Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Economic News , Data & Views ( May 10 , 2016 ) Overview For Tuesday ( 1. Markets - Crude Oil Items Of Note , Central Bankers Hoisted By Their Own Petards , Global Reserves Have Plunged $1.2 Trillion Since Mid - 2014 -- Where Did The Reserves Disappear To ? 2. France Political Drama - Hollande Rams Through Labor Bill W/O a Vote Using Article 49.3 - No Confidence Vote(s) Set For Thursday. 3. EU/EZ In Action Today - Brexit / UK Referendum Items , Turkey - EU Referendum , Dublin & Asylum Proposals , Mish Covers Greece - Creditors Crisis Talks . 4. Refugee Crisis Matters For Tuesday. 5. Odds & Ends )



Markets......



 

42 minutes ago
Before the collapse in Crude that began in mid 2014, Energy was the top performing sector ETF since inception.









 

3 hours ago
Big gain for today, up $1.22 to $44.66 a barrel. 22, 44 and 66 in the same sentence.








 

5 hours agoIslington, London
Bear food: STEO report sees inventories building until Q3 2017 (not typo there, that's 2017 and not 2016)






 

17 seconds ago
Shorter version - Central Bankers have painted themselves in a corner.
"This Is The Most Obvious Disaster In Finance. Central Bankers Don't Understand..."






 

2 hours ago
Central Bank Balance Sheet Growth, 2008-16 Fed: +401% BOJ: +272% ECB: +100%






 

1 hour ago
JPM: Global FX reserves have plunged $1.2tn since mid-2014 BUT there are hints of stabilization.






Greece.......





 1 hour ago
JPM: Global FX reserves have plunged $1.2tn since mid-2014 BUT there are hints of stabilization.







France.......





 

6 hours ago
No confidence vote (s) loom this week. Absolute majority of 289 votes required. Stay tuned.
François Hollande pushes through labour bill with special decree






 

5 hours ago
LIVE: Protests to hit Paris after govt. announces approval of labour reforms
 







 

4 hours ago
Railway workers protest as govt. debates labour reforms VIDEO:







 

10 hours ago
French PM to use 'Article 49.3' nuclear weapon (again) to bypass parliament with the latest controversial jobs bill.
Loi travail : un conseil des ministres extraordinaire ce mardi en vue du 49.3








EU In Action - Brexit / Turkey - EU Deal....






 

6 hours ago
Germany says Turkey -EU Deal is top priority -but Turkey expected to honor its commitments , as EU will its own.
Germany says EU-Turkey deal remains ‘top priority’











 5 hours ago
Excellent overview & analysis. Touches on the various issues in a straight forward manner.
Blogged The Orbanisation of EU asylum law My analysis of the latest proposals:









 

4 hours ago
IDS’s claim about Germany’s hidden EU renegotiation role is hugely damaging for ‘Remain’









 

8 hours ago
Mish's comments make for interesting reading and are basically on point.
Germany Blinks Under IMF Pressure: Breakthrough Agreement To Do Nothing







 

11 hours ago
74% of voters reject Cameron's warning that might bring military conflict or war (2753 voters for )







 

12 hours ago
A press release by Commission has outlined the five benchmarks which still need to be met by Turkey before June 2016
European Parliament to discuss Turkey visa exemption proposal tomorrow










Refugees.....







 

5 hours ago
Yesterday 11 Iranians were found & today the 69 discovered on the Gevgelija-Skopje highway included Afghans, Iraqis, Pakistanis & Syrians





 

6 hours ago
finds 69 illegal migrants in truck among 110 the ex-Yugoslav republic has discovered in the past 24 hours








 

6 hours ago
Kenya can't bear refugee burden any longer. This scene will be repeated in various host nations.
For anyone who advocates outsourcing refugee obligations to the third world








 

6 hours ago
Not exactly efficient...
Greece says just 1 in 6 political asylum requests processed since March EU-Turkey deal. In all, 6605 requests filed








 6 hours ago
Another example of faltering refugee systems in Europe..
More than 10,000 are homeless in due to faltering reception system









 

7 hours ago
Safe Country for refugees ? Right...
Turkey still shooting at refugees as young as three - on new report








 

9 hours ago
2016 Mediterranean Sea Arrivals: 184,913 82% from the world’s top 10 refugee-producing countries via






 


12 hours ago
March /April 2016, Turkish guards used violence against Syrian asylum seekers & smugglers, killing 5 , injuring 14.
"Turkey: Border Guards Kill and Injure Asylum Seekers,” reports







Odds & Ends



 

7 hours ago
This article should be at the top of must read articles for today.
The CSU is getting increasingly frustrated with Merkel and is now considering separate campaign in 2017:





 8 hours ago
Another terror event in Turkey. Which is going to further encourage Erdogan to hold his ground against the EU.
UPDATE — 7 police officers, detained suspects, and civilians among the injured in Diyarbakır car bomb attack




 

8 hours ago
Al Nusra is Syria's Al Qaeda franchise ....not moderate under any analysis..
After splitting with Al-Qaeda, Al-Nusra is being presented to the West as a moderate force. It’s nothing of the sort





 

9 hours ago
You really make up the political slapstick comedy routines of Brazilian politics.
In Latest Shocking Twist, Brazil Impeachment Back On Track After Lawmaker Revokes His Own Annulment Call





 

11 hours ago
Podemos leaders already tweeting "the PSOE doesn't want to get rid of the PP" after quick stunt and rejection.
Podemos media raid on PSOE, with a public suggestion of a joint electoral list for the Spanish Senate. PSOE leader has already rejected it.






 

13 hours ago
Looks like it's not just the Brits who are contemplating leaving the EU ......
Ipsos Mori poll on Brexit across EU is astonishing. 60% of Italians want own referendum, 48% would vote to leave
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