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Oil steady ahead of producer meeting; Nigeria, Libya output in focus
July 24th, 2017
Oil prices held around a one-week low on Monday ahead of a joint OPEC and non-OPEC meeting later in the day that may address rising output in Nigeria and Libya. London Brent crude for September delivery was up 2 ...
Poverty in Italy triples over decade as economy slows
July 17th, 2017
The number of Italians living in absolute poverty reached its highest level for more than ten years in 2016, according to a report from the Italian National Institute of Statistics ISTAT. According to the agency, the number of absolute ...
ESMA Proposes Simplification for Prospectus
July 11th, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is publishing three Consultation Papers (CP) on the Prospectus Regulation. The Prospectus Regulation, in the context of the Capital Markets Union action plan, aims to make it easier and cheaper for companies, ...
Italy formally takes control of Monte dei Paschi
July 5th, 2017
The Italian government took control of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena on Tuesday, injecting EUR5.4 billion ($6.1 billion) into the troubled lender as part of a broad plan to bring one of Europe’s weakest banks back to health. ...
Fitch: Portugal EDP Exit Shows Fiscal Progress; Debt Still High
May 24th, 2017
The recommendation by the European Commission (EC) to end the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) for Portugal underscores the strengthening in the country’s public finances following policy adjustments and an economic recovery, Fitch Ratings says. We expect the underlying trend ...
How natural gas could be a geopolitical game-changer in the Mideast
May 15th, 2017
It’s a discovery that could easily shake up the geopolitical order in the Middle East. Deep under the eastern Mediterranean lies the largest natural gas basin ever found on Europe’s doorstep. But the gas fields often coincide with disputed ...
Update on Brexit
May 14th, 2017
This article looks at the background to Brexit negotiations and concludes that Britain is negotiating from a position of strength, while the EU is increasingly in a position of financial difficulty. Not only will the European Commission be forced ...
Emmanuel Macron has pledged to reduce taxation on companies to 25 percent
May 10th, 2017
Emmanuel Macron, France’s president-in-waiting after a resounding poll victory Sunday, campaigned on a platform that combined unstinting support for the EU with tax cuts for business and a pledge to maintain the country’s social safety net. Following are key ...
Business cycles are credit cycles
May 7th, 2017
This article gets to the heart of why central banks’ monetary policy will never succeed. The fundamental error is to regard economic cycles as originating in the private sector, when they are the consequence of fluctuations in credit. It ...
Athens agrees more austerity measures to secure bailout
May 2nd, 2017
The Greek government has agreed to impose more taxes and pension cuts on its citizens in order to pave the way for long-awaited debt relief talks with international creditors. “The negotiations for a technical deal were concluded on all ...
