A euro crisis and contagion is almost certain in 2017, Irish economist and writer David McWilliams has warned:
"It is almost certain that there will be another euro crisis in 2017. The last time we had a euro crisis, the focus of attention was Greece; today the vortex is Italy.
Having picked a new prime minister to replace Matteo Renzi, when as reported this morning Italian president Sergio Mattarella asked Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, a loyalist from Renzi's Democratic Party, to form a new government, the chaos surrounding Italy's political future appears to be subsiding, which as we said this morning, is welcome news for the future of Monte Paschi, as Italy's third largest bank may once again avoid a state bailout should enough private investors turn up and inject funds into the failing financial institution, the world's oldest.
With the ECB snubbing Italy on Friday, and refusing to grant insolvent bank Monte Paschi more time to find a financial rescue, it was of paramount urgency for Italy to announce a replacement government that of outgoing prime minister Matteo Renzi, in order to mitigate concerns about the ongoing political chaos. As a result, on Sunday, Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella asked departing Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni - a loyalist from Renzi's Democratic Party - to form a new government, in the process hopefully bringing to a close a political crisis triggered by a ‘no vote’ in a referendu
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The latest consequence of economic mismanagement in Europe was the failed attempt at constitutional reform in Italy this week.
The Italian people have had enough of their government’s economic failure, and is refusing to give it more power.
Earlier this week, we reported that according to the FT, a suddenly empowered Rome was demanding that the ECB give it more time to rescue Italy's Monte Paschi show private bailout effort has effectively failed. What is surprising is that Italy was "preparing to blame the bank for losses imposed on bondholders if Rome is forced into an urgent state bailout", a negotiating tactic we dubbed at the time blackmail.