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Lamplighter commented Oct 19, 2018Sounds like 'an offer you can't refuse'. url
Moscovici: EU not willing to lecture Italy govt on budget
- Lamplighter commented Oct 18, 2018
Just when you thought it was safe - Super Mario pops up. All positive BTW. Just he has to be seen to be putting a lid on his compatriots budgetary ideas.
Draghi said to tell EU leaders Euro Area outlook positive: BBG
- Lamplighter commented Oct 18, 2018
A case of "Well she would say that wouldn't she." Merkel has other more imminent worries on her plate - elections tend to both focus the mind and draw attention inwards. Both EUR and GBP are looking like 'a thing on a spring'. Bouncing back & forth ...
Merkel says insufficient progress to meet again on brexit: BBG
- Lamplighter commented Oct 18, 2018
Is that 'may' or May? Not necessarily an equivalence.
UK seen very worried EU may be close to go for no deal, according to the Sun
- Lamplighter commented Oct 18, 2018
... and you seem to know something more - please elaborate.
UK PM May: Have Made Good Progress On Brexit Talks
- Lamplighter commented Oct 18, 2018
Well that would include most of the EU27 going by what they have been saying this last 24 hours. It sounds too binary - and politics is all about compromise. Hmmm the border issue is all EU - good reality check - read the 'Good Friday Agreement' and ...
UK PM May: Have Made Good Progress On Brexit Talks
- Lamplighter commented Oct 18, 2018
The horse trading continues - however what is interesting is that the EU27 really don't want to break rank even though some would like to ... by offloading responsibility to such an extent to their negotiators they are less likely to have to carry ...
UK PM May: Have Made Good Progress On Brexit Talks
- Lamplighter commented Oct 18, 2018
Ideological differences - would probably be an issue (turning off the money syphon versus social unrest) . That said, Merkel could be out of office long before the next Governor of the ECB's term is up.
ECB’s Nowotny: Personally Believes Serious Political Mistake By German Chancellor Merkel Not...
- Lamplighter commented Oct 17, 2018
One size does not fit all. So some kind of stratification has to be accepted... there doesn't seem to be an easy answer apart from a currency split.
Greece Is Trapped
- Lamplighter commented Oct 17, 2018
The question is how long until the price collapses? Heading for over supply with Saudi Arabia quite happy to flood the market in retaliation for any punitive measures over Khashoggi dismemberment and coverup. A hard winter in the northern hemisphere ...
EIA reports a fourth straight weekly rise in U.S. crude supplies
- Lamplighter commented Oct 17, 2018
Weird ticker-tape - seems as written by a bot. Translation - Trump is doing the rounds and shifting focus back onto the EU. Don't get comfy assuming anything - Trump needs a few more 'wins' as we run into the mid-terms. The matter in Turkey is a bit ...
U.S. Ambassador to EU say does not believe Trump would consider negotiations with EU are...
- Lamplighter commented Oct 17, 2018
How to say something, but at the same time say nothing. The art of talking effluvium.
BoE’s Cunliffe: BoE Doesn’t Believe Need To Get Rates Higher To Have Ammunition For A Future...
- Lamplighter commented Oct 17, 2018
GBP Brexit priced in but expect 20 to 50 pip swings bouncing off credible statements - however IMO more significant moves ahead driven off real economic figures - ie like inflation rate as noted today. The UK budget speech is a few days away so am ...
'Chequers NOT DEAD' Theresa May shocks Brexiteers in PMQ response to Corbyn
- Lamplighter commented Oct 17, 2018
A case of 'expectation front-running' - be careful what you wish for, it could come out back to front.
Irish Foreign Min Coveney: Ireland Has Absolute Solidarity Across EU Members
- Lamplighter commented Oct 17, 2018
Basically the EU would like to drag out the process as long as possible but the brinkmanship is just how far can this be done and not precipitate a 'no deal' exit. A case of 'cutting off your nose to spite your face'. It would seem that despite the ...
EU Official: Many Countries Want No-Deal Brexit Summit In November
- Lamplighter commented Oct 16, 2018
History is a wonderful reality check - Europe 1914, Europe 1936 etc. Needless to say but having a close split in any vote actually shows stability - chaos lays in massive swings either side of the bell curve. The danger is not seeing that a compass ...
Cabinet Told To Force Theresa May To Drop Chequers Plan Or She Will Face No Confidence Vote...