MoreLiver's Daily: 25th Apr

Over the last 5 years, the Eurozone financial system has been flooded with liquidity, due to the ECB’s very special response to the very special bank-sovereign euro crisis.

UKRAINE / RUSSIA

Furious Russia Proposes "Scorched Earth" Retaliation Against NATO Countries – ZH

S&P cuts Russia, sanctions could spell further downgrade – Reuters

Russia Debt Rating Cut to Step Above Junk at S&P – BB

Obama plans to call EU leaders in Russia sanctions push-sources – Reuters

ASIA

Tokyo inflation hits 22-year high, inching toward BOJ goal – Reuters

Japan's inflation rate has stalled as impact of yen depreciation wanes – Sober Look

Japan CPI +2.7%; Tale of Two Headlines – Mish’s

Japan and the mistaken quest for QQE2 – FT

Japan's retail sales growth seen at 17-year peak before tax hike – Reuters

Tokyo Inflation Quickens to Fastest Since 1992 – BB

OTHER

Grand Central: Fed Reinforcements on the Way – WSJ

Hilsenrath’s Take: Fed Reinforcements on the Way * Russia’s Central Bank Raises Rates * Japan’s Tepid Victory Over Deflation * China’s Central Bank Looks for Better Monetary-Measuring Tools * Swiss Central Bank Sees Demand for Safe Haven

Macro Horizons: Russia Suffers Pain of Sanctions and Raises Rates – WSJ

Friday’s news flows finds three of the world’s biggest economies facing very different policy dilemmas for very different reasons.

FINNISH

Piketty ja ekonomistien reaktiot – Roger Wessman

EU tien risteyksessä – Kaisa Penny / US

Euro on tullut kalliiksi - Suomi tarvitsee oman rahan – Antti Pesonen / US

Vähittäiskaupan pikaennakko -1,5% maalisk. YoY – Tilastokeskus

Nej men ja! – Eija-Riitta Korhola / US

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Friday, April 25

25th Apr - Slow Friday