Writing about the French terrorist attacks and the economic risks to the European economy is “always something almost unsavory” and could involve “spurious speculations in unchartered areas of expertise,” particularly when one of those involved in writing the report is a French national. But the report must be written, a Bank of America Merrill Lynch report volunteered, as “the terror attacks in Paris, together with the intensification of the foreign military operations in Syria introduce a new element of risk in Europe’s macroeconomic situation that cannot be ignored.” Most significant cost of Paris terrorist attack could be higher defense spending,…
Paris Terror Attacks Could End EU Economic Peace Dividend
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.