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Ireland against the rest: The gloves are coming off

16.06.2008

France and Germany plan to isolate the Irish, and put the country under pressure either to ratify, or quit; there appear huge differences among EU leaders about how to react; Saudi Arabia plans to raise oil production by 0.5m bd for fear of economic consequences of a high oil prices; the European Commission, meanwhile, plans to subject rating agencies to regulation.


EU’s future rests on Ireland's unmotivated electorate

13.06.2008

Irish referendum turnout estimated at 40-45%, just barely above the level needed to secure a Yes Vote; Fillon indicates a soft approach in case of a No; inflation is rising sharply in Ireland; Merkel wants Hintze as successor to Verheugen in Brussels; Charles Plosser warns of a US rate increase; Greece, meanwhile, has appointed a new central bank governor.


ECB: Ooops, we did not mean it

12.06.2008

Jurgen Stark said that ECB was not talking about a series of rate increases, contradicting market interpretation of last week’s statement by Jean-Claude Trichet; the Irish electorate decides today on the Lisbon treaty; France and Italy have agreed to push a harder European line against China and India in the WTO; Italian minister vowed to eliminate absenteeism in the Italian public sector; in Germany, meanwhile, SPD chairman Kurt Beck is facing growing challenge from within the party.


Merkel demands greater role for euro area

11.06.2008

German chancellor says Anglo-Saxon model of financial regulation has failed; France and German plan for a joint response to an Irish No vote; inflation rises to 4.6% in Spain and 4.9% in Greece; market indicators suggest there is a good chance that the Fed might follow the ECB in raising interest rates; in Italy, meanwhile, there is growing debate about wage contracts reform.


Papademos sticks up his finger to the Fed

10.06.2008

ECB vice president says domestic inflation target weights heavier than Fed’s concerns over dollar; but ECB remains concerned about financial stability; Zapatero criticises Trichet; Merkel and Sarkozy reach substantial agreement on CO2 emissions; Bernanke says worst is over for US economy; a poll puts Flemish support for secession ahead for the first time; the Slovaks, meanwhile, have found a new weapon against inflation: jail.


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