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Turkey important for European gas market

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 Frank Knopers 0 Comments energy, europe, gas, natural gas, russia, south stream, tanap, tap, turkey, turkish stream

In the future, Turkey will play an important role in the European energy supply. The construction of various new pipelines will create a southern transport route to bring natural gas from Russia and Azerbaijan to the European market.

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Economics Monetary system 

Fed continues to intervene in repo market

November 18, 2019 Frank Knopers 0 Comments fed, liquidity, repo, repo operations

The Federal Reserve announced new long-term repo operations to avoid liquidity problems in the money market by the end of the year. In addition to daily and 14-day repo operations, new liquidity injections of 28 and 42 days will be made.

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Economics Monetary system 

Fed warns against risks of long-term low interest rates

November 18, 2019 Frank Knopers 0 Comments central bank, fed, federal reserve, interest rate, interest rates

Long-term low interest rates may jeopardize the profitability of US banks and encourage bankers to engage in risky behavior, which could jeopardize financial stability, the Federal Reserve said in a new report published on Friday.

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Economics Geopolitics 

Venezuela provides more euros than bolivars to banks

November 15, 2019November 18, 2019 Frank Knopers 0 Comments bolivar, currency, euro, venezuela

Instead of bolivars, the central bank of Venezuela is increasingly distributing euro banknotes to its own banking sector. As a result, the euro is gaining market share in domestic payments, at the expense of the virtually worthless bolivar.

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Economics Monetary system 

Serbia adds 9 tonnes to gold reserves

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Frank Knopers 0 Comments gold, serbia

After Hungary and Poland, Serbia has also recently added gold to its reserves. On the recommendation by President Aleksandar Vucic, the central bank bought 9 tons of gold in October. As a result, the country’s total gold stock rose to 30.4 tonnes, about 10% of total reserves.

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Economics Monetary system 

Fisher: “Draghi will go down in history as a great monetary fool”

November 14, 2019November 15, 2019 Frank Knopers 0 Comments central banks, draghi, ecb, fed, fisher, mario draghi, monetary policy, richard fisher

Mario Draghi will go down in history as one of the greatest ‘monetary fools’. That’s what former head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Richard Fisher, said in an interview with Bloomberg.

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Economics Geopolitics 

Russia and China seek stronger rapprochement

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Frank Knopers 0 Comments china, dollar, putin, russia, trade, xi jinping

Europe is still Russia’s most important trading partner, but in recent years the Russians have shifted their focus more to the east. As a result, China is taking away an ever-increasing share of the EU’s market.

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Economics 

Commerzbank considers negative interest rates

November 12, 2019November 14, 2019 Frank Knopers 0 Comments banks, central bank, commerzbank, ecb, germany, interest rates, monetary policy, negative rates, savings

After Deutsche Bank, also Commerzbank wants to pass on negative interest rates to its customers. In addition to large companies also smaller companies and wealthy individuals will have to pay interest on their bank balances.

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Economics Geopolitics Silk Road 

China invests millions in Greek port

November 11, 2019November 14, 2019 Frank Knopers 0 Comments china, cosco, greece, investment, piraeus, port

China will invest €600 million in the port of Piraeus. That is the result of a state visit to Greece by the Chinese president Xi Jinping.

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Geopolitics NATO 

Macron declares NATO brain dead

November 7, 2019November 14, 2019 Frank Knopers 0 Comments brain dead, macron, nato

The French President, Emmanuel Macron declared NATO brain dead because there is no longer effective coordination within the military alliance.

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Geopolitics Nord Stream 2 Oil & Gas 

Why is Nord Stream 2 important for Europe?

November 7, 2019November 15, 2019 Frank Knopers 0 Comments europe, gas, natural gas, nord stream 2, Pekka Lundmark, pipeline, putin, Rainer Seele, russia, russian energy week, vladimir putin

Nord Stream 2 is important for Europe’s energy supply, because we are still largely dependent on natural gas. Declining domestic production and increasing demand means that Europe needs new supply routes.

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