Europe is definitely in deep trouble. The cracks in their unity is starting to become more and more apparent. The monetary policy of the few has driven a wedge between governments and governments and citizens versus governments.
It does look good for them. To tell you the truth, things will worsen. Europe is suffering from from joining the imperial embrace of the international whore, America.
They followed America’s lead hook, line, and sinker. No matter how mad the policy was, they followed with with guns blazing & a smile in hand.
Now they are faced with crucial policy decisions that will determine whether or not if they remain or be removed completely with America. Right now the Central Bankers are burning.
Their nations are now suffering from economic and political gonorrhea.Their infection was caused by their political and economic union with the Harlot described in the Bible.
They are trying beyond time to alleviate the burning by printing more funny money, but this will only prolong their suffering and until they finally reach the stage of death.
Italy is holding a referendum on Prime-Minister Matteo Renzi-proposed constitutional reform on December 4, which is seen as possibly paving way to the nation to leave the EU. In response, the European Central Bank (ECB) is preparing to address the possible consequences with its monetary stimulus measures.
Kristian Rouz – A referendum on constitutional reform in Italy, proposed by the nation’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, bears substantial risks to the entire European banking system, as anegative vote would likely entail a snap election and the rise of the populist Five Star Movement that upholds the ‘Itexit’ idea.
The European Central Bank (ECB) said their response to a possible voter rejection of the Renzi-proposed reform would be to buy increased amounts of Italian bonds in order to support their value and keep yields subdued.
“Italian referendum risks should counterweight the French-backed optimism earlier this week and push the euro buyers on the sidelines. The overall risk-aversion could lead the euro lower into the weekend.”
In order to balance the risks stemming from the likelier possibility of Itexit, the ECB could absorb a greater amount of Italian bonds within its 80 bln-euro bond-buying program. Such a move would allow to prevent sharp increases in bond yields across the Eurozone and declines in the euro’s FX rate.
Opinion polling in Italy suggests the ‘No’ vote has a greater popular support. “If you have a crisis in the Italian banking sector … not only that could spread across Europe but also the solution that Renzi may come up with to just break the rules and bailout the banks, in which case he would be massively undermining (the) banking union,” Megan Greene of Manulife Asset Management said.
The euro has declined by 3pc in November, whilst yields on Italian bonds have advanced to above 2pc first time since the speculation of Greece leaving the euro had affected the markets of the entire Southern Europe in mid-2015.
The ECB said their urgent buyout of Italian bonds after the referendum would be limited to days or weeks just in order to offset the immediate shocks to the markets. The monetary easing, practiced by the ECB, is aimed at propelling growth and inflation in the entire euro area, whilst it is not designed to fight economic turmoil in individual member countries.
“The key is that the ECB has to be convinced the volatility can be overcome by using this flexibility.” Meanwhile, the Italian authorities have referred to market concerns of the upcoming referendum as exaggerated. Paolo Gentiloni, Italy’s foreign minister, said that “in any case we will have a weaker and more unstable country, but not a threat for the European economy.”
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