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Alessandro Speciale

ARTICLES BY ALESSANDRO SPECIALE

A man wearing a mask walks past Codogno hospital amid a coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy, in Codogno, Italy, (Photo: Reuters)

Coronavirus: 2 dead and 79 infected, Italy fights to contain the deadly virus

1 min read . 23 Feb 2020

European leaders are stepping up efforts to avert a full blown trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Photo: Bloomberg

EU can help settle the US-China trade dispute, officials say

1 min read . 07 Apr 2018

European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi. Photo: AFP

Mario Draghi studies Fed exit as ECB’s guide on what to do and avoid

3 min read . 29 Mar 2018

According to Sophie Guilloux-Nefussi, an economist with France’s central bank, the market share of the eight largest companies rose in more than 60% of the sectors of US between 2002 and 2012. Photo: AFP

The rise of the tech giants may be bad news for the economy

1 min read . 21 Feb 2018

For months, Mario Draghi put off a discussion, concerned about low inflation and wary of market turmoil at any hint of an exit. Photo:

ECB’s Mario Draghi kicks off QE exit debate he has long sought to avoid

3 min read . 07 Sept 2017

The study encompasses the political ascension of Juan Peron in 1940s Argentina to the three victories of Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi, to the election of current US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP

Populists like Donald Trump taking power tend to be good for stocks, study shows

2 min read . 26 Apr 2017

For Angela Merkel, defending Germany’s export-based economic model is key as she seeks to boost her party’s poll numbers and win a fourth term in September. Photo: Bloomberg

Angela Merkel to warn Donald Trump that US tax changes may spark retaliation

1 min read . 11 Mar 2017

ECB president Mario Draghi (centre) essentially preempted Thursday’s monetary policy decision back in December, when he announced that bond purchases will be extended until at least the end of 2017. Photo: Reuters

ECB inflation outlook set to keep bar high for stimulus end

4 min read . 09 Mar 2017

Photo: Bloomberg

ECB keeps stimulus unchanged in sign economic risk muted for now

3 min read . 08 Sept 2016

ECB president Mario Draghi said at the forum that he would like central banks, governments and regulators to ‘align’ their policies more, to mitigate the spillovers that policies have in a globalized world. Photo: Bloomberg

What the ECB’s Sintra policy forum focused on instead of Brexit

2 min read . 29 Jun 2016

European Central Bank bond purchases may run into scarcity problems in some countries in 2017. Photo: AFP

Brexit hijacks Draghi retreat as ECB faces another crisis

3 min read . 27 Jun 2016

File photo. German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said sovereign-debt risk is closely linked with the banking-union plan to tighten financial ties in the euro area. Photo: Reuters

Sovereign-debt debate divides EU as Wolfgang Schaeuble pushes for limits

3 min read . 23 Apr 2016

A file photo of ECB President Mario Draghi. Photo: Reuters

ECB brainstorms as Draghi seeks boost that won’t hurt banks

4 min read . 16 Mar 2016

ECB officials’ medium-term inflation goal of just under 2% remains far off. Photo: Bloomberg

Euro-area inflation accelerates in breather for ECB’s Draghi

2 min read . 30 Jan 2016

A file photo of ECB chief Mario Draghi. Photo: Bloomberg

ECB credibility hinges on meeting inflation goal: Mario Draghi

2 min read . 26 Jan 2016

A file photo of ECB president Mario Draghi. Photo: Bloomberg

Five questions for Mario Draghi on inflation, the euro and QE

2 min read . 22 Oct 2015

Core inflation, which strips out volatile elements such as food and energy, remained unchanged at 0.9%. Photo: Bloomberg

Euro-area inflation rate turns negative as ECB debates stimulus

2 min read . 30 Sept 2015

Euro-area finance ministers will reconvene on Saturday in Brussels after talks failed to make progress on Thursday and positions hardened. Photo: Bloomberg

ECB said to leave Greek-bank emergency liquidity unchanged

1 min read . 30 Jun 2015

A file photo of ECB president Mario Draghi. Photo: Bloomberg

Mario Draghi says QE proving its worth as economy on track

2 min read . 04 Jun 2015

The Swiss population has increased by more than 10% since immigration restrictions for European Union citizens were dropped in 2002 and some 35,000 people are granted a Swiss passport each year. Photo: Bloomberg

Thirugnanasampanthamoorthy spells headache for Swiss immigrants

3 min read . 21 May 2015