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EUROPE
Angela Merkel faces her most serious political challenge yet. But Europe
needs her more than ever
Internal European Union documents seen by SPIEGEL clearly show how
Luxembourg's government, under the leadership of Jean-Claude Juncker, sought to
use tax breaks to attract companies to the country. European parliamentarians
want to know more.
A consensus is forming at the ECB to take the interest rate it charges
banks to park money deeper into negative territory in December, four governing
council members said, a move that could weaken the euro and push up inflation.
MIGRANT CRISIS
Tusk: Germany must do more on
migration – Politico
Passports to paradise – Politico
Germany's balanced budget not at risk due to refugees, says Weidmann – Reuters
5 reasons relocating refugees is a nightmare – Politico
UNITED KINGDOM
BoE’s dovish Inflation Report points to very gradual policy normalization
– Pictet
How might EU countries react to Cameron’s letter? – Open Europe
Cameron Warns EU Not to Ignore British Renegotiation Demands – BB
Cameron's EU Demand Letter Just Deepens His Domestic Dilemma – BB
UNITED STATES
The debate is shifting. It is soon to be no longer about the first rate
hike. Fed officials, the question is shifting from whether they should go at
all to whether they waited too long.
OTHER
The Fed December hike back on the table, what now? The Markets should
show if that is right - by risk appetite. EM FX, commodity FX should regain, if
Fed hike is to happen.
REGULARS
U.S. Stocks End Week With Whimper
Stocks Edge Lower; Chinese Data in
Focus
Looking to S&P 500 for Guidance
Spain’s Catalan regional parliament
set for independence roadmap…obstacles mean that the process is unlikely to
succeed * ECB officials tell Reuters that there is consensus for deposit rate
cut, while QE options still in discussion
October decision a close call, Fed
December hike probability at 70 percent * USD a touch weaker vs G10, but
stronger vs Asian FX * This week a lot from China, Euro-area GDP and Nordic
inflation
There was divergent
Asia-wide fallout from Friday's upbeat NFP number, with stocks buoyed in Tokyo,
but falling in Sydney. Meanwhile Beijing's decision to allow the resumption of
IPOs gave equities markets a welcome boost. Today's economic calendar is on the
thin side with the most prominent item being Eurozone investor confidence at
0930 GMT.
Dollar's Gains Pared to Start Week, but
Yen Remains Soft
Friday's US jobs report came in
ahead of even the most fevered expectations, but now that markets have had a
chance to digest the data, what effect will this have on the Fed, on equities
and on the US normalisation process?
Cameron to formally
present EU renegotiation demands tomorrow in letter to Tusk * FAZ: Germany
happy to abide by most of the British EU reform proposals * German government
in new crisis over Syrian refugee status * Goldman Sachs Asset Management:
Economic case for UK staying in EU “pretty compelling” * Greece still at odds
with creditors over bad loans ahead of Eurogroup meeting * EU plans to extend
Russian sanctions for additional six month * Portuguese left-wing parties set
to oust PM-designate in confidence vote tomorrow * Catalan separatist parties
set to defy Spanish government over independence process
Shaky governments —
COP21 countdown — Air ISIL
Emerging Markets Slide
On Strong Dollar; China Surges On Bad Data, IPOs; Futures Falter
The US dollar will look to follow
through on last week’s gains on the heels of the stellar October jobs and
earnings data. With a December Fed rate hike more or less in the bag, the focus
will shift to the pace of Fed hikes rather than the timing of liftoff.
The Fed's got the
greenest of green lights and it would take a "disaster" to prevent a
move on interest rates in December.
FINNISH
Euroalueen kasvu pysyy epävakaana * Työllisyysluvut
olivat mannaa Fedille * USA:n työllisyysraportti veti perjantaina korot nousuun
sekä USA:ssa että euroalueella * Luvassa on melko hiljainen viikko
Hallitus kompuroi sote-sotkussa, mutta se on vain
yksi osa karua kokonaiskuvaa. Suomella on yhtä aikaa vastassaan talouden
kriisi, työmarkkinoiden kriisi ja nyt vielä politiikan kriisi. Tämä voi olla
moniongelmaisen euro-Suomen uusi normaali.