EUROPE
Policy
makers step up calls for supportive fiscal policies * Central bank added
stimulus after growth momentum slowed
Euro slides
against the dollar on ECB dovishness – Pictet
Europe must learn
to love fiscal stimulus – FT
Most
countries can support economic growth without jeopardising debt sustainability
May Wins U.K.
Parliament’s Backing for Plan to Delay Brexit – BB
The
motion delays Brexit to June 30 if a deal is approved by March 20, or a longer
delay if there is no accord.
The
month-on-month increase of 1.4% for Eurozone industrial production was better
than expected, but with worries about global demand very much alive the
industrial outlook is clouded by uncertainty
OTHER
Industrial
output has weakest start to year since 2009 * Investment in real-estate rises
to highest since 2014
There at the Beginning – Marc Chandler
The
end of the first expansion since the Great Financial Crisis may be drawing close…There
is a specter haunting us. It is the
specter of a new Cold War; a multifaceted and sustained conflict that stops shy
of actual direct military engagement and shapes international relations.
ECB
to keep short and long yields low through 2019
REGULARS
Alice
in Wonderland Economy, China Dump, Trump Tax Fail * Trump shows openness on Xi
summit terms to ease China concerns * Finally some good news for the German
economy as Rhine refills
Brussels
suffers a bout of trade tantrums - EU’s credibility will be damaged unless it
lives up to commitments it made with the US
Tajani
insists he’s not a fascist — Theresa May, third time unlucky — EU hits the
slopes
After
the UK parliament in yesterday’s vote also rejected leaving the EU without a
deal, the third and final vote today will show whether the House of Commons can
instead converge to agree on asking for an extension of Art. 50.
Europe’s
Policy Cocktail, China Soft Patch, BOJ Lessons * More calls for fiscal stimulus
as Europe eyes downturn * Weak industrial output headlines bad data day for
China
Daily Market
Comment
– Marc
Chandler
Five Things to
Start Your Day US
– BB
US Open Rundown – RANsquawk
US Open – ZH
S&P
Futures Slide, Global Rally Pauses As Trade Deal Optimism Fizzles
Eco Day US – BB
Trump-Xi
Meeting Delay, Canada’s Punch Bowl, U.K. Pain * Central banks like Canada’s are
finding it hard to get home * China’s slowdown hits employment even as recovery
signs emerge
FINNISH
Viikon kolmas brexit-äänestys edessä: tänään äänestetään
eron lykkääntymisestä | No-deal vaihtoehto hylättiin Britannian parlamentissa,
punta vahvistui | Tänään julkaistaan Suomen inflaatioluvut helmikuulta