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EUROPE
German conservatives
dish the dirt on Martin Schulz – Politico
Ex-central bank chief
charged over Spanish banking scandal – Politico
Greek Economy
Unexpectedly Contracts as Next Crisis Brews – BB
Tim Worstall: Back in
recession, bets on debt deal off – Forbes
Euro-Area Growth Revised
Lower in Sign of Recovery Fragility – BB
Euro area: Solid GDP
growth in Q4 – Nordea
U.K. Inflation Rate
Rises Less Than Expected, Stays Below 2% - BB
Tim Worstall: Brexit an
economic gift - UK Inflation Up To 1.8% - Forbes
UNITED STATES
FEDERAL
RESERVE
Takeaways From Fischer
Speech – Tim
Duy
Editorial: Who Will
Watch the Banks Under Trump? – BB
Semiannual Monetary
Policy Report to the Congress – FED
Yellen Sees More Rate
Hikes Needed If Economy Stays on Course – BB
Goldman Sachs Raises
March Rate Hike Odds – ZH
TRUMP
Michael Flynn resigns as US National Security Adviser – Politico
Why Donald Trump let
Michael Flynn go – Politico
Eli Lake: The Political
Assassination of Michael Flynn – BB
Lies, Damn Lies, and
Taxes – Marc Chandler
Leonid Bershidsky: Putin
Is Getting All He Ever Wanted From Trump – BB
TRUMP
TRADE
With More Than $200
Billion Overseas, Is Apple the Ultimate Trump Trade? – WSJ
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Bought Apple Near the Bottom – WSJ
OTHER
China: Rise in inflation set to trigger monetary tightening – Danske Bank
REGULARS
FirstFT – FT
Toshiba reports big loss, Trump’s
first man down and Cameroon’s language divide * Financial mess engulfing the
Japanese conglomerate reflects huge cost overruns and delays linked to nuclear
projects in the US
WSJ City – WSJ
Sterling Hurts Rolls Royce, Credit
Suisse Loss Narrows, Trump’s Security Adviser Quits
Danske Daily
– Danske
Bank
Eye-Opener
– Nordea
Busy day ahead in a relatively calm
week * Euro-area GDP, UK inflation and Yellen speaking * Japanese investors
dump Treasuries, new data show * GBP and USD waiting for key events
Morning Markets
– TF
Beleaguered Japanese conglomerate
Toshiba ditched a scheduled earnings release overnight to send its shares down
9% and scupper Nikkei in the process. It's lost 50% since a gaping hole in its
nuclear business in the US was first unveiled two months ago.
From the Floor
– TF
The resignation of US national
security adviser amid Russia contacts set a darker tone for Asian markets. At
the same time China surprised positively with higher than expected PPI data and
Opec production cuts are working - for the time being at least.
Euro wrap-up
– Daiwa
Daily Market Comment
– Marc
Chandler
Markets Showing Little Love on
Valentines
Brussels Playbook
– Politico
Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day – BB
10 things you need to know before the opening bell – BI
US Open – ZH
Global Stocks, Dollar Falter As
Yellen Testimony Looms; S&P Futures Pressured By Flynn Resignation
Frontrunning –
ZH
FINNISH
Aamukatsaus – Nordea
Kaksi päivää Yelleniä * Fedin Yellen on tänään senaatin
kuultavana ja pitää huomenna puheen kongressille * Euroopan komissio nosti
euroalueen kuluvan vuoden BKT-ennustetta * Öljyn hinta palautui lupaavan nousun
jälkeen
Saksalaiset
haukkuvat väärää puuta – Nordea
EKP:n toimien kritisoinnista on tullut Saksassa yleinen
huvi. Keskuspankin suunnalta kritiikille on kuitenkin turha odottaa ymmärrystä,
sillä inflaatio on yhä liian hidasta nimenomaan Saksassa.
Pukit kaalimaan vartijoina – Asiaa populismista – JS
Hankamäki
Ylen uutistoiminnan alennustila – Matti
Mäkelä