BBC Mario Monti has been asked to form a new Italian government to tackle an acute debt crisis which prompted the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi. Mr Monti, an ex-EU commissioner, said he was starting urgent …
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Reuters It is likely to take the combined forces of the European Central Bank, the IMF and the euro zone bailout fund to break Italy’s financial fall, and it’s far from clear that Europe’s leaders …
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CNBC Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou sealed a deal with the opposition on a crisis coalition to approve an international bailout, but details remain thin despite an EU ultimatum for Athens to get serious about …
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Here’s a roundup of all the latest moving parts having to do with Greece and the Eurozone bailout Reuters French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold an emergency meeting with Greece …
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Last week was just one of those weeks where you had to join the herd, cover your eyes and put blind faith in generally in-effectual European Policy makers to make money from the long side. …
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Next Week’s Tape: Hoping for Hiring (WSJ) Monday Eurozone manufacturing PMI for September ISM manufacturing for September September auto sales Construction spending for August Tuesday Fed Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin speaks Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke …
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From Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge This is a good primer of what to expect in the next couple of weeks of the Euromess. Bookmark this page and go back to it on days when you’re …
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Friday was more of the same, all day selling with barely an uptick. Our equity markets have plenty of things to be worried about, but it now appears that investors are being a bit more …
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Seeking Alpha Today’s Markets In Asia, Japan +0.8% to 9679. Hong Kong +1.9% to 22172. China +2.2% to 2746. India +2.9% to 18241. In Europe, at midday, London +0.8%. Paris +1.0%. Frankfurt +0.9%. Futures at …
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