More tales from “this topsy-turvy world”.
Category: europe
Europe’s Economy Flatlines For 3rd Month As Feeble Bounce In German Factory Activity Overshadowed By Services Spillover
“The ongoing decline nevertheless represents the worst spell of demand since mid-2013”.
Trump May Launch ‘Sweeping’ 301 Trade Probe Against Europe: Reports
The incorrigible ‘tariff man’ won’t be denied.
Trump To Punt Again On EU Car Tariffs As Time Still Not Right To ‘Rid Fifth Avenue of Mercedes’
“The person… cautioned there is always uncertainty” around Trump and tariffs.
For Germany, Light At End Of Tunnel Still Just A Faint Glimmer
Far from out of the woods.
Who Needs An Economy When You’ve Got Stocks? Markets On Fire In Two Recession-Hit Locales
Two recession-ravaged economies are enjoying large rallies in domestic equities.
Dour Prediction For German Exports Spoils Decent French GDP Read
“DIHK has not received such pessimistic replies since the crisis.”
‘Black Zero’ Gotta Go: Germany Slashes 2020 Growth Outlook Amid Heinous Factory Slump
When it comes to what can save the world…
‘QE Infinity’ Debate Took Center Stage At Rebellious September ECB Meeting, Minutes Show
“A remark was made that an open-ended announcement could give rise to”…
‘Quick Answers Must Be Found’ As Eurozone Investor Sentiment Plunges Amid Worsening German Factory Malaise
“There is no positive reaction to central banks”.
Recession Whispers Now Loud Screams As Europe Stagnates
“The risk of recession is now very real”.
UK On Brink Of Recession As Services Sector Contracts With Manufacturing, Construction For First Time Since 2009
“September’s decline is all the more ominous because”…
Whisky, Wine, Cheese Targeted In New US Tariffs. Givenchy, Louis Vuitton Safe, Though
“The mutual imposition of countermeasures would only inflict damage on businesses and citizens on both sides of the Atlantic”.
A Dark Day In Europe As Growth Fears, Brexit Drama Trigger Massive Losses
As bad as it was on Wall Street, it was worse across the pond.
Markets Scream For Stimulus As Deflation Comes For South Korea, Japanification Grips Europe
Monetary, fiscal… whatever you’ve got.
In Latest Dour News, European Confidence Dives As Industrial Recession Bites
Hold your breath for fiscal stimulus.
Germany’s Sacred ‘Black Zero’ Survives Climate Plan, As Fiscal Stimulus Hopes Still Remote
Maybe an outright, broad-based downturn would be more compelling.
Christine Lagarde Inherits ‘Unprecedented’ ECB Split After QE ‘Revolt’
Dissenters in our midst.
Draghi Sees Scope For New QE To Last ‘Quite A Long Time’ As ECB Slashes All Inflation Forecasts
“QE-Infinity” is real – with a caveat.
As ‘Super Mario’ Steps Up To Bat, ‘Markets Are Vulnerable To A Correction’
Let’s see if he has one more rabbit in the hat.
What’s Behind Friday’s ‘Crazy’ Euro Collapse
Lots of things, probably.
How Christine Lagarde Will Run The ECB, In Her Own Words
“Policy normalization is premature”.
It’s Those Darn Hawks Again – Klaas Knot Makes An Unwelcome Cameo
Keeping the (non-existent) powder dry.
Prospect Of Functioning Government Now Good Enough For Desperate Yield-Seekers, Italy Proves
“Sooner or later, the judgement of the people will be heard”.
Details Of Germany’s Second Contraction In Four Quarters Show Worst Export Slump In Six Years
The ECB will of course ease further in September, but the real question is…
‘The Situation Is Dire’: As Business Confidence Collapses, Germany’s ‘Black Zero’ Fiscal Stance Looks Untenable
“The signs of a recession in Germany are thickening”.
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