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Uh-Oh…Draghi’s Ammunition To Buy Italian Bonds Before The Election Is Less Than We Thought

By silveristhenew | Published November 8, 2017

Having successfully pulled off the announcement of the ECB’s “dovish taper” – where monthly bond purchases will be halved to Euro 30 billion from January 2018 – last month, a challenge for Mario Draghi in Q1 2018 has appeared on his radar. The ECB’s bond buying ammunition is slightly less than analysts thought and there […]

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“It Could Open A Pandora’s Box”: Italy’s 2 Richest Regions Are Voting In Historic Autonomy Referendums

By silveristhenew | Published October 22, 2017

Voters in Italy’s two wealthiest northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto are voting on Sunday in referendums for greater autonomy from Rome, in which a positive outcome could fan regional tensions in Europe at a time when neighboring Spain is cracking down to prevent Catalonia from breaking away. Lombardy, which includes Milan, and Veneto, which […]

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S&P Futures Flat, Spain Rebounds, Nikkei Closes At 21 Year High

By silveristhenew | Published October 11, 2017

S&P500 futures point to a slightly lower open, as Asian stocks rise to trade near decade highs, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 closing at highest since 1996. European stocks are little changed, with Spanish shares gaining after Catalan President rows back from an immediate declaration of independence. MSCI's all-world stocks index briefly hit a fresh record […]

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New Political Turmoil In Italy After Renzi Quits As Ruling Party Leader, Triggering Re-election Battle

By silveristhenew | Published February 19, 2017

Two months after an unexpected, landslide loss in the December 4 constitutional referendum which cost him his job as Italy’s prime minister, on Sunday Matteo Renzi quit as leader of Italy’s ruling party, in the process triggering a re-election fight against minority dissidents that threatens the stability of the center-left government, Bloomberg reports. Renzi told […]

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“Sorry, Not Sorry” – Neither The Media Nor Their Owners Are Going To Change

By silveristhenew | Published December 17, 2016

Submitted by Jason Hirthler via Counterpunch.org, The leftist heretic and popular scourge of religion Christopher Hitchens wrote in his superb Bill Clinton takedown, No One Left to Lie To, that the essence of American politics is “the manipulation of populism by elitism.” Unfortunately, this tactic didn’t work so well for the Clintons in November, as […]

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What Happens Next In Italy: Here Is Goldman’s Take

By silveristhenew | Published December 5, 2016

While the market overcame its initial scare following yesterday’s counter-establishment Italian referendum vote, and European stocks proceeded to not only make up all losses, but soar in the overnight session by the most since Trump’s presidential victory, what happens next in Italy is largely unknown. What follows are Goldman’s snap thoughts on the Italian next […]

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Meet The Competitors In Italy’s Referendum

By silveristhenew | Published December 4, 2016

Via Stratfor, Italy is finally holding its referendum on constitutional reforms. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's proposals would reduce the powers and size of the Senate, granting the Chamber of Deputies more authority and transferring prerogatives from regional administrations to the central government in Rome. The changes would, in theory, sever the link between political instability […]

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Populist-Nationalist Tide Rolls On: “America Is At A Plastic Time In History”

By silveristhenew | Published November 29, 2016

Submitted by Patrick Buchanan via Buchanan.org, Now that the British have voted to secede from the European Union and America has chosen a president who has never before held public office, the French appear to be following suit. In Sunday’s runoff to choose a candidate to face Marine Le Pen of the National Front in […]

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