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 ECB WATCH:Rate Set To Be Cut To 2%, As Trade ...- 06-02-2025

6 days 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% on Thursday, cutting for a seventh consecutive meeting to a level once seen as a landing zone as rising global uncertainty increases the risks of further easing. (MNI...
MNI: Italy Eyes Transition To New NATO Target-Tre...- 05-30-2025

1 week ago | mnimarkets.com | Santi Piñol

You are missing out on very valuable content. The Italian government is confident that changes in both European Commission and NATO frameworks will allow for a smoother transition towards a higher defence spending target expected to be announced after the transatlantic summit on June 24, Treasur...
MNI INTERVIEW: Risk Rising Of Sub-2% ECB Rates-Ma...- 05-27-2025

1 week ago | mnimarkets.com | Santi Piñol

You are missing out on very valuable content. Uncertainty surrounding international trade increases the risk of lower growth and well-below target inflation over the medium term which could justify European Central Bank rates below 2%, Bank of Malta acting Governor Alexander Demarco told MNI. "...
MNI: Italy Sees Pick-Up In Foreign Demand For Bon...- 05-14-2025

3 weeks ago | mnimarkets.com | Santi Piñol

Italy is seeing better-than-expected demand for its bonds from foreign investors, partly due to a switch from U.S. Treasuries, finance ministry officials told MNI, adding that could this could have implications for its 2026 borrowing plans. "We have...
MNI INTERVIEW:China More Able To Reroute To Europ...- 05-06-2025

1 month 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 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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...