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Chief economist update: Eurozone at risk of double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... households socializing indoors, limit mixing outdoors and discourage use of public transport. "Meanwhile, Spain's Catalonia shut bars and restaurants. Italy did the same for many regions and strengthened existing social distancing and face covering ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 returns to Europe with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... households socialising indoors, limit mixing outdoors and discourage use of public transport. Meanwhile, Spain's Catalonia shut bars and restaurants. Italy did the same for many regions and strengthened existing social distancing and face covering ...

Enter the dragon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... there's Brexit and reports that the UK and the EU agreed to start the second phase of negotiations in December; there's Catalonia's own attempt to exit from Spain scuttled by Madrid suspending Catalan's autonomy; there's the Japanese elections where ...

The pain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... asset purchases" and threatens the Fed's credibility. Yup, Charlie was talking down the latest QE. And that region is Catalonia - Spain's largest region and the most indebted. According to 'Business Insider', Catalonia accounts for "18.7% of Spain's ...

ESG sheds light on Sov debt crisis: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... on financial performance whereas environmental issues were of less immediate relevance in the short term." Yesterday, Catalonia's finance minister raised the prospect of a regional bailout for the major Spanish region, in an interview with BBC Radio ...

Show me the stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... again because the penniless government is trying to support a bank - Bankia - that needs more pennies and a region - Catalonia - that's seeking some. Oh, and did somebody mention bank runs? Never mind, the euro will be whole again now that Greece has ...

Coin toss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... the two G's (Germany and Greece) bluffs and blusters are already creating real pain in Spain. Weekend news report that Catalonia is having problems in accessing capital markets with only the very brave buying their debt issuances. And it's not just this. ...

Bulls run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Didn't they already ban the running with the bulls in Spain? Ahh yes, my bad. The Spanish region of Catalonia only banned bullfighting, but approved running with them. For bullfighting kills bulls, running with them only kills... ehem, people. I was ...

Running of the bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... last night were one for the bulls - or at least, seen to be one for the bulls. I know they've outlawed bullfighting in Catalonia, Spain. Perhaps they've banned it in equity markets too. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index - ...
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