP, El País de Kenneth Rocoff…47 17. La Unión Europea debe prepararse para una suspensión de pagos, El País de Alejandro Bolaños…49 18. El mundo y 4,6 millones de parados nos contemplan, El País de Ángel Laborda…52 19. Mismos contratos, distintos despidos, El País de Carmen Sánchez-Silva…55 20. Una oleada de paros en demanda de mejores salarios y condiciones laborales agita el este de China, El País de José Reinoso…57 21. Los 25 gloriosos, El País de Francisco G. Basterra…59 22. Rajoy obvia la ola europea y promete que nadie del PP subirá impuestos, El País de Carlos E Cué…61 23. Las autonomías del PP rebajan pese al desplome de ingresos, El País de CEC/Jp…63 24. Las claves de la reforma laboral, El País de A Romero…64 25. Los buenos resultados de Wall Street, la mejora de las previsiones de la economía germana y el dato de IPC empujan al Ibex 35 a cerrar la jornada en el 3,95%, El País de EFE…67 26. Medidas serias en el ámbito laboral y financiero, El País de IB…68 27. La economía mantiene su ritmo de recuperación en el inicio del segundo trimestre, El País …69 28. Zapatero defiende que su reforma laboral mantiene básicamente los derechos del trabajador, El País de Miguel González…70 29. Seis meses de pérdidas para despedir más barato, El País de I Abellán y MV Gómez…71 30. Los sindicatos exigen cambios o habrá huelga general, El País de Manuel V Gómez…74 31. El Gobierno sólo encuentra rechazo a la reforma en IU en el primer contacto, El País de Fernando Garea…75 32. Comienzo aceptable, El País …77 33. El Gobierno crea un nuevo fondo para financiar despidos de trabajadores fijos a partir de 2012, El País de Lucía Abellán…79 1 34. CCOO critica que el despido improcedente se pague con dinero público, El País …80 35. El Gobierno responsabiliza a CEOE del fracaso en la negociación laboral, El País de I Abellán y M González…81 36. Casi 11 horas intensas, duras e infructuosas, El País de MA Noceda…83 37. Generalización del contrato de 33 días, El País de MVG…84 38. Acuerdo en bonificaciones, jóvenes y modelo alemán, El País de MVG…85 39. ¿Otra reforma laboral inútil?, Cinco Días de Juan José Dolado…86 40. El Gobierno responsabiliza a CEOE del fracaso en la negociación laboral, El País de IA Abellán y M González…88 41. Turquía, Europa y la flotilla de ayuda a Gaza, El País de Hugh Pope…90 42. Geithner testifies; US and China continue negotiations on currency policies, The Washington Post by Howard Schneider …93 43. US firms build up record cash piles, The Wall Street Journal by Justin Lahart…94 44. Federal Budget deficit in may totals €135.93 billion, The Wall Street Journal by Jeff Batear…96 45. Enough with the economic recovery: It’s time to pay up, The Washington Post by Steven Pearlstein…97 46. Van Rompuy caves in: he now accepts Berlin’s position of no institutional change, Eurointeligence Daily Mornign Newsbriefing…99 47. Trichet says ECB to keep buying bonds to fight crisis (correct), Bloomberg.com by Simone Meier and Jana Randow…102 48. Europe’s antipathy to stress tests is well founded, FT.com by Gillian Tett…104 49. BA threatens to favour Madrid, FT.com by Pilita Clark and Richard Milne…105 50. Has muddling Merkel lost her touch?, Spiegel On Line by Charles Hardey…107 51. Merkel’s austerity program is faint-hearted and unbalanced, Spiegel On line…110 52. Prune and grow, The New York Times by David Brooks…113 53. SEC approvers curbs to avoid repeat of flash crash, The Washington Post by Zachary A Goldfarb…115 54. Chinese Exports surge: How sustainable?, Roubini To 5 Today…117 55. Bernanke warns US of unsustainable debt level, The Washington Post by Jin Lynn Yang…119 56. Economic and financial conditions and the federal budget, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System…120 57. Workers at Chinese Honda plan March in protest, The New York Times by Keith Bradsher…124 58. Victory for the austerity