US Political News Addendum For Saturday !
Looks like Chris Christie's chances of a top job fading away. Another negative piece placed today-ahead of Trump-Christie Sunday meeting.
James Mattis, retired Marines general and possible candidate for defense secretary or other national security post, now meeting with Trump.
Romney to press on Trump meeting: "Far-reaching conversation with regards to the various theaters of the world that are of interest to" US.
Trump & Romney meet for an hour and twenty minutes - foreign policy seemed to be topic of discussions.
Trump - Romney meeting begins at 1pm today....
"Very possible we'll see an additional announcement today" for a national security post, Trump transition spokesman @SeanSpicer to reporters
TRUMP MEETINGS for Sunday (job interviews or counsel):
John Gray
Kris Kobach
Wilbur Ross
Christie
Giuliani
Robert Johnson
David McCormick
Republican skeptics of Trump are giving the president elect a second chance, reports @rebeccagberg
Trump's early staff picks "showcase his appreciation for loyalists -- or at least those whose views mirror his"
Europe......
Italy.....
The Italian referendum and the issues at stake: The next stage in a year of shifting sands comes in Italy on 4 Dec… http://dlvr.it/MhqW6m
Italy's referendum explained http://bloom.bg/2faek4t
Final polls show Renzi's referendum heading for defaet in #Italy BUT polls in Italy very unreliable. http://bloom.bg/2gmXV1S
#Italy's political risk premium continues to rise. FTSEMIB was worst performing index -3.3% on the week, to make -24.1% YTD.
Vincenzo Scarpetta
Just in case you needed further confirmation that Italians are out of love with the EU.
Austria......
Norbert Hofer Interview ....
Van der Bellen interview...
Latest polls give Hofer the narrowest of leads & both candidates know that victory lies in winning over the almost 200,000 undecided voters.
#EUPressReview: #Austria #populists take heart from @realDonaldTrump election, #EU steps up #defence cooperation http://bit.ly/2g5lPMA
Van der Bellen - http://gadoar.com/7249f Austria says no further delay to December 4 election, dismisses ballot scare
Election observers will be present at Austria's presidential election rerun http://thelocal.at/20161117/small-osce-team-will-observe-austrian-election-rerun …
France Presidential Contest - Election 2017
French President Election , toughest in a decade - set to come down to Centre-right vs Le Pen...
The next big test: The possibility of @MLP_officiel winning the election in France can't be ruled out @mrlanceprice http://bit.ly/2g1KvEk
Can Marine Le Pen win France's election? http://bbcs.website/?p=248 #TrumpTransition #PresidentElectTrump #MAGA
France: Race between #Sarkozy+#Juppé is getting tighter. #Fillon gains a lot of support within the last days b4 LR primary. #PrimaireDroite
France, LR (EPP) Primary, Elabe poll:
Juppé: 34% ↓
Sarkozy: 30% ↑
Fillon: 21% ↑
Le Maire: 7% ↓
Kosciusko-Morizet: 5%
Copé 2% ↑
Poisson 1% ↓
German Election - 2017
Countries' demography compared with supporters of nationalist parties (UKIP, Front National and AfD), October-November 2016, %.
#Infographic
She'll be running for 4th term as Chancellor.
#Merkel's #CDU plans to pull back voters from #Germany's populist right ahead of 2017 federal election http://dw.com/p/2Sw5I
Sunday decision looms - last hurrah for Merkel ?
Gabriel considering withdrawal from Cabinet....
Germany, Forsa poll:
CDU/CSU-EPP: 35% ↑
SPD-S&D: 23%
GRÜNE-G/EFA: 11%
LINKE-LEFT: 10%
AfD-ENF: 10% ↓
FDP-ALDE: 6%
Germany, Allensbach poll:
CDU/CSU-EPP: 34% ↑
SPD-S&D: 23% ↑
AfD-ENF: 11% ↓
GRÜNE-G/EFA: 11% ↓
LINKE-LEFT: 9%
FDP-ALDE: 8%
Financial News Of Note.....
After 3-day break, scheduled meetings between #Greece gov't & institutions on Nov 20
13 Labour
15.30 Fiscal
18 Education
Athens Concerned About Possible Differences With its Creditors http://dlvr.it/Mhsv92 #Greece
Government Tables Mobility Bill for Civil Servants http://dlvr.it/MhtPv5 #Greece
Bruegel Institute Chief: 4th Bailout Seems Inevitable for Greece http://dlvr.it/Mhsv9C #Greece
Bond index crash is latest sign debt's 3 decades long rally is ending. http://reut.rs/2g2dUOB
Global bond mkts have lost another $878bn this week as investors fear that #Bondbubble might have burst. Bonds in EZ periphery hit hardest.
Good morning from Berlin: Global stocks have lost $64bn in mkt cap this week as #Trumprally paused & investors look forward to #Italy risk.
