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Friday, April 25

25th Apr - Slow Friday



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EUROPE
U.K. Retail Sales Unexpectedly Rise as Growth Gains Momentum – BB

  EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
ECB Constancio: Considering All Options To Stem Risks From Low Inflation – WSJ

Shrinking times – Bruegel
Over the last 5 years, the Eurozone financial system has been flooded with liquidity, due to the ECB’s very special response to the very special bank-sovereign euro crisis. 
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  UKRAINE / RUSSIA
Furious Russia Proposes "Scorched Earth" Retaliation Against NATO Countries – ZH
S&P cuts Russia, sanctions could spell further downgrade – Reuters
Russia Debt Rating Cut to Step Above Junk at S&P – BB
Obama plans to call EU leaders in Russia sanctions push-sources – Reuters

ASIA
Tokyo inflation hits 22-year high, inching toward BOJ goal – Reuters
Japan's inflation rate has stalled as impact of yen depreciation wanes – Sober Look
Japan CPI +2.7%; Tale of Two Headlines – Mish’s
Japan and the mistaken quest for QQE2 – FT
Japan's retail sales growth seen at 17-year peak before tax hike – Reuters
Tokyo Inflation Quickens to Fastest Since 1992 – BB

OTHER
Grand Central: Fed Reinforcements on the Way – WSJ
Hilsenrath’s Take: Fed Reinforcements on the Way * Russia’s Central Bank Raises Rates * Japan’s Tepid Victory Over Deflation * China’s Central Bank Looks for Better Monetary-Measuring Tools * Swiss Central Bank Sees Demand for Safe Haven

Macro Horizons: Russia Suffers Pain of Sanctions and Raises Rates – WSJ
Friday’s news flows finds three of the world’s biggest economies facing very different policy dilemmas for very different reasons.

FINNISH
Piketty ja ekonomistien reaktiot – Roger Wessman

EU tien risteyksessä – Kaisa Penny / US

Euro on tullut kalliiksi - Suomi tarvitsee oman rahan – Antti Pesonen / US

Vähittäiskaupan pikaennakko -1,5% maalisk. YoY – Tilastokeskus

Nej men ja! – Eija-Riitta Korhola / US