Market Update (5 januari 2015)

Kredietcrisis

Weaker Russian economy is extremely unprofitable for Italy – Romano Prodi (Itar-Tass)

Gratis geld voor iedereen de oplossing? (Visionair)

Berlin insists it expects Greece to remain in eurozone (Financial Times)

New consumer debt reaches seven-year high in UK (Guardian)

Copper Extends Losses From Four-Year Low on Weaker Demand Worry (Bloomberg)

Valutacrisis

Euro dives to nine-year low as U.S. dollar surges (Reuters)

Turkey’s central bank hikes forex reserve requirements (Reuters)

Turkmenistan Devalues Currency 19% Amid Oil Plunge, Ruble Crisis (Bloomberg)

Dollar in Turkmenistan since January 1, went up by nearly a quarter (RIA)

Geopolitiek

Libya: Islamic State executes government troops (BRICS Post)

The new European ‘arc of instability’ (Russia Today)

Move against the United States: Russia advises EU to phase out the TTIP (Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten)

‘Something wrong with Ukraine, EU’: Czech leader condemns ‘Nazi torchlight parade’ (Russia Today)

BRICS

Eurasian Economic Union begins today (World Bulletin)

Russia Assumes Presidency of Emerging Economies Union BRICS (Sputnik News)

Russia calls for EU talks with newly born Eurasian Union (EU Observer)

2015 Will Be All About Iran, China and Russia (Sputnik News)

Chinese locomotives reach Thailand, to replace GE (BRICS Post)

China is foreign policy priority: Rousseff (BRICS Post)

Venezuela’s Maduro heads to China to seek financial aid (The Star)

Goud

Modi Tells Banks to Help Reduce Gold Lust (The New Indian Express)

Turkish gold imports surge in November (Daily News)

Grafiek/Cartoon van de dag

In welke landen is men het meest tevreden over het beleid?

Condoleeza Rice aan Europa: “Doe geen zaken met de Russen”

Obama doet Happy in oorlogsgebieden (via Dumpert)