Santi Piñol

Rome

International Reporter at Market News International

Journalist from Barcelona in Rome. I write about Italian politics and finance and Mon.Pol for @MNIMarketnews. Antes en Cuba y Latinoamérica y en @epcatalunya

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Articles

MNI INTERVIEW:China More Able To Reroute To Europ...- 05-06-2025

1 week ago | mnimarkets.com | Santi Piñol

China is more likely to be able to redirect goods to the eurozone than in the 2018 edition of its trade dispute with Washington during the first presidency of Donald Trump, due to the global scale of the latest round of U.S. tariffs and its growing c...
MNI PODCAST: ECB Economist Sees Potential For Chi...- 05-06-2025

1 week ago | mnimarkets.com | Santi Piñol

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * ECB economist Vanessa Gunnella says the scope for redirection of Chinese exports to Europe from the U.S. has increased relative to 2018. * Tariffs on other countries in Asia and elsewhere will make it harder to redirect Chine...
MNI INTERVIEW:Spain Unsure On Fiscal Escape Claus...- 04-25-2025

3 weeks ago | mnimarkets.com | Santi Piñol

Spain has still to decide whether it will activate the national escape clause from the European Union's fiscal framework to allow for an increase in defence spending from 1.28% of GDP to 2% by 2025, and may not need to do so, Finance Minister Carlos ...
MNI: EU Countries See US Shift In Tone But Trade ...- 04-25-2025

3 weeks ago | mnimarkets.com | Santi Piñol

You are missing out on very valuable content. European Union officials have noted a "change in tone" from the U.S. administration regarding trade discussions during meetings held at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund's Spring Meetings, though they continue to view the prospects for a...
MNI INTERVIEW: Risk Fed Will Have To Buy Bonds - ...- 04-24-2025

3 weeks ago | mnimarkets.com | Santi Piñol

You are missing out on very valuable content. The Federal Reserve runs the risk of being forced back into asset purchases, Societe Generale Chairman Lorenzo Bini Smaghi told MNI, adding that a resizing of the role of the dollar would create an opportunity to develop a European safe asset to meet...
MNI ECB WATCH: ECB Cuts 25BP, As Tariffs Add To Risk

1 month ago | mnimarkets.com | Santi Piñol

You are missing out on very valuable content. The European Central Bank cut its benchmark Deposit Rate by 25 basis points on Thursday for a sixth consecutive meeting, bringing it to 2.25% and removing the restrictive label from its policy statement, signalling a new phase characterised by uncert...
MNI ECB WATCH: 25BP Cut Likely As Tariffs Darken ...- 04-14-2025

1 month ago | mnimarkets.com | Santi Piñol

You are missing out on very valuable content. The European Central Bank is set to lower its deposit rate by 25 basis points to 2.25% on Thursday, cutting for a sixth consecutive meeting as volatile markets await the outcome of a 90-day partial tariff reprieve announced by U.S. President Donald T...
MNI INTERVIEW: Tariff Shock A Challenge To ECB's ...- 04-07-2025

1 month ago | mnimarkets.com | Santi Piñol

There is a risk the European Central Bank will be forced to reduce the pace of its balance sheet runoff in order to safeguard the stability of the financial system in the wake of the U.S. tariff shock, its former director general of research Lucrezia...
MNI: Italy Sees Lower 2025 Growth, Deficit Target...- 03-31-2025

1 month ago | mnimarkets.com | Santi Piñol

The Italian government will lower its 2025 growth forecast to "something close but below 1%" from the 1.2% projected last autumn, sources close to the governing coalition told MNI, noting that the figures do not take account of the effect of potentia...
MNI: Defence Spending Deepens Italian Government Fractures

1 month ago | marketnews.com | Santi Piñol

MNI speaks to officials close to Italy's governing coalition about plans for a defence spending boost. MNI (ROME) - Europe’s push for increased defence spending is exacerbating tensions within the Italian government, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni worried about a Europe-wide rise in borrowing costs and her deputy calculating whether to abandon the coalition if rearmament becomes too politically unpopular, sources told MNI.