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Hello MarketClub members everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market report for Friday, the 17th of August.
Yesterday the markets shrugged off negative news and focused on the comments from German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. Ms. Merkel, who just returned from vacation, has somehow miraculously endorsed the European Central Bank’s conditional support for Spain and Italy. On the other side of the coin, a Finnish official has suggested that Euro zone leaders are preparing for the worst, including a possible breakup of the currency bloc.
Upon further inspection, Ms. Merkel's statements of support leave room for a great deal of interpretation. We see it quite simply as delay, delay, delay, and yet another way for politicians to kick the can down the road. Continue reading "Daily Update: How many ways can Europe kick the can down the road?"