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EUROPE
Putin Emboldened on Instability Arc by EU
Defense Divide – BB
Confronted by the
prospect of a new Iron Curtain in Russia’s borderlands, the European Union’s largest
countries are turning the other way.
European
constitutional dilemmas and Treaty amendments
Euro Illusions Force Weaker Nations Into High
Unemployment – BB
The crisis appears to
be over. Supposing that’s all true, is it really good news? The answer isn’t
obvious.
Have borrowing costs in the eurozone periphery
come down too far, too fast? –
Open
Europe
European Bonds Tumble Most In 15 Months, Stocks
Slammed – ZH
EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
Though the Euroskeptic
right may not win a majority of seats in this month's European Parliament
election, its collective strength represents a blow to the cause of European
unity. Why is a project that began with such high hopes in the wake of World
War II running into so much resistance?
The European Parliament - a failed experiment
in pan-European democracy? – Open
Europe
EUROPEAN
CENTRAL BANK
Monthly Bulletin, May
2014 – ECB
Statistics Pocket
Book, May 2014 – ECB
The determinants of
euro area sovereign bond yield spreads during the crisis – ECB
Euro area sectoral
activity since 2008 – ECB
MACRO
NUMBERS
Euro area GDP up by
0.2%, EU28 up by 0.3% - Eurostat
Euro area annual
inflation up to 0.7%, EU up to 0.8% - Eurostat
Euro GDP growth weaker
than expected in Q1 – Danske
Bank
French Recovery Stalls
as Taxes Dent Consumer Spending – BB
Euro-Area Growth
Missing Forecast Keeps Pressure on ECB – BB
German economy booms
on back of mild winter weather – Merkelnomics
Europe's "Very Disappointing" Q1 GDP In
Charts – ZH
5 Things to Know About
Euro-Zone GDP – WSJ
UNITED STATES
MACRO NUMBERS
Fed: Industrial
Production decreased 0.6% in April – Calculated
Risk
Core Inflation Hits a
13-Month High – dshort
CPI Rises 2.0% From
Year Earlier, Most Since June – ZH
Initial Claims Plunge
To Lowest Since May 2007 – ZH
Jobless Claims at a
Seven Year Low – Bespoke
Homebuilder Confidence
Plunges To 12-Month Lows – ZH
Philly Fed Declines, Drops
In New Orders, Shipments, And Workweek – ZH
NAHB: Builder
Confidence decreased slightly in May to 45 – Calculated
Risk
ASIA
Japan’s economy grew at the fastest pace since 2011 in the first quarter as
companies stepped up investment and consumers splurged before the first
sales-tax rise in 17 years last month.
OTHER
Anticipated ECB Action Key Driver of FX – Marc
to Market
Grand Central – WSJ
Bond Investors Whistle
Past Latest U.S. Inflation Readings * ECB Ready to Act Fast Against Stagnation,
Low Inflation * Euro-Zone Economy Shows Weaker than Expected Expansion * Japan’s Growth Picks Up Sharply * Reid Prepares for
Senate Confirmation Vote Next Week on Fischer’s Nomination
Macro Horizons – WSJ
Political Risks in Asia, Soft European GDP Make Gloomy News Day
Yield Forecast Update - ECB to introduce
negative rates – Danske
Bank
FINNISH
Euro
& talous 2/2014: Rahoitusjärjestelmän vakaus – Suomen
Pankki
Suomen
Pankki varoittaa rahoitusjärjestelmän riskeistä – YLE
Korkojen nousu tai asuntojen hintojen lasku
saattaa aiheuttaa nopeita muutoksia kotitalouksien kulutukseen.
Komission
visio EMU:sta edellyttää muutoksia perussopimuksiin – Verkkouutiset
Jotta EU:n komission visio EMU:n
tulevaisuudesta voitaisiin toteuttaa, EU:n perussopimuksia pitäisi kahden
suomalaistutkijan mielestä muuttaa.
Onko
kehitys liittovaltioksi estettävissä? – Sixten
Korkman / HS
Ylitetäänkö
eurovaaleissa kepukynnys? – Simon
Elo / PS
Suomi
suhteellisesti suurin EU:n nettomaksaja – Timo
Isosaari / US
Tietääkö
ehdokkaasi? – Pertti
Haaparanta / Akateeminen talousblogi
Äänestäminen ja joukkotuhoaseet –
Juhani
Huopainen / US
Kansantalouden tuotanto pieneni maaliskuussa
2014 – Tilastokeskus
Suomen taantuma jatkui Q1 – Roger
Wessman
Nordea: Kolmas miinuskasvun vuosi häämöttää – Verkkouutiset
Surkeita lukuja Suomesta: Talous palasi
taantumaan – TE
Teollisuuden liikevaihto supistui joulu-helmik.
runsaat 3% YoY – Tilastokeskus
Palvelujen liikevaihto kasvoi joulu-helmik. 2,3%
YoY – Tilastokeskus
Valtiovarainministeriössä ei paineta
paniikkinappulaa – YLE