Could inflation do what the polls couldn’t: bring down Erdogan?
With the rise in food and energy prices, the pace of annual price increase climbed to 58.9% last month, up from nearly 48% in July,...
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The ECB: “Should I stay or should I go”
Inflation in France accelerated in August, bolstering evidence of persistent pressures in the region. Consumer prices in the second largest economy of the Eurozone increased...
The ECB Lost in Translation
While Christine Lagarde acknowledged last week that inflation remains undefeated, she did not address the prospects for the meeting on September 14, thus allowing her...
European gas surges as Chevron receives a strike notice in Australia
Natural gas prices in Europe have surged after Chevron announced strikes at its liquefied natural gas export plants in Australia. Unions have initiated protest action...
What next for the ECB
The worsening economic slowdown in the eurozone is fueling bets on a September pause by the ECB The contraction of private sector activity in the...
The European banking sector under pressure?
The European Central Bank is set to test the resilience of the continent’s banking sector by requiring lenders to repay around 500 billion euros of...
The investors bet on ECB rate hikes
A month has passed since the disappearance of Credit Suisse, and investors are still convinced that the European Central Bank will keep increasing interest rates...
Italy, the ECB’s problem
The European Central Bank’s tightening cycle has put Italy’s debt-to-GDP ratio on an unsustainable trajectory. A more significant surplus in Rome could offset these higher...
The miscalculations of the ECB
Eurozone central banks will report their first significant losses in a decade of money printing in the coming weeks. The results will turn negative for...