Something is moving between China and the West and the distances are reducing: it is mutual interest but it is also a good thing. Yellen's double trip and Meloni's next visit
THE CLOCKS OF THE ECONOMY OF APRIL 2024 – Manufacturing has emerged from torpor: what are the reasons? The signs of recovery are unanimous throughout the world: should we review the forecasts upwards? Why do the markets give more confidence to Italy? What are the…
The banker of the Swiss giant is on track to reach the very rich salaries of his American colleagues. And in Italy, who are the Scrooges among the banks?
The 150th anniversary of the birth of Luigi Einaudi, world-renowned economist, former President of the Republic and one of the fathers of the Republic, is an opportunity to reflect on his "Useless Sermons" and to understand how relevant they still are
The assault financier Vincent Bollorè thought he would conquer Italy by investing in Tim and Mfe but it didn't go that way and the losses accumulated in the two operations are huge. Today, however, Tim is tipping the scales but derailing...
Patriotism, respect for migrants, anti-fascism: there is all this in the gesture that French President Emmanuel Macron made yesterday by opening the doors of the Pantheon in Paris to the remains of an Armenian communist who together with 5 Italian partisans participated across the Alps...
Faced with the tractor revolt, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture don't know which way to turn because they approved the European agricultural policy and above all because it was they and not the EU who raised taxes on farmers...
The CEO of Intesa Sanpaolo explains the reasons that make his bank a unique model serving Italy with record results that reward both shareholders and stakeholders
In 2023, 851 million presences were recorded in Italy, generating an economic impact on the territories of over 84 billion euros
A hypothetical intervention by the Italian state in the capital of Stellantis would be very expensive (over 6 billion euros) but could not even remotely influence the strategy of the Italian-French car manufacturer, given that the majority is firmly in the hands of the current shareholders
Better start to the year than expected for the financial markets where the watchword is Goldilocks. The return of savers to Treasury securities is also significant
The France of Macron and Attal has a precise plan of interventions in the face of the tractor revolt that is spreading across half of Europe, but Italy is stuttering and still doesn't know exactly what to do
Tuscany and Piedmont drive the fine wines market, while Burgundy, Bordeaux and Champagne continued to record a physiological decline during 2023. Analysis by the eWibe Observatory
Giorgetti recognizes in the Chamber that "the ESM would have been useful to us" but glosses over the crucial point: after the rejection of the ESM wanted by Salvini and Meloni, Italy is no longer reliable on a European level and is more alone
Goodbye to the good weather. On Saturday 30 December a disturbance is arriving from France that will bring rain and snow to the Alps even below a thousand metres
In the economy, as in justice, schools and healthcare, the Meloni Government has done little or nothing and in foreign policy it has been Atlanticist but fluctuating on Europe - Without real reforms the experience of the right in Government will be...
Tim on the shields, with increases of around 5% and suspension for excesses, on the rumors that the F2i Board of Directors is ready to meet today to give the OK to the establishment of the vehicle which will invest around 1 billion euros in…
Decisive Ecofin meeting today to define the new Stability and Growth Pact - Deficit and debt parameters are crucial but France and Germany are already close to an agreement which Italy, despite sharing its substance, gives the impression of…
Total investment of 80 million euros - The work extends for 28 km in a completely underground cable between Val Venosta and Nauders
The Government is once again postponing the parliamentary approval of the ESM, irritating its European partners and giving a blow to the credibility of our country. But the showdown with Brussels is near and the meeting on the 18th on the Pact of…
Faced with the worsening of its school system, Macron's France has decided on a very courageous change based on the rigor of studies and meritocracy. Exactly what Italy would also need but which isn't even commonplace here...
