In the Blind Spot (Finanzagentur, Bank Rate, Zero-day options)
This edition of the Blind Spot Wrap was compiled by Izabella Kaminska, with help from Dario Garcia Giner. Subscriber note: No confidential whatsapp messages were revealed in the making of this wrap … A quick note from collectable stocks and bond dealer, LaBarre Galleries, who wanted to draw your attention to this collectible vintage German […]
US Treasury announces digital dollar working group (POLITICO)
by Victoria Guida – March 2, 2023 A top U.S. Treasury official on Wednesday announced the formation of an interagency working group that will explore the possibility of issuing a central bank digital currency. The group will be led by Treasury and include leaders from the Federal Reserve and various policy councils within the White House, […]
WTO doesn’t like EU’s plan to trade tariffs for migrants (POLITICO)
By Camille Gijs – March 1, 2023 The EU could be at risk of breaching global trade rules — if it pushes ahead with a controversial plan to link trade benefits to resettling migrants. That’s the verdict of a former World Trade Organization lawyer, as the European institutions gear up for negotiations Thursday on renewing […]
EU to move ahead on power market reform (POLITICO)
By Victor Jack – Feb 27, 2023 EU countries increasingly agree the bloc must undertake a speedy reform of its power market, although they remain split over how deep the revamp should go. The bloc’s countries have been staking out their positions on the upcoming reform — which among other things is aimed at shielding […]
Spot Markets Live Transcript (27/02/23)
Anjuli Davies10:56 … 10:57Good morning and welcome to Spot Markets Live, the weekly round-robin of stocks and markets news. Today I’m excited to be joined by Helmholtz, a former sell-side pro with nearly 40 years worth of experience running rates desks at various investment banks. Helmholtz has agreed to give us his thoughts on the condition […]
In the Blind Spot (ETFs, Green nukes, Unified ledger)
This week’s Blind Spot Wrap was compiled by Izabella Kaminska with help from Dario Garcia Giner. Quick housekeeping note: You may have spotted that our house style has been in flux the past few months, moving first from sentence case to title case, then incorporating AP-style, then forgetting to carry it through. From today we’re […]
Eurozone Central Bank Losses Threaten Bloc Cohesion (POLITICO)
POLITICO, (Feb 23) – By Johanna Treeck
Calls Mount to Sanction Russia’s Nuclear Sector (POLITICO)
POLITICO (Feb 20) – By Jamie Dettmer, Wilhelmine Preussen
Were Western Sanctions Worth it? (POLITICO)
POLITICO, (Feb 20) – By Barbara Moens, Leonie Kijewski
Spot Markets Live Transcript (20/02/23)
Good morning and welcome to Spot Markets Live, the weekly round-robin of stocks and markets news. Today I’m excited to be joined by Neil Collins. He’s a veteran in the world of finance having “done” 19 years at The Daily Telegraph as City Editor. Welcome Neil and thanks for joining us. Would you like to […]