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Thursday, July 12

12th Jul - Trade war and post-Nato summit




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EUROPE
May Unveils U.K. Soft Brexit Blueprint, But Banks Cut Loose – BB
Government white paper: U.K.-EU ‘free-trade area for goods’ * May says plan delivers ‘principled and practical Brexit’

Theresa May Drops Call for Easy Access by Banks to EU's Markets – BB
Government bows to EU objections to earlier British plans *  ‘Structured’ dialogue proposed to enhance equivalence regime

Eurozone: Soft patch 1 - Start of a severe downswing 0 – ING
Rebounding industrial production adds to evidence of a stabilising Eurozone economy


UNITED STATES
Trump knows Europe needs America more than America needs Europe – FT
The most lethal demagogue is one with a grasp of underlying reality

Trump Doubles Down: Threatens Sanctions On European Investors In Russian Pipeline – ZH


OTHER
Natural gas: deflating times ahead – ING
Natural gas prices have been well supported of late, largely thanks to strong Asian demand, and a generally stronger energy complex has certainly helped. However, we expect European prices to trade lower while Asian LNG prices are likely to remain well supported as long as China demand is robust

  TRADE WAR
Trump’s Tariff Barrage Pushes China Fight to Point of No Return – BB
He and Xi both have political reasons to keep up the pressure * Latest tariff list would tax over half of U.S.’s China imports

China, U.S. Hint at Chance for Talks After Trump's Tariff Threat – BB
Senior Chinese official calls for restart of negotiations * White House has signaled it could restart talks, source says

Seven Takeaways From The US Tariff Escalation – ZH
Standard Chartered’s Steven Englander: surprised that the escalation occurred so rapidly but not that the US decided to press its advantage

Direct effect of trade war still limited – ABN AMRO
Confidence is still the main channel to watch in trade spat * China downside risk from trade war rises, as stakes are being raised


REGULARS
EU Open Rundown – RANsquawk

FirstFT Daily Briefing – FT
Nato funding spat, oil hits a slick, Trump’s tower of secrets

WSJ City – WSJ
Trump’s Call to Double Defense Spending Creates Tense NATO Summit, Battle for Sky Heats Up with New Comcast Bid

WSJ Economics – WSJ
Inflation Is Perking Up. Will Tariffs Push Consumer Prices Even Higher?

Danske Daily – Danske Bank

Daily Market Comment – Marc Chandler
Dollar Remains Firm as Risk Returns

Brussels Playbook – Politico
NATO drama — Brexit white paper day — Germany’s new bedfellows

US Open – ZH
Global Stocks, US Futures Jump As Trade War Fears Recede, Commodities Spike

Aamukatsaus – Nordea
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