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Monday, September 1

1st Sep - US Labour day, big events this week





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EUROPE
Greek debt barely worth the paper it'll be written onTradingFloor
A primary surplus is of little comfort when the debt to GDP ratio is over 175 percent. Greece is still reliant on bailout money and yet plans more debt issuance - the Eurozone fantasy continues.

EU’s three big problems all linkedHugo Dixon / Reuters
The stagnating euro zone economy, Ukraine/Russia crisis, risk that Britain will quit the EU.

SNB’s Jordan Says Franc Cap Needed as Risks GrowBB

Divisions Grow as a Downturn Rocks EuropeNYT

German 0.2% GDP drop confirmed for Q2 – TradingFloor
German economy shrinks, ECB "ready to adjust" policies – TradingFloor

  EU NOMINATIONS
Solidarity veteran is new EU chief – Reuters
Poland cheers Tusk’s departure to Europe’s top table – FT
Tusk and Mogherini: Europe's new 'dream team'? – Open Europe

  UKRAINE / RUSSIA
EU to expand Russia sanctions in a week – FT
EU Vows More Russia Sanctions If Ukraine Conflict Worsens – BB
EU wields Russia sanctions threat but timing vague – Reuters
Putin: Russia can't stand aside if people being shot at in Ukraine – Reuters
U.K. Wants EU to Block Russia From SWIFT Banking Network – BB
Arm Ukraine or Surrender – NYT
Putin Suggests Statehood for Southeast UkraineBB
Europe Will Ban Purchase Of Russian Bonds; Gas Exports Untouched – ZH

  EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
Coeure Says ECB Is Ready to Adjust Policy DirectionBB

Europe According to DraghiProject Syndicate
A few months ago, the consensus was that the time for redesigning the euro had passed, and that the eurozone would have to live with the architecture inherited from its crisis-driven reforms. Not anymore.

Abenomics, European StyleProject Syndicate
Nouriel Roubini: Two years ago, Shino Abe’s election as Japan’s prime minister led to the advent of “Abenomics,” a three-part plan to rescue the economy from a treadmill of stagnation and deflation. It now appears that the European Central Bank has a similar plan in store for the eurozone.

German Unease at Calls for ECB Aid Shows Growth DilemmaBB

UNITED STATES
Fed cred on the line after Friday's job reportTradingFloor
FOMC index show US labour market improvement is overstated * Analysts will scrutinise the detail on jobs * Fed inflation forecasts will attract market interest

ASIA
Japan from Krugman's liquidity trap to Kuroda's "indefinite QE" trapSober Look

China Says Hong Kong Democracy Protests Risk ElectionBB

China manufacturing PMI confirms loss of momentum – Danske Bank
Economists React: China’s Economy to Face Headwinds This Fall – WSJ
China’s Productivity Problem Drags on Growth – WSJ

OTHER

PMI manufacturing wrapTradingFloor

At-a-glance view of the globe's major powersTradingFloor

Strategy: On the radarNordea
ECB: Draghi back in the hot seat sooner than expected * FX: EUR/SEK implications of ECB quantitative easing * Cross-market: If Germany turns Japanese, notable flattening potential on the SEK curve * SEK linkers: Index-extension adds to flattening bias * USD rates: High five(s) on the USD fly * SEK rates: Swedish bond future rolls * Riksbank: Pity the Riksbank - unintended but logical consequences

FX Update: This week´s data bonanzaTradingFloor
We’ve got no less than six G10 central bank meetings this week, not to mention the latest round of important first-of-the-month data from the US. Hopefully this means that rumours of the death of FX volatility have been greatly exaggerated.

Week Ahead: Forget market consensus – expect ECB rate cutTradingFloor
The markets do not expect the European Central Bank to lower the benchmark rate from 15 basis points this week. But we are sticking our neck out and see the possibility of a reduction of 15 basis points to zero. Elsewhere, Ukraine/Russia volatility will continue, though the market has repeatedly demonstrated a surprising ability to shrug off these events.

The Macro Week Ahead: Winter is coming – eastern Ukraine is set to goTradingFloor
Busy week ahead, with central banks and PMI readings the main themes * ECB decision set to dominate the week – will Draghi disappoint? * US will focus on August nonfarm payrolls, whilst Asia will watch China PMI, Australia’s 2Q GDP and expected non-event rate decisions from the RBA and BoJ


First week of September fraught with risksTradingFloor
RBA statement likely to be uneventful * Draghi may dither despite priming the pump * NFP bomb detonates on Friday



Busy Week Ahead, but ECB Meeting Stands OutMarc to Market
The week ahead is packed with events and data.  The monthly cycle of purchasing managers surveys  and the US jobs report are featured. There are also central bank meetings in six high-income countries and three emerging markets.   Given the recent geopolitical development, in Ukraine, as well ISIS, will give the NATO meeting extra significance. 

Superstitious investorsThe Economist
Irrational investment habits lead to lower returns

FINNISH
Kuinka paljon on liian paljon – suurtyöttömyys myös Suomeen Tyhmyri

Yhdysvallat pitää Suomea outolintuna – Viroa ymmärretään paremminHS

EU:n uudet pakotteet: Vedetäänkö Suomea höplästä?IS
EU:n huippukokouksessa sovittiin alustavasti uusista Venäjä-pakotteista. Asiantuntijat kuitenkin epäilevät, että niitä sorvattaessa suuret EU-maat turvaavat etunsa, mutta Suomi jää kärsijäksi.

Nobel-palkittu Joseph Stiglitz: Euroopan tulevaisuus on mustaHS
Taloustieteilijä Joseph Stiglitzin mielestä eurokriisin siemen kylvettiin, kun jäsenmaat hylkäsivät omat valuuttansa ja ottivat käyttöön yhteisvaluutan.

Seuraavan hallituksen on pakko katkaista velkakierreTE

Pääkirjoitus: Velanotto vaatii näkymän kasvustaHS

"Näpertelyä ja poliittista peliä" - Sailas lyttää hallituksen budjettiesityksenIS

EU sai uuden presidentin ja ulkoministerinTE

Soini: "Pää on pensaassa hartioita myöten"Verkkouutiset
Perussuomalaisten puheenjohtajan mukaan Suomi "jäätyy kolmesta kulmasta." Hän arvostelee kovin sanoin hallituksen budjettiriihen tuloksia.

Suomen kurjan kilpailukyvyn tekijät kartoitettu kansainvälisessä tutkimuksessaPiksu

Ekonomistit MTV:llä: "Eurooppa ja Venäjä ovat kauppasodan kynnyksellä"Verkkouutiset

Niin tasapäistävä ilmapiiriImage
Ruben Stiller: Kokoomuksen jupeille ebolakin on mahdollisuus. pitää vain ottaa oikea asenne

Onko Katainen pätevä superkomissaariksi? - "Näytöt karmaisevan heikot"IS


Jari Tervo: Euroopassa soditaanYLE
Näyttää siltä, että Venäjän teot eivät vastaa Venäjän puheita. Ihanko totta?

Pauli Vahtera: MinisteriverojahtiIL

Kriisimaat hyötyvät eniten EKP:n toimistaRoger Wessman
Mitä EKP voi vielä tehdä?Roger Wessman

Eurokriitikot marssivat näyttävästi osavaltiopäiville SaksassaVerkkouutiset
Huolimatta jättimenestyksestä Saksin osavaltiovaaleissa, eurokriittinen AfD-puolue ei mahdu hallitsevan keskusta-oikeistolaisen CDU:n kanssa samaan hallitukseen.