USA - Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging 5.0 million barrels per day.. - eia

Publication - Weekly Petroleum  Status Report

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.5 million barrels per day during the week ending December 9, 2016, 57,000 barrels per day more than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 90.5% of their operable capacity last week.

Ευρωπαϊκή Άσκηση προσομοίωσης ακραίων καταστάσεων (2016 EIOPA Stress Test).

Δελτίο Τύπου - 15/12/2016 - Ευρωπαϊκή άσκηση προσομοίωσης ακραίων καταστάσεων της EIOPA (2016 EIOPA Stress Test) – Δημοσίευση έκθεσης

Στις 15 Δεκεμβρίου 2016 η Ευρωπαϊκή Αρχή Ασφαλίσεων και Επαγγελματικών Συντάξεων (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority - EIOPA) δημοσίευσε τα αποτελέσματα της Ευρωπαϊκής άσκησης προσομοίωσης ακραίων καταστάσεων (2016 EIOPA Stress Test). 

The Swiss economy continues to face important challenges. Weaker external demand and the possibility of further large capital inflows may warrant additional policy support and some rebalancing of policies...- IMF

NEWS Release -  IMF Executive Board Concludes 2016 Article IV Consultation with Switzerland - December 15, 2016

On November 21, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation[1] with Switzerland. The economy withstood relatively well the sharp appreciation that followed the exit from the exchange rate floor. Economic performance has continued to firm in 2016 with support from domestic and external demand.

EU - Cyclical systemic risks remain contained in most of the countries covered by ECB Banking Supervision and in the euro area as a whole, with the financial cycle slowly picking up.

Press Release - Governing Council statement on Macroprudential Policies

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) releases the following statement after the meeting of its Macroprudential Forum on 14 December 2016:

Ο αριθμός των απασχολούμενων ανήλθε σε 3.736.715 άτομα και των ανέργων σε 1.092.589 άτομα ..- ΕΛΣΤΑΤ

Δελτίο Τύπου - ΕΡΕΥΝΑ ΕΡΓΑΤΙΚΟΥ ΔΥΝΑΜΙΚΟΥ: Γ΄ Τρίμηνο 2016

Η Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (ΕΛΣΤΑΤ) παρουσιάζει την Έρευνα Εργατικού Δυναμικοί για Τρίμηνο του 2016. Επισημαίνεται ότι οι εκτιμήσεις που παρουσιάζονται σε αυτό το δελτίο τύπου βασίζονται στην τριμηνιαία έρευνα Εργατικού Δυναμικού και ότι, σε αντίθεση με τα μηνιαία αποτελέσματα της έρευνας, δεν είναι εποχικά διορθωμένες.

Europe - Remarks - European Council meeting - 15 December 2016

Press Release -  Remarks by President Donald Tusk after the European Council meeting on 15 December 2016

                              

Let me start with Syria. Today I invited the chairman of the local Council in Aleppo to personally address the leaders so that the voice of the people of Aleppo is heard, at least in this symbolic way. To be clear, faced with the brutality of the Syrian regime and its supporters, notably Russia and Iran, we are not as effective as we would like to be.