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Tuesday, September 13

13th Sep - More or Less Europe?





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EUROPE
Budget-related cross-border flows: EU versus US – vox
At the margin, the US federal budget is less redistributive in normal times, with around 90 cents per dollar returning to the contributing state, but net cross-border fiscal flows in the US increased steeply in the wake of the Global Crisis, financed by federal borrowing.

Gideon Rachman: A two-tier model to revive Europe – FT
Rather than viewing Brexit as a threat, the EU should treat it as an opportunity

Donald Tusk pushes ‘road map’ for EU future – Politico
In Bratislava, EU needs to ‘show unity and bring back political control’ in response to ‘fears related to migration, terrorism, and globalization.’

Behind the New German Right – The New York Review of Books
The AfD was founded in 2013 by a group of perfectly respectable, deeply uncharismatic economics professors

Confessions of a presidential speechwriter – Politico
If Jean-Claude Juncker goes off script in this week’s State of the Union, spare a thought for the poor soul who put the speech together.

  EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
ECB: reality check, no QE extension (yet) – Pictet
Mario Draghi: Working together for an effective and inclusive Union – ECB
Draghi Says Joint EU Action on Defense, Migration Is ‘Essential’ – BB

  UNITED KINGDOM
UK may avoid a Brexit-recession as data have surprised positively – Danske Bank
UK consumer inflation holds steady despite Brexit pressure – Reuters
Tyler Cowen: Don't Believe the Good Economic News About Brexit – View / BB
Barry Eichengreen: Brexit and the Pound in Your Pocket – Project Syndicate


UNITED STATES
Fed looks unlikely to hike next week after Brainard warning – Reuters

Kocherlakota: The Fed Is Planning for Another Slow Recovery – View / BB
It will accept too little inflation and too much unemployment for too many years after the next recession.


OTHER
Perspectives September 2016 – Pictet

Christine Lagarde: Making Globalization Work for All – IMF

Globalisation ‘not to blame’ for income woes, study says – FT

Surplus in Oil Market Will Last Longer Than Previously Thought, Says IEA – BB
Global oil outlook darkens more quickly; surplus stubborn – Reuters

High Frequency Traders Elbow Their Way Into the Currency Markets – BB


REGULARS
Danske Daily – Danske Bank

Eye-Opener – Nordea
Brainard breaks negative sentiment; higher yields and weaker EUR * Swedish inflation is key to Riksbank’s October decision

Morning Markets – TF
The Fed's Lael Brainard undermined the September rate hike narrative overnight and we now may enter a phoney war period during the communications blackout to the FOMC meeting on September 21.

Euro wrap-up – Daiwa

Daily Market Comment – Marc Chandler
Much Noise, Weak Signal

Daily Market Comment – Macro Man
Macro Man turns 10 years old

Daily Press Summary – Open Europe
David Davis: Government “will not be saying a lot” about Brexit talks strategy before EU exit mechanism is triggered * UK-EU exit talks “won’t be completed within two years”, Irish PM says * Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister suggests Hungary should be expelled from EU for violating its fundamental values * Bank CEOs differ on views of Brexit impact * EU leaders set to discuss “possible unintended consequences” of free movement * Austrian presidential re-run postponed to December due to defective postal voting envelopes * New poll: Rajoy’s party would be the only one to make gains in a third Spanish election

Brussels Playbook – Politico
Georgieva countdown — TTIP-lite — Bratislava fest

US Open – ZH
Dow Futures Slide Over 100 Points Despite Fed's Dovish Relent; Oil Drops On IEA Pessimism

Frontrunning – ZH

From the Floor – TF
US stocks rose yesterday as they did on Friday but the continued outperformance does not likely reflect a market that is healthy at its fundamental core.


FINNISH
Aamukatsaus – Nordea
Ruotsin inflaatio pysyttelee tukevasti tavoitetason alapuolella * Britannian elokuun inflaatio julkaistaan tänään * USA:n pienyrittäjien luottamuksesta (NFIB) lisätietoa ISM-pettymyksen jälkeen * Norjan keskuspankki julkaisee tänään alueellisen talousraportin