The fifth MED & Italian Energy Report, presented today to the European Parliament, indicates the next key themes that unite geopolitics and energy. The role of Italy and the new scenarios
A great banker, a great man, a great democrat and a great Italian: Raffaele Mattioli, whose Intesa Sanpaolo and the Mattioli Foundation remembered on the fiftieth anniversary of his death, was all this and deserves the highest honors
Kissinger's political influence in the world has remained unparalleled - He was a close friend of the lawyer Agnelli with whom he sometimes attended Juventus matches
European markets are close to their highs but Lagarde's words ("The battle on rates is not over yet") leads to caution. The Brazil miracle continues
According to former French President Francois Hollande, the European sovereignist far right no longer aims to leave the EU and the euro but to distort Europe from within, making it a "slave of the nations"
It had been 47 years since Italy had won the Davis Cup - Sinner dragged the team along and commented: "We felt the Italians were close to us"
The national team does it: they will go to the 2024 European Championships with the minimum wage, that is, drawing 0-0 with Ukraine who claimed a penalty denied in the last minutes of the match
While the Lisbon government is overwhelmed by corruption investigations which allegedly concern the prime minister and the minister of economic development, the US agency raises the rating from Baa2 to A3. How does the situation in Portugal differ from…
"We won't have any fears" promises the national coach Spalletti in view of tonight's play-off against Ukraine in Leverkusen for the qualification for Euro 24 - Scamacca and Raspadori are competing for the centre-forward shirt
The red-haired champion beat Medvedev and this afternoon Djokovic finds himself in the ATP final in Turin - All of Italy is delirious for him
Italy passes the tests of the rating agencies. Even the fearsome Moody's confirms the Baa3 rating and improves the outlook for our country's economy
The European Commission forecasts Italian GDP growth of 0,7% in 2023, 0,9% and 1,2% in 2025. Inflation is forecast at 6,1% in 2023 and 2,3% in 2025
The announcement of the new company restores confidence in investments in non-polluting sources. Thousands of jobs created in less than three years
Italy's clear defeat at Wembley 3 to 1 - Now qualification for the 24 European Championships is back in the balance - Fagioli agrees to a football betting agreement: he will be able to return to play the last two matches of the championship
In the legendary London stadium where they won the last European Championships, Spalletti's Azzurri are looking for points for Euro24 but also confidence after the tsunami of football betting that threatens new surprises
General solidarity towards Israel, from America to Europe. Even Russia condemns the action of Hamas, supported only by the Iranians and Lebanese
For the first time, the unique users of FIRSTonline based in the USA surpass those in Italy - The international projection is increasingly decisive in the growth of visits and users thanks also to the simultaneous translation of texts in the 16…
"Immigration should not be endured but governed: we must be the ones who choose the migrants to arrive and train them in their countries of origin" - "The most virtuous model is that of Germany in Kenya" - The silence of the unions cries out for revenge
Thanks to the green light, Italy will be able to send the request for payment of the fourth installment of the Pnrr. New interventions for Terna, cuts in the South
What's happening to Meloni? She is no longer the pro-Draghi prime minister of the first months at Palazzo Chigi but why? It is the ghosts of the past and the competition on Salvini's right that push her towards shores that risk isolating her...
Glottologist Daniele Vitali examines how dialects spread in our country, paralleling the evolution of languages in the neighboring country, France, before Italy became a nation
The EU's recognition of Draghi and Letta means only one thing: that Brussels appreciates their idea of Europe and not the sovereignist and populist one of Salvini and even a bit of Meloni
THE CLOCKS OF THE ECONOMY OF SEPTEMBER 2023 – Are China's difficulties in restarting long-lasting and a symptom of a real crisis? How much will they be able to influence the rest of the world? In the USA, solid growth will hold even when the 'treasure' of savings...
Former Prime Minister Mario Monti explains to Meloni how it is in Europe if you want to count but, prisoner as she is of her ghosts of the past and of Salvini's right-wing competition, will the underdog President understand?
While in the USA the use of the new vaccines is recommended for all subjects aged 6 months and older, in Italy, as in Europe, the aim is to protect those who risk serious illness. And infections are still increasing: +44% in…
The squeeze from Paris and Berlin puts Italy in difficulty, which has often circumvented the Dublin rules which oblige the country of first arrival to identify and detain landed migrants - Too much optimism in Von der's words...