#Iran | #oil minister Zanganeh. saturday: dimisses possibility of #Iraq not joining freeze plan. shana. #OOTT
#Iran | Zanganeh: those countries that have offered largest volumes of crude to market, should carry the largest responsibility. shana #OOTT
DJ IRAN NEARING PRE-SANCTIONS OIL OUTPUT MARKET SHARE--OIL OFFICIAL
DJ IRAN OIL MIN SAYS APPROPRIATE OIL PRICE IS $55-$60/BARREL
DJ IRAN OIL MIN SAYS OPEC CURB DEAL 'HIGHLY LIKELY' ON NOV 30
Timely overview of current state pf play with surprise de-monetization scheme , pros and cons moving forward.
Two totally unconnected news
Today was exclusive for Senior Citizens at the Banks....
Air India cancelled... http://fb.me/5j5ztYfE0
@PandaJay #DemonetizationDeathsMountDaily Chaos as Millions in India Crowd Banks to Exchange Currency
There must be many more deaths in rural India which are not getting reported. Citizens walking 70km in Chattisgarh to Banks.
Note exchange only 4 own customers, say banks #demonetization #blackmoneydebate where is d Prime Minister #Modi of Banana Republic of India
India struggles as millions throng banks to swap currency
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/india-struggles-as-millions-throng-banks-to-swap-currency/2016/11/15/4979c20c-ab08-11e6-8f19-21a1c65d2043_story.html …
Banks disbursing soiled notes, sprayed with perfume, insecticides #India #Finance https://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/banks-disbursing-soiled-notes-sprayed-perfume-insecticides-092204035.html … via @YahooINFinance
Queues getting shorter at banks but ATMs still continue to pain people by via India – The Indian Express
Word around Tripoli, depending on source, is that the exchange rate may further inflate to between 9-20 LYD per USD.
In a single day-LYD has fallen> 7% against USD , falling through LD6 for the first time to end this evening at 6.2 on the black market !
In Brief
#Libya
In Brief
#Libya
6 LYD to 1 USD barrier broken. Currency breaking down almost as fast as Tripoli security situation is breaking down.
Looks like Libya's informal currency speculators switched to max gear..
my estimate that +40 billion USD of capital flight r behind this
WOW
Libyan Dinar crashes to new record today in front of the USD in parallel market
$1 USD = 5.950 LYD
Ironically, the UN's #Libya GNA "unity" gov is against Ghwail & Thinni uniting and only has support from some militias fighting for money.
Since the beginning of the clashes in #Sabha - 3/4 days - 21 people were killed and 32 injured. Most of them were civilians acc.to reports.
Tribal fighting continues as Sebha ceasefire fails - https://www.libyaherald.com/2016/11/19/tribal-fighting-continues-as-sebha-ceasefire-fails/ …
지금 이 시각 #광화문 현장입니다.
단 한 분의 시민도 다치는 일이 없도록 안전에 꼭 유의해주시기 바랍니다.
* 광화문 광장 라이브로 보기 https://youtu.be/FwN1ErFdudY
Translated from Korean by Bing
Now there is only one of the Visual #광화문 scene. citizens do not hurt safety Please note that. * to Gwanghwamun square live view https://youtu.be/FwN1ErFdudY
"쓰레기는 저에게 주세요"
집회장소에 쓰레기통을 매고 나온 학생. 직접 생각해낸 아이디어라고 합니다. 어떻게 저런 생각을 했을까요.. #고맙습니다
현재 많은 시민분들 덕분에 광화문 집회현장도 깨끗하고 질서있는 모습입니다.
다시 한 번, 감사드립니다.
Translated from Korean by Bing
"Trash me" came out of the trash can and student gathering place. Came up with the idea directly. How did the unspeakable thoughts. .. #고맙습니다 Currently, many citizens thanks to the scene clean and orderly gathering of Gwanghwamun. once again, thank you.
Translated from Korean by Bing
The City Government in connection with the rally today, cleaning, operating #쓰레기봉투 about three thousand separate preparatory class for every deployment, rally after completion of cleaning personnel and 29 clean-up equipment of quick 165 hours will complete the cleaning. to participate in the rally, even #쓰레기수거 after the termination of your citizens in the rally #동참!
Man behind Yasukuni toilet blast got past Korean security by claiming gunpowder was charcoal
As Trump talks wall, China builds bridges to Latin America
Asia-Pacific leaders urged to defend free trade at APEC summit following Trump’s win
#LOÚLTIMO | El presidente ruso #VladimirPutin arriba al Perú para participar en cumbre #APEC2016 ► https://goo.gl/L6UTnk
Translated from Spanish by Bing
#LOÚLTIMO| Russian #VladimirPutin up to the Peru President to participate in Summit #APEC2016 ► https://goo.gl/L6UTnk
Translated from Spanish by Bing
Wide expectation by the speech of @POTUS in #APEC2016 #apecsummit 👍 https://twitter.com/USAenEspanol/status/799963679508889601 …
Peruvian president calls on companies to work for growth at APEC 2016: Peruvian President, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski,...
Gobierno de Perú y Vietnam suscribieron acuerdo de cooperación cultural ►http://bit.ly/2gul5nO #TVPerúInforma #APEC2016
Translated from Spanish by Bing
Government of Peru and Viet Nam have signed agreement of cooperation cultural ► http://bit.ly/2gul5nO #TVPerúInforma #APEC2016
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