Biden-McCarthy, match decisivo
pubblicato il rapporto mensile della BCE in cui ci si è focalizzati, tra le altre cose, sull’inasprimento delle condizioni di credito. Questo ha infatti provocato un crollo della richiesta di mutui e prestiti che non si vedeva da venti anni.
L’inasprimento è stato più forte di quanto le banche avessero previsto nel trimestre antecedente. In ogni caso, il focus della BCE rimane far tornare l’inflazione intorno 2%. La Borsa di Atene vola dopo l’esito delle elezioni con la riconferma della fiducia nel premier uscente Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a capo del partito conservatore di Nea Dimokratia; in picchiata il rendimento del titolo di Stato a dieci anni.
L’importante è pensare in maniera positiva: i consumatori britannici hanno affermato di essere fiduciosi nel proprio futuro economico, nonostante l’inflazione inglese non sia esattamente sotto controllo e che ancora si muova a 2 cifre (basti ricordare che il livello dell’indice dei prezzi al consumo è arrivato a 10.1%). Secondo la rilevazione GfK l’indice della fiducia dei consumatori è salito dal minimo di -49 dell’era Liz Truss al -27 odierno: sulla fiducia incide il calo dei costi della componente energetica e secondo la società di consulenza Cornwall Insight in estate tali costi diminuiranno ulteriormente.
I negoziatori democratici hanno riferito al Presidente Biden che stanno facendo “progressi costanti” nei colloqui con i Repubblicani per evitare un default degli Stati Uniti, secondo fonti della Casa Bianca, facendo sperare che nell’incontro che si terrà oggi tra Biden e McCarthy si possa arrivare ad una quadra. Washington potrebbe andare in default su alcuni debiti già il prossimo 1° giugno a meno che il Congresso non voti per alzare il tetto del debito.
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