Spalletti's national team returns to victory (2-1 over Ukraine) and is approaching Euro 24 - Frattesi truly super
In or out. Against Ukraine, Spalletti's Italy will play a good part of qualifying for Euro24: "We absolutely have to win"
Salvini is the deputy prime minister and the leader of the second government party and his invitation to Pontida to Le Pen is an insult not only to the reputation of the Meloni government but of Italy itself
After months of negotiations and waiting, the decisive step has been completed. Now all that is missing is the formal green light from Ecofin. In the meantime, the game for the fourth installment gets underway. The comic is that the right still thinks that Europe is…
Disappointing performance by the national team who now absolutely must win against Ukraine in Tuesday's match at San Siro which already resembles a play-off for the Euro 24 qualifying round
Italy is the country of dialects, with an exceptional linguistic variety compared to other countries. But Germany isn't joking either
Luciano Spalletti's debut on the national team bench is not an easy one: he will play with the 4-3-3 but will have neither Chiesa nor Pellegrini
The decision to postpone the works which should have started in a few days and last until December was announced by Minister Tajani
Fixed-income operators looking for risky situations have put the BTPs in the spotlight against the backdrop of the difficulties of the Meloni government's budget maneuver
The 2023 harvest faces the problems of heat waves and the dreaded downy mildew. Companies are looking for new sales channels and M&A is growing. The luxury groups focus (and argue) on wine
The latest trend of Ref Ricerche certifies the slowdown of the European economy. Even the Italian data, going against the trend in the first part of the year, shows a slowdown
Data in chiaroscuro of the Italian summer. The beach holiday resists, but the days spent in tourist resorts are reduced.
The worsening of the Italian economy is reflected in the Milan Stock Exchange which ends up in red (-0,6%) and is among the worst in Europe together with the German one
The technical fabric, sought after for its highly specialized characteristics, has entered many worlds: from sport, to space, to healthcare, up to high fashion. A product of the highest quality and almost invisible innovation, in which Italy excels, surpassing Germany…
Domestic demand is weighing on GDP in the second quarter, with all the main aggregates decreasing
Critics judge "Comandante", presented at the Venice Film Festival, an excellent film but what excites above all are the words of Pierfrancesco Favino, the leading actor, on the duty of hospitality, yesterday of the shipwrecked and today of the migrants
Mancini is the new Saudi Arabian coach after one fool after another: that behind the farewell to our national team there was the scent of Arab money was Pulcinella's secret and in fact the truth came out. Too late…
Spalletti is chosen to coach the national football team: announcement by the weekend? - Mancini defends himself and accuses Gravina
41,1% of Italians will not take holidays. Inflation and high prices weigh mainly. And Istat data confirm a drop in tourism for this summer 2023
Mancini's farewell to the national football team couldn't have been more inelegant and rude than this: you don't resign by email
More and more foreigners choose and increase their spending in our country. While Italians abroad stay out for more nights. The Bank of Italy's analysis
The presence of foreign tourists partially mitigated the impact of the decrease in domestic demand. Here's what's happening
However, the bad weather should only be passing through, with a second week of August more in line with the period and heat, even very intense, close to August XNUMXth
In the second quarter of 2023, Tim's revenues and EBITDA on the domestic market regain their positive sign after five years, but the real engine of the telephone company remains the strong growth in Brazil
Inflation for the month stands at 0,1%. The change brings inflation back to the levels of April 2022. There is also a drop in the Eurozone. For 2023, the inflation acquired in Italy is +5,7% for the general index and +5,1% for the…
In trend terms, GDP grew by 0,6%, representing the tenth consecutive quarterly growth. The primary and industrial sector is down, services are growing moderately.
