Draghi remains prime minister, March monetary tightening, and more
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31 January – 4 February 2022, Vol.13 Ed.5
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Draghi remains prime minister, but change is coming: Italy has decided: Sergio Mattarella stays on as president, Mario Draghi remains prime minister. Mattarella, at 80, had not sought a second term and only agreed to continue after the electoral college failed...
Draghi puts presidency plans on hold; we need a World Climate Organisation
Tuesday 1 February 2022 Vol.13 Ed.5.2
Commentary: Draghi remains prime minister, but change is coming
By Holger Schmieding in London
Italy has decided: Sergio Mattarella stays on as president, Mario Draghi remains prime minister. Mattarella, at 80, had not sought a second term and only agreed to continue after the electoral college failed to find a majority for any other candidate. Draghi, 74, has had to postpone his...
Draghi and Italy future depends on Berlusconi, outlook for European sovereign borrowing
Wednesday 5 January 2022 – Vol.1 Ed.1.1
Commentary: Draghi and Italy future depends on Berlusconi
By Antonio Armellini in Rome
Veteran populist Silvio Berlusconi appears a credible candidate as Italy’s next president. He faces possible conviction in impending trials over various alleged misdemeanours. This juxtaposition underlines the quirky nature of Italian politics. And it explains why financial markets and...
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Wednesday 17 February, 2021)
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY
HIGHLIGHTS
February 17 2021
Global Markets
The selloff in core government bonds continues amid persistent optimism for a rapid global economic recovery. Today, Mario Draghi’s new government will face its first confidence vote in the Senate and the FOMC will publish the minutes from the January policy meeting, while data releases include US retail sales and IP, both for January.
Greece
According to press, the Recovery and...
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Draghi’s grandest and gravest mission
Wednesday 3 February 2021
Commentary: Draghi’s grandest and gravest mission
By Antonio Armellini in Rome and David Marsh in Berlin
Mario Draghi is embarking on his toughest task yet. It is a still more arduous challenge than those he faced during his battle-scarred 2011-19 presidency of the European Central Bank, with few weapons, and certainly no bazookas, at his disposal. If Draghi can navigate the early political labyrinth, his chances of...
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GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Wednesday 3 February, 2021)
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY
HIGHLIGHTS
February 3 2021
Global Markets
Risk-on sentiment prevailed in global equity markets, supported by rising optimism for additional US fiscal stimulus. Sovereign bond markets in both sides of the Atlantic lost some ground, while in Europe, BTPs outperformed, on reports suggesting that Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella will mandate former ECB President Mario Draghi to form an institutional government.
Greece
According...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/03/global-regional-daily-wednesday-3-february-2021/
Christine Lagarde
Lagarde’s communications challenge, Libra co-creator on digital currency’s objectives
Wednesday 23 October 2019 – Vol.110 Ed.43.2
Commentary: Lagarde’s communications challenge
By David Marsh in London
Christine Lagarde is under pressure to revamp the ECB’s communications policies after she takes over from Mario Draghi. The expected move will be partly a reaction to unrest over communication of the bank’s 12 September monetary easing measures, opposed by some members of the ECB’s...
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Wednesday, 27 March, 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: All eyes today are on the UK House of Commons which will hold so-called “indicative votes” on alternatives to PM Theresa May’s Brexit strategy. MPs will reportedly put forward a number of options and the House of Commons Speaker will select which of them will be put to a vote. Voting is expected to start at 20:00 GMT and the Speaker is anticipated to...
Mario Draghi
Missing out on monetary normalisation, Gender Balance Index 2019
Commentary: Missing out on monetary normalisation
By David Marsh in Boston
The European Central Bank’s postponement until at least 2020 of its first post-financial crisis interest rate increase could mean it will miss out a cycle of monetary normalisation. This exposes it to pressures which will weigh on the bank’s next president, who will take over from Mario Draghi when his term ends in October. The biggest risk is that...