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EUROPE
‘It was the point where the eurozone could have
exploded’ – FT
How the euro was saved:
In the first part of a series on the year that forever changed Europe, Peter Spiegel recreates the bitter days in November
when the eurozone crisis hit its lowest moment.
Angela Merkel On The Ledge: "This Is Not
Fair... I Am Not Going To Commit Suicide" – ZH
Euro Zone Yields Dive. But Are They Low Enough? – WSJ
Barry Eichengreen: The
supposed experts who predicted the imminent disintegration of the eurozone have
been proved wrong. But it is equally likely that those now declaring that the
crisis is over will be proved wrong as well.
EU Banks Urged to Boost Capital Now as Stress
Test Doubts Voiced – BB
EUROPEAN
CENTRAL BANK
Draghi Drives ECB Toward Stimulus Even as
Economy Grows – BB
Even with data this
week predicted to show the expansion accelerated in the first quarter, the ECB
president looks set to push ahead with measures that could range from rate cuts
to liquidity injections. Inflation stuck at less than half the ECB’s goal
points to a revival that is still too slow
IMF's Lagarde calls for more ECB stimulus:
paper – Reuters
Goldman Says European QE Will Come In 2015 At
The Earliest, If At All – ZH
Ewald Nowotny: Opening
remarks – ONB
Tough bank rules could
spur shadow banking: Nowotny – Reuters
ECB Constancio:
Inflation Expectations Key – WSJ
Danièle Nouy: Toward
the European Banking Union: achievements and challenges – ECB
UNITED STATES
US housing sector stalling – Sober Look
A sharp decline in
housing affordability, banks have tightened lending standards, household
formations have stalled, weakness in housing is now reflected in the equity
markets as shares of homebuilders underperform.
ASIA
RBA Governor Stevens Seen Taking on Good Cop
Role at RBA – BB
For the first time in
7 1/2 years at the helm of Australia’s central bank, Glenn Stevens is playing good
cop as the nation’s treasurer turns villain.
China April fiscal revenues up 9.2 percent year-on-year – Reuters
Japan Posts Record Low
Current-Account Surplus in Fiscal ’13 – BB
Japan Shows Resilience to Tax-Rise on Record Confidence Gain – BB
OTHER
Financial
professionals are optimistic about the global economy, just not as fervent
about it as they were at the start of the year. That’s the message from the
latest Bloomberg Markets Global Investor Poll, which shows concern about risks
ranging from the turmoil in Ukraine to the threat of deflation in Europe.
Are Valuations Really Too High? – John
Mauldin
Take It to the Limit *
In a Perfect World * The Future of Earnings * How Did We Get Here? * It’s Not
Only Stock Market Valuations
Grand Central: Yellen’s First Job: Plumbing – WSJ
Fed to Expand Testing
of Deposit Facility * Reverse Repos Set to Become Permanent: Fed’s Lockhart * Global
Inflation Ticked Up in March * Is It Time for the PBOC to Adjust Its Policy?
FINNISH
Cannes
- kokouksesta muistettua – Henri
Myllyniemi / US
Haluatko
Suomen tiiviiseen EU-liittovaltioon? – Sirpa
Abdallah / US
EU ja
euro - suuret lupaukset ja isot pettymykset! – Toimi
Kankaanniemi / US
Työttömyys
talouden joustovarana? – Arto
Vihavainen / US
Haluatko
Suomen tiiviiseen EU-liittovaltioon? – Sirpa
Abdallah / US
Avoin
kirje Pääministeri Jyrki Kataiselle – Vesa
Kanniainen / US
Vastauksia
Kanniais-skeptikoille – Juhani
Huopainen / US
Euron
tulevaisuus? – Sakari
Puisto / US
Saksasta
veturi? – Roger Wessman