Friday, May 20, 2016

Economic News , Data & Views ( May 20 , 2016 ) Overview For Friday ( 1. Markets & Market Moving News : S&P 500 Trends - All Time High One Year Ago , All Time Total Return 1 Month Ago , Bonds and Credit Data Of Note , Crude Oil Items For Friday ; 2. French Protests Continue - New Target Appears French Refineries ; 3. EU- Turkey , Deal Under Major Stressors , Erdogan Continues Frantic Pace Of Seizing Total Control In Turkey ; 4. Greece Items of Note - Creditor Talks , Refugee / Econ Migrants News Of The Day ; 5. Iraq - Bloody Green Zone Protests As Tear Gas & Live Rounds Used On Protesters ; 5.Venezuela On The Edge Of Toppling Over , Food Scarcity Becoming Major Concern , Food Riots Already Occurring. )



Markets & Market Moving News.....






 

43 minutes ago
S&P 500 hit its all-time price high a year ago and all-time total return high 1 month ago. Global Equities YTD...










 

47 minutes ago
HYG outflows all time high









 

3 hours ago
We'll only know in hindsight, but what if the secular low in yields has already occurred? 10-yr low: July 2012.









 

4 hours ago
Spanish 2-Yr Yields hit an all-time low today of -0.09%. No hay imposible en los mercados...










 

8 hours ago
Incredible...
At 0.89%, the US 2-year Treasury bond yield is higher than 30-year bonds in Switzerland, Japan, and Germany.










 

3 hours agoHounslow, London
: Struggle Over and Money Rattles Global Energy Market via










 

4 hours ago
US oil and gas industry activity drops to fresh record low. Active oil & gas drilling rigs fall by another 2 to 404.








 

5 hours agoIslington, London
Producers Fight 'Cold War' Over Market Share ($$$)








Europe......







EU-Turkey , Refugee Crisis .....





 

4 hours agoBosnia and Herzegovina
"At its very first test, the EU-Turkey deal crumbles" --
End of the deal? "Syrian refugee wins appeal against forced return to Turkey"





 


5 hours ago
Very important , for everyone following refugee crisis and / or EU -Turkey Deal...
Lengthy legal analysis from on whether Turkey can be deemed a safe third country for refugees. Answer: no






 

5 hours ago
EU bows down meekly to Erdogan power move to yank immunity from certain MPs. Balkan visa liberalization referenced.
's immunity putsch receives muted EU response






 

11 hours ago
Watch Merkel fold up like a pocket hankie...
Will live up to her party's calls to punish for his power grab today?









 

12 hours ago
Trying to build case for visa free travel for Turks with more jibber jabber...
0:22
German Interior Minister: "..if public safety is under threat, we will suspend visa-free travel again."










France......






 

4 hours ago
Next up in French protests -closing refineries....
() trending in as CGT union voted to halt production at a Total refinery







 

6 hours ago
against government : Map of refineries blocked, in ppl can't buy more than 20 € of gas
Loi travail : la carte des raffineries bloquées









 

4 hours ago
French protests continue day after day..
 
 
: Protest with barricades against (labour law) in Lorient today.









Greece.......







 

5 hours ago
Zombie Banks of Greece need 20 BN in new capital due to high NPLs and poor shape of Greek Banks capital generally.
There goes the ESM proposal to use this money in order to buyout the IMF loans!






 

6 hours ago
EZ -IMF divergence laid out..
EU-IMF dispute on Greek debt complicates bailout







 

10 hours ago
Multi-bill of reforms approved by parliamentary committee








 
10 hours ago
Debt relief deal on Tuesday? Let's see if optimistic talk overcomes German resistance to debt relief now.
EU's Moscovici says Greek debt relief deal 'very close'










Iraq......





 

7 hours ago
Green Zone protests.
 
 
Live bullets, blood, protestors injured and killed. How green zone forces face the peaceful protestors







 

7 hours ago
Another report indicating tear gas + "live rounds" used on protesters today in Baghdad.
Three killed in protests in Baghdad’s Green Zone via






Venezuela.....






 

2 hours ago
Venezuela, where a hamburger is officially $170









 

2 hours ago
Venezuela is running out of sugar, the latest sign of a deepening crisis.








 

3 hours ago
"They'll open their eyes at some point & come to our side" - Venezuela protester on the army









 

4 hours ago
Venezuela is falling apart. And it's not just about running out of toilet paper.








 

6 hours ago
Venezuela prepares for massive military exercises as president faces recall referendum:










 

6 hours ago
Venezuela crisis puts influential military in spotlight. By









 

7 hours ago
Food riots indicate end is not too far off for Maduro...
Venezuela's breaking point: food fury erupts into spontaneous protests




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