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Wednesday, December 13

13th Dec - Fed hikes, Trump promises tax cuts, Brexit snafu





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EUROPE
May Suffers Humiliating Loss on Brexit Law as Tories Rebel – BB
MPs back Dominic Grieve’s call for vote on final Brexit deal * Vote of 309-305 after last-minute attempt at concession

Commission attacks Tusk on 'anti-European' migrant planeuobserver
The European Commission has described as "unacceptable" plans by Donald Tusk, the European Council president, to scrap mandatory quotas on relocating asylum seekers across the EU.

Economic globalization: Patterns in EU trade and investmentEurostat

Italian Bonds, Stocks Tumble On March Election ReportZH
According to local press, President Sergio Mattarella will dissolve parliament this month and set a March 4 election date.

  EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
Economic Reality Will Box Mario Draghi Into a CornerBB
Draghi has to maintain the unity of the governing council; with a quarter of his team already voicing doubts, it's only a question of limited time before economic reality boxes the ECB into following its peers and changing course away from ever-expanding stimulus.

Outlier Economists See ECB Raising Rates as Early as Next YearBB
Banks including Barclays and Nomura see inflation picking up * Most economists don’t see rate hikes until well into 2019


UNITED STATES
Trump Promises ‘Giant Tax Cut’ and Money in Pockets by FebruaryBB
Illustrates benefits using real-life families at White House * Rate for high-income filers is said lowered to 37 percent

Trump Brings Out the Worst in the PressBB
The way reporters are responding to a dishonest White House is not enhancing their credibility.

  FEDERAL RESERVE
With rate hike in the bag, Fed may hint at Trump effect on economyReuters
Fed 2018 Dots in Focus for Yellen Swan Song: Decision Day GuideBB
Yellen’s GoodbyeKevin Muir

FOMC statementFED
Economic projections – FED
Economists React: ‘We Wish Jay Powell the Best of Luck’WSJ
Fed Stays on Track for Three Increases in 2018, Dot Plot ShowsWSJ
Fed lifts interest rates, keeps 2018 policy outlook unchanged – Reuters
Fed Raises Rates, Eyes Three 2018 Hikes as Yellen Era Nears End – BB
Rate hike, but no change in forward guidance – Nordea
Broadly unchanged Fed signal – Danske Bank


  MARKETS / OTHER
U.S., EU, Japan slam market distortion in swipe at ChinaReuters
US, EU and Japan vowed on Tuesday to work together to fight market-distorting trade practices and policies that have fueled excess production capacity, naming several key features of China’s economic system.

Propping Up the Chinese Economy: Credit versus Fiscal StimulusIMF

Best of 2017: Top Stories for InvestorsCFA Institute

Leonid Bershidsky: Losing Faith in Free Speech Has ConsequencesBB
U.S.-tied outlets are facing pressure in Eastern Europe as Washington wages war on foreign influence.


REGULARS
FirstFT Daily BriefingFT
Alabama rejects Moore, Fox-Disney deal close, no ‘Bregrets’

WSJ CityWSJ
Alabama Loss Leaves Trump’s Agenda Vulnerable, Faster Fed Could Rattle Markets

“Best of the web” daily chartsLukas Daalder

Danske DailyDanske Bank

Eye-OpenerNordea
Fed to hike rates again today, but what about 2018? * Slightly higher yields ahead of the Fed meeting * Swedish krona regains the ground after higher-than-expected inflation

Daily Market CommentMarc Chandler
Greenback Quiet Ahead of Five Central Bank Meetings

Brussels PlaybookPolitico
Migration brawl — Juncker and the judge — Roma need more than open doors

Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your DayBB

US OpenZH
Stocks Rebound From "Bama Shock", All Eyes On Yellen's Last Rate Hike

FrontrunningZH


FINNISH
AamukatsausNordea
Fed nostaa korkoa tämän päivän kokouksessaan | USA:n inflaatioluvut saadaan tänään | Ruotsin inflaatio oli odotettua kovempi