1- Istat, record industrial production: +1,6% in 2016. GDP will rise
This is the largest increase recorded by Italian industry since 2010 - In December, the index showed an increase of 1,4%, the highest since August - Among the sectors, the production of means of transport did very well and food – Production down in France. Read the full article.
2- The banks send Piazza Affari into the red and the spread rises
Piazza Affari is the only European stock market down due to the heavy losses of cooperative banks and Telecom Italia: Bper collapses (-7,8%) - Buzzi, Brembo and Azimut and Prysmian go against the trend - Gefran exploits (+11% ) - Still below zero the yield of the annual Bots - The Btp-Bund spread over 190. Read the full article.
3- Farnesina hit by hacker attack
The Foreign Ministry in 2016 was the victim of a hacker attack. This was reported by the British newspaper The Guardian which, citing two sources close to the matter, speaks of suspicions that the hackers acted on a mandate from the "Russian state". Read the full article.
4- Bundesbank against Italy: "Disappointing recovery"
Weidmann once again attacks our country: "The expectations of those who had bet that the consolidation efforts undertaken by Italy before joining the euro would continue and that the soundness of public finances would be guaranteed in the long term have been disappointed ”. Read the full article.
5- Golf, Chimenti: politics won't stop the Ryder Cup
Strong stance by Federgolf: “We cannot lose an international event like the Rider. We have asked for a state guarantee but we don't need public money” – The effects on the economy and on employment. Read the full article.
