Where to for Catalonia?
The deposed President of Catalonia Carlos Puigdemont has called for a peaceful opposition as tensions heighten in Spain following Catalonia’s declaration of independence on Friday, a declaration that...
View ArticleFirst in a Generation
The Bank of England is very much expected to raise rates for the first time since 5 July 2007, many people will never have experienced this phenomenon in their adult life. The important thing today, if...
View ArticleDraghi on non-performing loans
Yesterday European Central Bank President Mario Draghi spoke on Europe’s changing banking landscape tackling issues around “zombie banks” and non-performing loans. So-called Zombie banks are...
View ArticleEU Commission slashes UK’s economic outlook as Brexit uncertainties grow
The European Commission released its half-yearly health checks reducing its economic growth outlook for the UK to 1.5% for this year, citing Brexit-related uncertainties. On the other side the Eurozone...
View ArticleIs the Bank of Japan out of ideas?
As Trump finishes his five country Asia tour, we take a closer look at one of his allies in the region Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Sinzo Abe recorded a landslide victory in the election held at the...
View ArticleTheresa May under pressure – again!
British Prime Minister Theresa May is once more the protagonist of party chaos as forty Conservatives members of Parliament have settled to sign a letter of no-confidence- only eight short of what is...
View ArticleOil prices are sliding
Oil prices slide as the International Energy Agency (IEA) reduces its oil demand growth forecast by 100,000 barrels per day bringing the estimate for 2017 to 1.5 million bpd and 1.3 million bpd for...
View ArticleEuro-zone is growing
The EUR is trading higher against the USD at $1.1823 ahead of the Euro-zone’s trade balance data for September, set to release today at 10:00 London time. Yesterday, the EUR strengthened versus the...
View ArticleMerkel’s make-or-break deadline
Angela Merkel is struggling to form a government and her self-imposed deadline of tomorrow is looming large on the horizon. She is trying to form an unprecedented government and is expected to resume...
View ArticleUK’s Theresa May under pressure ahead of crunch summit
British Prime Minister Teresa May will hope for positive Brexit talks in Gothenburg this Friday 17th, as she prepares to be pressed by European Union leaders to settle the UK exit bill enabling the...
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