Thursday, June 2, 2016

Wind and solar photovoltaics (PV) are currently the fastest-growing sources of electricity globally .. IEA

Publication  -  Next Generation Wind and Solar Power


Wind and solar photovoltaics (PV) are currently the fastest-growing sources of electricity globally. A "next generation" phase of deployment is emerging, in which wind and solar PV are technologically mature and economically affordable.

In April 2016, compared with March 2016, industrial producer prices fell by 0.3% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.2% in the EU28 ... EUROSTAT

Press Release  -  April 2016 compared with March 2016 Industrial producer prices down by 0.3% in euro area Down by 0.2% in EU28


In April 2016, compared with March 2016, industrial producer prices fell by 0.3% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.2% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March 2016 prices rose by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EU28.

The interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.40% respectively .. ECB

PRESS RELEASE   2 June 2016    Monetary policy decisions

I don't need to explain to anyone present here what dramatic consequences, also economic, would be brought about by Brexit .. - Europe in its present shape deserves more patience. An ideological drive forward can end in a disaster. That's why what we desperately need today is cool heads and warm hearts. Not the opposite. - President Donald Tusk

01/06/2016  Press Release  -  Speech by President Donald Tusk at the European Business Summit

Με ποσοστό 6,461% η Alden Global Capital, στην Τράπεζα ΠΕΙΡΑΙΩΣ

Δελτίο Τύπου   -  Γνωστοποίηση σημαντικών αλλαγών στα δικαιώματα ψήφου σύμφωνα με το N.3556/2007


Σε εφαρμογή των διατάξεων του Ν. 3556/2007 η Τράπεζα Πειραιώς («η Τράπεζα») ενημερώνει, κατόπιν της από 30.05.2016 ληφθείσας σχετικής γνωστοποιήσεως, ότι το συνολικό ποσοστό δικαιωμάτων ψήφου που κατέχει έμμεσα η εταιρεία Alden Global Capital, LLC ..

Our analysis indicates that Japan has made some progress towards overcoming deflation, but further measures are needed to raise inflation to 2 percent in a stable manner. .. FED

Publication  -  Raising an Inflation Target: the Japanese Experience with Abenomics  -
by Andrea De Michelis and Matteo Iacoviello



Abstract: This paper draws from Japan's recent monetary experiment to examine the effects of an increase in the inflation target during a liquidity trap.