parti, Daily Morning Newsbriefing…128 59. Don’t blame the euro by Heleen Mees…131 60. Asian data boost hopes of demand recovery, FT.com by Jamie Chisholm…133 61. Switzerland’s new reputation for currency manipulation by James Mackintosh…135 62. Derivatives: A tricky pick, FT.com by Jonathan Ford and Sam Jones…137 63. The global transmission of European austerity, The Conscience of a Liberal…142 64. The General theory of employment, interest, and money, John Maynard Keyes…145 65. The new lesson for resilient Asia, FT.com by Stephen Roach…152 66. Power grows for striking Chinese workers, The New York Times by David Barboza and Hiroko Tabuchi…154 67. As China’s wages rise, export prices could follow, The New York Times by David Barboza…156 68. Labor reform talks in Spain appear at a Stalemate, The New York Times by The Associated Press…159 2 69. Greek default seen by almost 75% in poll doubfull about Trichet, Bloomberg.com by Rich Miller…160 70. A lurch to the right –and to more austerity- forecast in today’s Dutch election, Eurointelligence Daily Morning Newsbriefing…162 71. Fear must not blind us to deflation’s danger, Ft.com by Martin Wolf…165 72. El Gobierno acelerará la reforma de las pensiones “en torno al verano” El País de Andreu Missé…168 73. Les désaccords franco-allemands auront coûté cher à la zone euro, Coulisses de Bruxelles, UE Jean Quatremer…170 74. Patos cojos que se quieren, Project Syndicate by Harold James…172 75. The Nixon shock doctrine revisited by Harold James…174 76. Euro zone finalizes terms of rescue package, The Wall Street Journal by Charles Forelle…176 77. Across Europe, Austerity moves at different speeds, The Wall Street Journal by Marcus Walker…178 78. Finance panel accuses Goldman of stalling, The Wall Street Journal, by John D Mckinnon and Susanne Craig…181 79. Tax Hikes and the 2011 economic collapse, The Wall Street Journal by Arthur Laffer…183 80. Fitch: UK fiscal challenge formidable, The Wall Street Journal by Laurence Norman and Art Patnaude…185 81. Bernanke says economy seems to be on track, The Wall Street Journal by Jon Hilsenrath and Luca Di leo…187 82. While Strauss-Kahn understands the problems of the eurozone, von Rompuy does not, Daily Morning Newsbriefing…188 83. IMF urges swift action to restore confidence and growth in Euro Area, International Monetary Fund…191 84. Concluding statement of the IMF Mission on Euro-Area policies, International Monetary Fund …193 85. La rencontre Merkel-Sarkozy reportée, Libération.fr…197 86. Merkel restaure son leardership national au détriment du leadership européen, Les Echos.fr…199 87. L’austérité généralisée menace-t-ell la reprise européenne ?, Coulisses de Bruxelles, UE de Jean Quatremer…200 88. Doubts raised about ECB bond buying, FT.com by David Oakley and Ralph Atkins…201 89. Push to underpin clearing house foundations, FT.com by Jeremy Grant…203 90. Europe’s illusions, FT.com …206 91. Presidential vote could turn into a disaster for Merkel, Spiegel On Line …207 92. German government agrees on historic austerity program, Spiegel On line …210 93. Oh no, another stability pact beckons, Daily Morning Newsbriefing…212 94. Madmen in authority, The New York Times…215 95. Lost decade, here we come…216 96. Policy and the Tinkerbell principle…216 97. Rashomon in the OECD…217 98. I do not think that word means what you think it means, OECD edition…218 99. Pre-refuting William Galston…218 100. Martin wolf is not a serious person…219 101. GFC to GSC – part 2: nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide by Satyajit Das…220 3 102. Confidencial de Michael Cembalest: Chief investment officer JP Mongan Private Banking…224 103. Frankfurt’s shroud of secrecy should be shed, FT.com by Wolfgang Münchau…225 104. A un minuto de la Guerra, El País.com de Juan Carlos Sanz…227 105.
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