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Wednesday, February 19

19th Feb - Ukraine shoot-out, FOMC minutes



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EUROPE
The practicalities of EU QEalphaville / FT
Actually, it’s a €1.5tn question… at least according to SocGen. But it’s not very clear if that matters considering the barriers to euro area QE are so high.

Socialists Could Win European Elections, Poll PredictsWSJ
This May’s European elections could see a reversal of forces in the European Parliament, with the center-left becoming the largest group and anti-EU parties also gaining ground.

Ukraine: a crisis in chartsbeyondbrics / FT
As the country plunges deeper into crisis, you need a strong heart to bet on Ukraine at the moment.

3 reasons for the Russian ruble's decline to record lowsSober Look
Russia’s Last Act?Project Syndicate
Beneath the swagger and fanfare of the Sochi Olympics lie serious doubts about Russia’s economic future. But, like the Soviet leadership of the 1970's and 1980's, President Vladimir Putin seems unlikely to take strong action to address Russia’s economic weaknesses.

Portugal: Completing the JobiMFdirect
IMF Reveals Some Spoilers on Portugal’s ComebackWSJ

UNITED STATES
Fed’s Bullard Sees Steady TaperWSJ

What you need to know about the CBO’s minimum-wage reportWaPo

ASIA
More on Abenomics and the wage-employment tradeoffalphaville / FT
The recent economic news out of Japan hasn’t been encouraging. The FT’s Jonathan Soble writes that export growth in particular has disappointed given the decline in the yen, and accounted for much of the disappointment in Monday’s release of Q4 GDP:

Kuroda Easing Doomed as Yen Seen Missing 120 LevelBB

OTHER
Lew Tells G-20 Risks Linger as Emerging Markets Cloud OutlookBB
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew said risks including volatility in emerging markets and China’s economic agenda are clouding the global outlook, requiring nations to focus on boosting growth and job creation.

Seeing the Big PictureThe Big Picture

FINNISH
Tätä Soini aikoo vaatia KataiseltaVerkkouutiset
Perussuomalaiset asettaa ehdoiksi EU:n tukipolitiikan ja kehitysavun, kun valtion taloutta laitetaan kuntoon.

Ensimmäinen kattava EU-gallupVerkkouutiset
Sosialistit nousevat ohi EPP-keskustaoikeiston. Keskustan Alde-ryhmä menettää kolmanneksen paikoistaan. Kokoomuksen EPP putoaa toiseksi suurimmaksi.

Mikä ihmeen endogeeninen raha?Roger Wessman

Kunnat kuntoon!Suomen Perusta
Suomen Perusta -ajatuspajan artikkelikokoelmassa Kunnat kuntoon! Puheenvuoroja kuntien ongelmista ja mahdollisuuksista kunta- ja sote-uudistusta, kunnallista hallintoa ja kuntien talousongelmia käsitellään useista eri näkökulmista. Onko olemassa optimaalista kuntakokoa? Mistä kuntien menoista voitaisiin säästää?

Konkurssien määrä kasvoi 6,6% tammikuussa 2014 – Tilastokeskus
Inflaatio tammikuussa 1,6% – Tilastokeskus