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Last hours for Italy's Draghi after coalition implodes

Rome (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi was expected to resign Thursday after efforts to bring the country's fractious parties to heel failed, kicking off a snap election campaign before the government had even fallen.

AFP

ECB faces dilemma as it prepares historic hike

Frankfurt (AFP) - The European Central Bank is set to raise its interest rates for the first time in over a decade on Thursday as fears of a gas supply cut cloud the outlook for the eurozone economy.

AFP

Asian markets fail to extend rally, focus turns to Europe

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian investors on Thursday struggled to maintain momentum from the previous day's equity rally and keep up with another Wall Street advance as growth fears continue to haunt trading floors and sap risk sentiment.

AFP

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Italy’s Mario Draghi expected to resign as prime minister

Former European Central Bank chief had failed to secure support from coalition partners in confidence vote

The Guardian - UK

Draghi on last legs as bid to save Italy government fails

Rome (AFP) - Italy's popular Prime Minister Mario Draghi was on the brink on Wednesday after three parties refused to back him, foiling efforts to resolve a crisis now expected to lead to his resignation and snap elections.

AFP

Italy fate in parties' hands after Draghi asks: 'in or out?'

Rome (AFP) - Italy held its breath Wednesday as the country's fractious parties furiously debated whether to support popular Prime Minister Mario Draghi at a crucial confidence vote to end a political crisis that could send Italians to snap elections.

AFP

Italy political turmoil a headache for Europe's central bank

Italy's political turmoil is making life harder for the European Central Bank as it hikes interest rates and raising bad memories of the eurozone debt crisis a decade ago

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Italy's Draghi lays down conditions for government survival

Rome (AFP) - Italy's popular Prime Minister Mario Draghi told the country's fractious parties Wednesday they would have to support him at a crucial confidence vote or accept responsibility for a crisis analysts say could end in snap elections.

AFP

Italy's Draghi calls for 'new pact' if coalition to survive

Rome (AFP) - Italy's Prime Minister Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Wednesday the only way out of a political crisis threatening the country's stability was a new government pact based on "courage, selflessness, credibility".

AFP

Stocks advance, euro rallies ahead of ECB meeting

New York (AFP) - Stock markets mostly advanced on Tuesday, while the euro rallied against the dollar as traders looked ahead to a key European Central Bank meeting later this week.

AFP

Stocks advance, euro rallies

London (AFP) - Stock markets mostly advanced on Tuesday, while the euro rallied against the dollar as traders looked ahead to a key European Central Bank meeting later this week.

AFP

Stocks advance despite Apple report concerns

London (AFP) - Stock markets mostly advanced on Tuesday despite fresh recession worries on a report tech titan Apple may scale back hiring and investment.

AFP

European stocks steady amid Apple report concerns

London (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets steadied and the euro rallied against the dollar Tuesday as traders looked ahead to a key European Central Bank meeting later this week.

AFP

EXPLAINER: Italy is used to crises, but this one is tough

Italy has had dozens of governments since the end of World War II

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Italy’s political crisis: Draghi should stay for now

Editorial: Early elections would destabilise the country, as a deeply challenging winter looms

Tribune News Service

Italian parties brace for snap elections with Draghi unmoved

ROME — Italy’s political parties are readying for possible snap elections, even as some of them redouble efforts to persuade Prime Minister Mario Draghi to rethink his determination to resign.

Reuters

Ten years on, Italy faces debt crisis Draghi may not solve

Ten years after Mario Draghi's "whatever it takes" pledge saved the euro, Italy is once again in the middle of a debt crisis - but the country's prime minister and former head of the European Central Bank may struggle to solve this one.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What's the impact of euro parity with the dollar?

The euro is hovering close to parity with the dollar, falling to its lowest level in 20 years and even briefly touching a one-to-one exchange rate with the U.S. currency this week

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Ballotpedia

ESG pulling Europe in opposite directions

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

The Independent UK

European Central Bank head targeted in cyberattack attempt

The European Central Bank says its president, Christine Lagarde, was targeted in an attempted cyberattack but no information was compromised

Reuters

'Amazing journey': EU accepts Croatia as 20th eurozone member

European Union finance ministers on Tuesday formally approved Croatia becoming the 20th member of the euro common currency at the start of 2023, a move hailed as the culmination of an "amazing journey" for a Balkan nation once at war.

The Independent UK

Report: Europe's banks need to raise game on climate risk

The European Central Bank has taken a look at how the continent's banks are accounting for possible losses from climate change

AFP

Stocks enjoy bounce, sterling and FTSE up as Johnson to resign

Hong Kong (AFP) - Equities rose Thursday following a recent sharp drop, though recession fears continue to cast a shadow over markets with the euro stuck around 20-year lows and crude struggling to bounce back from this week's hefty selling.

AFP

Stocks rise but recession fears linger as euro, crude struggle

AFP

Euro and crude struggle, stocks rise but recession fears linger

Hong Kong (AFP) - Crude extended the week's losses Thursday, while the euro struggled to recover from 20-year lows, and while stocks bounced from early losses recession fears continued to cast a pall across trading floors.

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