27th Feb - US Open: Money is too tight to mention

 

Italian election-articles in the (again) just updated Special.

These just in: Europe's tight monetary policy

Previously on MoreLiver’s:

Wednesday EU Open

Guest: Miksi Saksa ei anna

Tuesday US Close: Finally Calm, For Now

Tuesday US Open

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Roundups & Commentary

US Opening News And Market Re-Cap – Ransquawk / ZH

Frontrunning – ZH

Overnight: Tensions Eased As Italy Sells 5, 10 Year Bonds – ZH

The Lunch Wrap – alphaville / FT

Emerging N.Y. headlines – beyondbrics / FT

Daily press summary – Open Europe

Morning MarketBeat: Bernanke Soothes, For Now – WSJ

Broker Note Briefing – WSJ

Fragile Stability Tries To Emerge – Marc to Market

Morning Briefing (EU/US): Serenity – BNY Mellon

  Pondering the FOMC's makeup ....

EUROPE

  CRISIS OVER OR NOT?

If You Thought The European Crisis Was Over... – ZH

Is struggling Europe on the right track? – Bruegel

BizDaily: A turning point? – BBC (mp3)

As another struggling eurozone economy, Portugal, joins Italy in the spotlight, we ask if this week could mark a turning-point in the crisis?

  UK

On negative interest rates and hoarding – alphaville / FT

Negative interest rates have now gone fully mainstream in the UK thanks to this week’s testimony by Bank of England deputy governor Paul Tucker.

Some early morning Bean on NGDP – alphaville / FT

It’s Charlie Bean, the Bank of England’s deputy governor for monetary policy, on nominal income targets. An old wine in a new bottle apparently, even if it is edging closer to the establishment.

  MONEY SUPPLY & LENDING

ECB Says Private Lending Contracted for Ninth Month in January – BB

Euro zone private lending falls, but the ECB gets its excuse – TradingFloor

Juhani Huopainen: In the aftermath of the Italian election, the European Central Bank's whatever it takes promise is being doubted. To assure investors that there is a backstop, the ECB needs an excuse - and today it got it.

ASIA

Abenomics: Where the Rubber Hits the Road – Marc to Market

Abenomics is the traditional LDP economic policy on steroids.  It distracts from the kind of structural reforms that are necessary to boost Japanese growth capacity.  

IN FINNISH

Kostaako EKP Italian "väärän" vaalituloksen? – Jan Hurri / TalSa

Italian kansa on juuri äänestänyt väärin maansa parlamenttivaaleissa, jos markkinoiden ensireaktiot asiasta mitään kertovat. Samaa mieltä lienevät EU:n talouspäättäjät. Eurooppalainen demokratia sen sijaan sai vaihteeksi välierävoiton – jota kestää, kunnes EKP ja markkinat taas kiristävät Italiaan mieleisensä hallituksen.

Kuluttajien luottamus kohentui edelleen helmikuussa – Tilastokeskus

Luottamus talouteen edelleen keskimääräistä heikompaa – Tilastokeskus

Valtio rahoittaa tk-toimintaa 2 miljardilla eurolla vuonna 2013 – Tilastokeskus

Kuntien toimintamenot kasvoivat 5 prosenttia tammi - joulukuussa 2012 – Tilastokeskus