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Europe: Did the banks cry wolf on negative rates? (Euromoney)

February 4, 2020 | File Under: , , , , , , , ,

“As the howls of anguish at negative interest rates reach a crescendo, central bankers and prominent economists are still convinced that Europe’s financial sector would be even worse off were base rates above zero.” – by Dominic O’Neill

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Brexit is arriving at the beginning of the end (Washington Post)

January 30, 2020 | File Under: , , ,

“At midnight Friday Brussels time, Britain, after 47 years of being part of shaping the process of European integration, formally leaves the European Union. The Union Jack disappears from the flagpoles in Brussels, and all British representatives leave the meetings, committees and institutions of the E.U.”  by Carl Bildt ex-PM of Sweden

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Greece gathers record orders for first 15-year bond since crisis (Reuters)

January 30, 2020 | File Under: , , ,

“Greece attracted record orders for its first 15-year bond sale since the financial crisis, a crucial step in furthering the thrice bailed-out country’s capital markets comeback.” – by Yoruk Bahceli

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Brexit Britain faces the gunboats (Politico)

January 23, 2020 | File Under: , , , , ,

US-UK Trade Deal: “Securing a trade deal with the US could require foreign policy concessions.”  by Emilio Casalicchio

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Di Maio Quits as Five Star Leader in Italy, Deepening Party’s Disarray (NYT)

January 23, 2020 | File Under: , , , , ,

“He was once the fresh face of a new political force. Now, his exit could signal yet another government crisis.” – by Jason Horowitz

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Banking after Brexit (Bruegel)

January 20, 2020 | File Under: , , ,

“Will Brexit damage Britain’s financial services industry? Or is talk of its diminished status just a storm in a teacup? The City of London could move closer to Wall Street or it might become ‘Singapore-on-Thames’.” –  Nicholas Barrett talks to Rebecca Christie

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Largest US banks double profits in past decade (FT)

January 20, 2020 | File Under: , ,

“The past decade has been kind to America’s biggest banks.” – Rob Armstrong and Laura Noonan

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Private Equity Funds Raise Nearly $600 Billion in 2019 (Chief Investment Officer)

January 16, 2020 | File Under: , , ,

“Private equity funds that closed in 2019 raised almost $595 billion, the fourth straight year it surpassed half a trillion dollars, and the third-highest total on record, according to Preqin.” – by Michael Katz

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Spain’s new government could play an outsized European role (NewStatesman)

January 15, 2020 | File Under: , , , , , , ,

“If it overcomes domestic instability, the Socialist-Podemos coalition can reshape the EU.” – by Jeremy Cliffe

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Italian politics: Matteo Salvini’s comeback bid (Financial Times)

“Victory in the leftwing region of Emilia-Romagna, could propel the League leader to prime minister.” – by Miles Johnson

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