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Europe's Quiet Capital Crunch
With nominal GDP hitting 32.5 trillion dollars in the first half of 2026, Europe is sitting on a mountain of cash but struggling to turn it into growth. Lucas and Luna explore why the Eurozone’s massive liquidity pool isn’t fueling innovation or productivity like it should. They dig into the structural disconnect between corporate balance sheets and real economic expansion, using the recent 2.2 percent annualized real GDP growth as a baseline. The conversation looks at how European firms are hoarding liquidity instead of investing in AI or green tech, creating a paradox where money exists but…
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