Sterling’s pounding continued in Asia where it was driven to $1.0350, a new record low before stabilizing. UK rates also continued to rise sharply after the new government promised more tax cuts next year. The...
In case anyone was wondering, the title of this edition of Economic Insights is a misquotation from the C19 English poet Robert Browning and constitutes, therefore, a literary upgrade to the previous edition’s self-indulgent punning...
The Mediterranean country is the first in the G7 to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative. But in one small port town in Italy, Chinese investment is nothing new. DW’s Giulia Saudelli and Mu Cui...
Italy’s economy contracted in the last two quarters of 2018, and the slowdown is expected to continue into 2019. Italy’s problems are having their effects on the rest of the eurozone. Italy’s gross domestic product...
Limoncella, Etna, Gravenstein — these are just some of the heirloom apples and other crop varieties that Italian organic farmers are growing in a bid to save the country’s vibrant food heritage. Cristiano del Toro...
Italy’s populist government has spooked Brussels with an ambitious draft budget after vowing to end austerity. DW’s Bernd Riegert explains how the country plans to have its cake and eat it. After weeks of tug-of-war...
Overview: Weaker data from China coupled with pressure on the European periphery is weighing on sentiment after yesterday’s retreat in US stocks saw the S&P 500 again retreat below the 200-day moving average. Chinese shares...
Overview: As seems often to be the case a counter-trend move began in the foreign exchange market on Tuesday and continued into Asia today. In the current context, this meant a dollar pullback. Although move...
Silvio Berlusconi was famously derided for claiming in the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis that all was well in Italy as the restaurants were as full and the beaches as crowded as usual. Subjective...
The Markit group that provides many of the PMI surveys noted with today’s reports that the eurozone outlook has “darkened dramatically.” This makes for a poor backdrop for the ECB, which meets next week. However,...
There are ostensibly three main political forces in Italy. The Five Star Movement is seen as a populist party who’s agenda appears unique blend of right/left issues. From the March elections, it emerged as the...
Italy has moved to rescue banks teetering on the edge of insolvency – by agreeing to inject billions of euros on the public tab. A long period of economic stagnation has left banks holding a...
