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MARKET OVERVIEW   2013-01-23 03:18 GMT Eurogroup approves Robin Hood tax Eleven Eurozone countries (Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Portugal, Belgium, Estonia, Greece, Slovakia and Slovenia) have been authorized to start working on a financial transactions tax (the so-called Robin Hood tax). Eurozone finance ministers have given the green light to the measure today, during […]

MARKET OVERVIEW   2013-01-22 06:25 GMT Jeroen Dijsselbloem, appointed new head of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Dutch Finance Minister, has been confirmed as the new president of the Eurogroup. As a peculiar note, German finance minister Mr. Schauble said Spain did not support the appointment of Dijsselbloem for head of the Eurogroup. The Eurogroup press

MARKET OVERVIEW   2013-01-21 06:39 GMT Merkel’s CDU loses Lower Saxony election; setback to her national campaign Angela Merkel’s ruling centre-right coalition government suffered yet another defeat on this Sunday’s local elections, in what the Financial Times defines as a controversial election in the state of Lower Saxony, according to final forecasts of German television.

MARKET OVERVIEW   2013-01-18 05:50 GMT Fiscal negotiations hope to avoid destabilizing a fragile US economy The remainder of 2012 and early 2013 has thus far been dominated by the “fiscal cliff” negotiations in Washington and the unfinished business associated with them. The repercussions of these political decisions will have far-reaching consequences on the economy,

MARKET OVERVIEW   2013-01-17 06:02 GMT Nowotny’s comments boost the euro The member of the ECB governing council Ewald Nowotny declared at the Euromoney press conference in Austria on Wednesday that the Eurozone is bound to contract in 2013 and that growth would return in 2014. Nowotny warned that economic activity would decrease this year,

MARKET OVERVIEW   2013-01-16 06:09 GMT Fitch warns it might cut US rating Much to the chagrin of investors, a fresh warning from the ratings agency Fitch was issues, stating that a debt ceiling failure would likely cause a ratings review. “…With no legal authorization for net debt issuance, the Treasury would be forced to

MARKET OVERVIEW   2013-01-15 06:23 GMT Bernanke provides no signs of QE expiration; raising debt ceiling crucial Ben Bernanke is giving a speech at the University of Michigan, with the talk centered on two big issues. One is the long run sustainability of the US debt, while the other is the fragile recovery. Fed’s Bernanke

MARKET OVERVIEW   2013-01-14 06:11 GMT Focus on Bernanke speech; revenge of the doves? With the European debt crisis temporarily buried underground, and the US debt ceiling still too many weeks far down the road to become a pressing issue, most of the weekend headlines were stolen by Japan and its quest to set a

MARKET OVERVIEW   2013-01-11 06:25 GMT Cautious economic optimism induces ECB to hold rates The ECB Governing Council unanimously decided to maintain the main interest rate at 0.75% at their first monetary policy meeting of 2013. ECB head Mario Draghi revealed a more positive outlook on the European crisis during the press conference following the

MARKET OVERVIEW   2013-01-09 05:40 GMT Eurozone crisis still far from over Eurozone unemployment reached a record high of 11.8% in November, the European Commission reported on Tuesday. Data also showed an increase in youth unemployment to 24.4%. This proves that the crisis in the area is still far from over, despite recent opinions to