Catharsis Ours: Economic News , Data & Views ( April 28 , 2016 ) Overview For Rainy Thursday ( 1. Global Equities Suffer Setback Today , Gov't Bond Yields Fall After BOJ Disappoints. 2. Oil News De Jour. 3. Quick Hits For Europe - Greece - Creditor Talks , Refugee Situation , Deflation - Germany & Spain In Focus , Brexit Items. )

Markets.......

Dow plunges 1.2%, biggest percentage decline since Feb11 as Carl Icahn said he is worried about #China.

‏@fredwalton216

Tough day at the office.....

Optimum Group @Optimumfingroup

‘Europe's main stock markets sank, with sentiment hit hard by failed #Doha talks & the subsequent #oil price slump’ http://ow.ly/4n66Wo 

‏@Schuldensuehner

Govt bond yields around the globe drop like a stone as BoJ spurs safety bid.

‏@Schuldensuehner

Nikkei plunges 3.6% to 16666.05, logs biggest percentage fall since Feb12 after BoJ dashed hopes for more stimulus.

‏@Schuldensuehner

Financials are getting hammered by BoJ. Brokers, insurers, banks & real-estate sectors are biggest losers in #Japan.

‏@Schuldensuehner

#China's $1 Trillion bond leverage unwinds as Pimco senses panic. http://bloom.bg/236CoHI 

Oil......

‏@JavierBlas2

#Asia is buying more than half of #Iraq #oil production (with #China and #India leading), according to @EIAgov

‏@JavierBlas2

As #Oil Prices Recover, Drain on #SaudiArabia FX Reserves Slowsdown http://bloom.bg/1WUuIIZ  @viviannereim #fx #OPEC

‏@JavierBlas2

Despite glut, #oil prices up again: #WTI settles above $46 a barrel and #Brent approaches $48 a barrel #shale #OPEC

‏@Schuldensuehner

Is the current #oil rally just a head fake? RBC sees resistance level at $50. Would test elasticity of US production

Europe Quick Hits .....

‏@fredwalton216

July 1 , 2018 - Quick Exit !

MineForNothing @minefornothing

EU source says a Brexit vote would likely lead to UK formally leaving the EU on 1st July 2018

‏@YanniKouts

#Eurogroup on #Greece to be held May 9. Date agreed following phone call btwn Dijsselbloem and Tsakalotos ~Greek official

‏@TheEconomist

Do Britons want to leave the EU? UPDATED: our Brexit poll-tracker http://econ.st/1N3qyw5 

‏@DanHannanMEP

Brits in the EU & Europeans in the UK will see only 1 change after Brexit: not voting in EU or local elections. Please stop scaremongering.

‏@Schuldensuehner

Oops. #Germany in #deflation again. HICP inflation rate turned negative in April. https://www.research.natixis.com/GlobalResearchWeb/Main/GlobalResearch/ViewDocument?ecoCreditToken=5161324F43496A494568485656676F2F325134342B673D3D …

‏@Schuldensuehner

#Spain's #deflation deepens in April. HICP dropped by 1.2% vs 0.9% expected. http://on.ft.com/1NBVUtR 

‏@Schuldensuehner

#Spain's unemployment rises for the 1st time in a year as voters prepare for election. http://bloom.bg/244WQyt 

‏@dwnews

EU official defends deal as Turkey deadline approaches http://bit.ly/1qXhmPs 

‏@pietercleppe

Draghi can't keep himself from scaremongering the UK. This always backfires

Open Europe @OpenEurope

ECB President Mario Draghi: To be clear, Brits will "loose all benefits of the single market" if there's #Brexit: http://openeurope.org.uk/daily-shakeup/leave-campaign-says-brexit-free-small-businesses-red-tape-cameron-ex-tuc-boss-warn-triple-threat-workers/ …

‏@fredwalton216

Lawmakers had been expected to work on Friday & Saturday on legislation needed for Turks to secure visa-free travel

Reuters Top News @Reuters

Brawls in Turkish parliament delay legislation on EU migrant deal http://reut.rs/1SuDbR9  

‏@AJEnglish

Refugee crisis: When is a tragedy a massacre? http://aje.io/wczj  writes @leninology

‏@fastFT

With Greek debt fears mounting, creditors promise to talk about debt relief (soon) http://on.ft.com/1SMhnzq 

‏@fredwalton216

EU-Turkey deal may be vetoed by the European Parliament -skepticism on Turkey abounds.....

Open Europe @OpenEurope

The EU-Turkey #migrationcrisis deal could be vetoed by the European Parliament: http://openeurope.org.uk/daily-shakeup/leave-campaign-says-brexit-free-small-businesses-red-tape-cameron-ex-tuc-boss-warn-triple-threat-workers/#section-5 …

‏@fredwalton216

The first quarter of 2016 saw 347 crimes linked to refugee accommodation.....

dwnews @dwnews

Attacks on refugee homes higher than ever, German Criminal Police Office says http://dw.com/p/1IeRS  #refugees 

‏@fredwalton216

Trouble coming up with measures to satisfy creditors - yet referendum or snap election risks too high....

CIGI @CIGIonline

Greek gov't having trouble coming up with credible measures to reach debt deal with EU/IMF, CIGI's @MXafa tells @FT. http://ow.ly/4nau7C 

‏@fredwalton216

An emergency EG meeting on Greece - next week or the week after - as per EG Head Dijsselbloem

Greek Reporter @GreekReporter

Eurogroup Chief: Meeting on Greece Within Next Two Weeks http://dlvr.it/L9dBVB  #

‏@fredwalton216

Something to consider...

Daniela Vincenti @VincentiDaniela

The Greek crisis: European madness @EurActiv http://eurac.tv/1wMT 

SPIEGEL EnglishVerified account ‏@SPIEGEL_English 14h14 hours ago
There are hundreds of thousands of Africans waiting to try their luck on the voyage to EU across the Med. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/refugee-crisis-focus-shifts-to-north-africa-a-1089536.html …

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