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Banking Union and Unicredit

Banking Union is an unfinished project that just requires a bit more political will to achieve. With Merkel weak and boxed-in the top-down approach may not be possible in the medium-term but a bottom-up process that creates de facto Union through cross-border mergers...

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EU Reform – Banking Union

Banking Union is one of the long-term requirements to create long-term stability in the Eurozone. Countries that see themselves as winners of the current economic environment do not want to take on additional risk but those that are losers certainly want to pass-off...

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Italy – New Government is Only Temporary

The dysfunctional system produced a dysfunctional government. We believe that the Northern League and M5S are mutually exclusive, having campaigned on diametrically opposed positions. The current ceasefire is likely to be a temporary arrangement while the major...

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Trade Heuristics

Trump is still active in the trade sphere - looking for victories/villains - as both are valuable to him before the November midterms. In order to try and retain an impeachment-proof majority in the House and Senate the president needs to keep some kind of consensus...

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Iranian Sanctions

Trump's decision regarding the Iran deal is truly momentous. It shows the world (allies and foes alike) that the U.S. is only interested in tangible results for itself and relative power calculations. This has raised tensions further in the Middle East. It presents a...

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Brexit – Customs Union Trap

The EU has shown that politics continues to top economics when it comes to prioritising Brexit negotiating efforts. It has found a plausible and convenient issue to focus upon - the Irish border - but has approached this in a confrontational manner, raising the stakes...

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