Catharsis Ours: Economic News , Data and Views ( April 19 , 2015 ) Greece heads into another eventful week ( Extraordinary EWG Meeting on April 22 , 2015 , April 24th Summit in Riga , this follows the eventful week in Washington , D.C ) ..... Edward Hugh examines once again , in detail , ECB Taper Talk ( coming sooner than advertised perhaps ) ..... Spain in focus ( Valencia Region Election on deck May 24th ) .... China makes deep 1 percent cut to Banks Reserve Requirement ( Just as Housing there seems to be coming unhinged ) ..... Finland in focus ( another grand irony from the former austerity poster child , Election today as well ) ..... Half of all Global Government Bonds yield less than 1 percent ( Charlie Sheen opines " Winning , Duh ? " ) ......

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Cha Geo retweeted

#Greece Long Term Unemployed: 461,000 (Feb 2015) from 431,523 (Feb 2014). Up 6.83% #economy

MineForNothing @minefornothing ·

700 feared dead in Med migrant ship 'massacre' http://www.thelocal.it/20150419/700-feared-dead-in-med-shipwreck …

MineForNothing @minefornothing ·

Eurozone HICP inflation rate ex energy grew just 0.6% Y/Y in March, down from 0.8% in March 2014

Holger Zschaepitz @Schuldensuehner ·

Fears grow of Greek euro exit after #ECB said fin buffers were sufficient to prevent contagion http://gu.com/p/47jtm/stw  

‏@therealslog

The link lives on @fredwalton216 

https://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2015/04/19/analysis-why-the-standoff-between-greece-and-the-eu-is-really-the-first-major-battle-in-the-war-between-yesterday-and-tomorrow/ …

john ward

ANALYSIS: Why the standoff between Greece and the EU is really the...

As the days drag on towards some kind of dénouement to what is rapidly becoming the silliest, longest and most empty threat of a death sentence in political history, I continue to be amazed that th...

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Manos Giakoumis @ManosGiakoumis ·

Extraordinary Euro Working Group on #Greece on Apr 22 (via @ta_nea) #economy #ec #ecb #imf #eurogroup

Edward Hugh @Edward_hugh ·

Just when will the #ecbtaper talk start? Maybe sooner than you think if no #Grexit. https://storify.com/Edwardhugh/should-we-expect-a-weaker-q2-in-euro-area …

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Edward Hugh @Edward_hugh ·

Latest Metroscopia poll for Spain's Valencia region. Previously PP stronghold. Elections:May 24. 

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Nick Kounis @nickkounis ·

#China steps up stimulus! Bloomberg breaking news: China Cuts Banks' Reserve Ratio Requirement by 1 Percentage Point

Holger Zschaepitz @Schuldensuehner ·

#China makes deepest cut in bank reserve requirement since 2008 to fight slowdown. http://reut.rs/1baDVIw  

‏@JanneRiitakorpi

Voting well underway in #Finland's parliamentary elections. Polls close at 8pm. #vaalit2015

‏@DrugGavra

Finland’s 2015 parliamentary elections: a final look at the parties and the polling: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2015/04/13/finlands-2015-parliamentary-elections-a-final-look-at-the-parties-and-the-polling/ …

Jetpack

Finland’s 2015 parliamentary elections: a final look at the parties...

Finland will hold parliamentary elections on 19 April. Tapio Raunio previews the vote, noting that the Centre Party, which lost power after suffering a dramatic drop in support in the 2011 election...

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‏@dlfinland

The economic headwinds Finland's new government will face: Nervous investors today have one eye of Greece and ... http://binged.it/1D1OpBm 

City A.M.

Finland goes to the polls against gloomy economic backdrop

Nervous investors today have one eye of Greece and the other on ... Finland.

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Edward Hugh @Edward_hugh ·

The end result, the austerity poster child has steadily come to depend - oh irony of ironies - on a fiscal deficit. 

Edward Hugh @Edward_hugh ·

As the export sector weakened Finland came to depend on a low interest fueled housing boom. This is now faltering. 

Edward Hugh @Edward_hugh ·

Finland Net International Investment balance now near zero. 

Edward Hugh @Edward_hugh ·

And the country now runs a current account deficit. 

zerohedge @zerohedge ·

"More Than Half Of All Global Government Bonds Are Yielding 1% Or Less" http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-18/more-half-all-global-government-bonds-are-yielding-1-or-less …

zerohedge

"More Than Half Of All Global Government Bonds Are Yielding 1% Or...

Just two facts to best describe the New Paranormal: 1. Central bank assets now exceed $22 trillion, a figure equivalent to the combined GDP of US & Japan2. 53% of all global government bonds are...

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zerohedge @zerohedge ·

Why The Record Drop In Chinese House Prices Suggests Beijing Is Already In A Recession http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-18/why-record-drop-chinese-house-prices-suggests-beijing-already-recession …

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