Because exports-led recovery is the only thing, besides hopium, that sustains the euro area (although there are some rumblings on the horizon of awakening consumers and even corporate investment), here are two charts worth considering:
First up, German exports to China:
Source: @FGoria
Self-explanatory. Next: German exports to Russia:
Self-explanatory.
Why we need QE? Because even though it is too late to drink water once kidneys have failed, it is patently no more feasible to drink schnapps.