From today a real turnaround from a meteorological point of view is confirmed, with zero red dot cities: here are the weather forecasts
The government is ready to declare a state of emergency for Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Friuli Venezia-Giulia and Sicily. Damage for hundreds of millions between floods in the North and fires in the South
The country led by Vladimir Putin therefore seems to have recovered with the war economy after the fall in GDP in 2022 (-2,1%), caused by sanctions after the invasion of Ukraine
Prime Minister Meloni's failure to invite Macron and Scholz to the Rome conference on migrants is a childish spite that can cost Italy dearly in the face of the heavy dossiers that are on the table in Brussels and which…
Europe and the US are mostly positive as they wait for the central banks to end their monetary tightening campaign this week. Political uncertainty weighs on Madrid
The phenomenon of banking desertification is advancing. In 2023, another 593 branches were closed. More than 4 million people live in municipalities without bank branches. Colombani: "the rhythm of closures is unsustainable". Mattarella at the Federcasse assembly: "grateful for your widespread presence"
Despite the risk of losing a lot of money and ending up victims of thefts and scams, crypto-currency activities continue to fascinate Italians and especially the under 40s. The warnings of the Bank of Italy are recurring but not…
Bad weather is expected from Thursday 20 in the Centre-North, while the African anticyclone is strengthening in the South. A new wave of scorching heat is coming with record temperatures
Zaki finally free - The Egyptian President pardoned him - Applause in Parliament and joy throughout Italy
It should have reopened today, but the reclamation operations postpone the reopening of Catania Airport. You risk even longer times. Strong inconvenience for travellers
Heavy losses on the stock market for the luxury champions in France - from Hermes to Lvmh - and in Italy - from Cucinelli to Moncler - after the new slowdown in the Chinese economy
During the meeting, the minister illustrated the industrial policy document on the automotive industry which will serve as the basis for the new industrial policy plan for the sector
A day of discussion on the theme of new energy warns Italy against the risk of falling behind in Europe. Projects to be implemented.
According to the Prometeia 2023 Forecast Report, Italian GDP is 2,5% higher than the pre-Covid one. The conditions and obstacles for growth
Stellantis' investments are guided not by economic patriotism but by competitiveness: this is what the CEO of the French-Italian automotive group told French minister Le Maire and will say to minister Urso on Monday
Terrorism and the economic crisis have made Tunisia a powder keg dumping migrants all over Europe and threatening to ally with China if its requests for huge economic aid are not met
The populist ghosts of the last electoral campaign present the bill and the prime minister must find a way to exorcise them in order to sign the Mes without losing face. But it's sure to happen. It's just a matter of image and time.…
To face the competition from the Biden plan on businesses, Europe does not need to loosen the rules on state aid but a new industrial policy that does not distort the market: this is the proposal of the President of Assonime, Patrizia…
After her speech in support of Rome's candidacy for Expo 2030, the prime minister meets the French president, Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysée: "Italy and France need to talk because our common interests are many and converging"
Minister Ciriani announced it when he met the trade unions. In case of assignment, sale or transfer "The Government will make its voice heard through the golden power".
The 190 km connection between the two countries will be the longest direct current power line in the world via cable and will be invisible as it will be integrated into the existing motorway infrastructure.The Edison Award, the main recognition in the electricity sector, is…
Tomorrow on FIRSTonline the June economy hands by Fabrizio Galimberti and Luca Paolazzi will answer the questions posed by current economic affairs. Inflation or Offshoring: Who Will Win? Will Italian growth last and how important is the PNRR? And the rates, and the…
From migrants to the new Stability Pact to the war in Ukraine among the topics on the agenda. In addition to a whole series of economic and political dossiers concerning the collaboration between Italy and Germany
According to the OECD, GDP will grow more than expected in 2023. We are moving towards an "ease of inflationary pressures". But it is an alarm on Next Generation Eu funds
The landing in Normandy was a surprise for the Germans - Churchill spoke about it at noon in the House of Commons, then informed Stalin and on June 10th he reached France: the messages with Roosevelt and the negotiations with De Gaulle…
The subscriptions of Btp Valore are starting today, the latest product of the Italian Treasury which offers a yield of 3,25% for the first two years which rises in the following years - The Nikkei at a record - The markets are betting on a truce…
Banca Ifis expects a further increase in revenues for 2023 - Italy is the leading European bicycle manufacturer