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Wednesday, June 5

5th Jun - Tech and Italy angst, ECB looms #4107



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EUROPE
  ITALY
Brussels warns Italy it is in breach of EU budget rulesFT
Censure from European Commission risks sparking fresh row with anti-establishment government

Italian Stocks, Bonds Slide After EU Triggers Disciplinary Process Over Public DebtZH

Italy revives ‘alternative currency’ proposalFT
Parliamentary vote emboldens Rome’s Eurosceptics, fuelling ‘Italexit’ chatter

Italy: The stars are fallingNordea
Italian political risks are very real, and heightened uncertainty is set to burden the overall economic outlook further and hit Italian bonds. The situation is likely to get worse before getting better. Early elections may be ahead.

There's Only One Way to Fix Italy's MessBB
The weak coalition is in no position to decide whether to appease Brussels or confront it. A new election should provide some much needed clarity.

  EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
A Peek at the ECB Stimulus Toolkit as Inflation Pessimism MountsBB
Governing Council is holding two-day policy meeting in Vilnius * Generous bank loans expected, rates may stay lower for longer

Ferdinando Giugliano: The ECB Is Looking Increasingly PowerlessBB
With forward inflation measures close to lows, Frankfurt has a problem. Draghi should be generous on cheap bank loans and maybe cut deposit rates.

Why has euro inflation stayed so low?Pictet
The euro area headline flash HICP dropped to 1.2% year on year in May from 1.7% the previous month.


UNITED STATES
Powell Tells Us What We Should Already KnowTim Duy

Mark Gongloff: Markets Give the ‘Jump to Conclusions’ Mat a WorkoutBB

Why the Fed is reviewing its monetary policy strategyBlackRock


OTHER
Apple, Facebook and Google Have Lost the Monopoly ArgumentBB
Even the Americans have woken up to the need to stop Big Tech snapping up any promising rivals. But big fines are more likely than breakups.

Global regulators’ net tightens around big techFT
As US watchdogs join investigations, here are the issues already under the microscope


REGULARS
Five Things to Start Your Day AsiaBB
Another Trade-War Salvo * Powell opened the door to a rate cut * Stocks Jump * Australian Easing * China’s Pipeline is a Game Changer

Eco Day AsiaBB
Powell Opens Door to Cut, Central Banks Poised to Act * Australia’s Lowe signals another rate cut is on the cards * Why Trump’s promised U.K. trade deal could be hard to do

Five Things to Start Your Day EuropeBB
Dovish Signals * Don’t Forget the ECB * Not the NHS * Global Growth

EU Open RundownRANsquawk

FirstFT Daily Briefing FT

Brussels BriefingFT
Denmark’s PM Rasmussen says he would look to shape a centrist government with leftwing parties

Brussels EditionBB

Brussels PlaybookPolitico
Danes head to the polls — Sondland hearts Mogherini — Where are the women?

Danske DailyDanske Bank
Fed's Powell opens door for further rate cuts

Eco Day EuropeBB
Fed Inches Toward Cut, ECB Gathering, Trade Deadlock

Euro wrap-up Daiwa

Daily Market CommentMarc Chandler
Dollar Remains on Back Foot

Five Things to Start Your Day USBB
Rally time? * Trump ‘not bluffing’ * China target * PMI revisions

US Open RundownRANsquawk

US OpenZH
Global Markets Roar Higher After Powell Spikes The Koolaid

Eco Day USBB
Fed Inches Toward Cut, Trade Deadlock, China Outlook * Mnuchin’s deadlocked China trade talks hang over pivotal G-20 * Central banks are poised to act as economic warnings flash


FINNISH
AamukatsausNordea
Fed seuraa tarkasti kauppasodan vaikutuksia talouteen ja on tarvittaessa valmis leikkaamaan korkoja talouskasvun ylläpitämiseksi | Euroalueen inflaatio heikentyi toukokuussa | Pysyykö USA:n palvelusektori vahvana?