Weekly digest Nov 9-13: Euro's woes: from sluggish European growth to political turmoils in Greece and Portugal

Weekly digest compiles the latest news from the world of stocks and finance, currency and commodity news, as well as interesting informative articles for traders.

News of the week: The Greek protest against austerity, the Portuguese oust the right-wing government, and ECB's Draghi hints at more stimulus, while eurozone GDP figures come in weaker than expected. It seems like a perfect storm for the euro.

• New York Times: Greek Strike Shows Conflict Within Government Over Austerity
• Telegraph: Greek problems here to stay warns tax chief, as government stumbles in battle for creditor cash
• Greek Reporter: Tsipras: Corruption Czar or Political Wimp?
• Gulf Times: More misery ahead for Greeks as economy set to shrink again
• Independent: Portugal government ousted: Leftist coalition prepares to take helm after previous administration’s 11-day reign
• London School of Economics Blog: The fall of Portugal’s government has rewritten the country’s political rules
• Wall Street Journal: Portuguese Politics Tests Investor Nerves

ECB hinting at more stimulus:

• Irish Times: Draghi signals ECB ready to boost stimulus
• Deutsche Welle: Draghi flags QE boost amid weak inflation
• Yahoo Finance: Is the ECB Really Ready to Boost Stimulus?
• Reuters: ECB's Weidmann says doesn't see imminent risk of deflation

What's new in the world: events, economic indicators and policies

• Bloomberg: Euro-Area Growth Misses Estimates
• Telegraph: Finland emerges as the 'new sick man of Europe' as euro's worst performing economy
• BBC News: UK economy 'losing speed' warns BoE economist Haldane
• New York Times: Britain Losing Its Competitive Edge in Banking, Trade Group Warns
• MQL5 Blogs: What will happen if Fed and Europe split again, as it was in 1994?
• MQL5 Blogs: Trader: Fed is going to trick the market. Again
• Kitco News: May be 'well into' 2016 before rate hike justified: Fed's Evans
• MarketWatch: Here’s the big problem with low interest rates, says Satyajit Das
• MQL5 Blogs: OECD latest economic projections signal worries over investment
• Guardian: Brexit: Leading hedge fund manager backs campaign to stay in EU
  
• Bloomberg: UK Needs ‘Urgent Action’ to Keep Banks in London
  
• BloombergView: Russia Can't Keep Relying on Oil
• MQL5 Blogs: Yutaka Harada: Why 2% inflation in Japan is not that easy
• Reuters: BOJ to boost its balance sheet buffer, with eye on QQE exit
• BloombergView: The Wrong Way for China to Take Off
• Deutsche Welle: US lifts Liberia sanctions citing democratic progress

Currency market news:

• MQL5 Blogs: EURUSD Intra-Day Technical Analysis - ranging on reversal
• Investing.com: Why U.S. Consumer Data Is Key To USD Trade
• MQL5 Blogs: USDJPY Technical Analysis 2015, November: after NFP - bullish breakout with 125.85 as the next target
• MQL5 Blogs: AUD/USD: End Of Week Technicals - Bearish Breakdown or Market Rally
• MQL5 Blogs: USD/CAD: End Of Week Technicals - daily/weekly breakout; monthly bullish reversal
• MQL5 Blogs: BTIG: Dollar is heading to 12-year highs - Chart
• MQL5 Blogs: Beijing launches direct trading between yuan and Swiss franc
• Bloomberg: Mind the Gap as Currency Markets Shrivel for All But Biggest Few

Commodity market news:

• MQL5 Blogs: GOLD (XAU/USD) Price Action Analysis - possible bearish breakdown
• MQL5 Blogs: SILVER (XAG/USD) Price Action Analysis - breakdown to the nearest bearish target
• MQL5 Blogs: There are signs of physical demand for gold - HSBC, Commerzbank
• MQL5 Blogs: $1,105 level is required for gold to re-establish an upward bias - Video
• MQL5 Blogs: Capital Economics, Barclays trim gold & silver forecasts
• Investing.com: Where's Oil Heading? No One Knows
• MQL5 Blogs: IEA: Oil won't reach $80 until 2020
• Bloomberg: The Oil Glut Is Only Getting Worse, IEA Warns
• Investing.com: Crude Oil Under Fresh Selling Pressure

Stock market news:

• MQL5 Blogs: S&P 500 Price Action Analysis - levels and targets
• MQL5 Blogs: Quick Technical Overview - DAX Index: ranging for direction
• New York Times: Investors Rode the Rapids After Stocks Plunged
• CNN Money: Is there a bubble in tech valuations?
• MarketWatch: Why Santa Claus rally in stocks will miss Christmas
• Telegraph: Mining stocks sink as copper prices hit six-year lows
• Telegraph: Saudi stock exchange tries to find new investors in London
• BloombergView: If There's a Tech Bubble, It's Not in Europe

Company news:

• MQL5 Blogs: Goldman: S&P 500 companies will spend $2.2 trillion in 2016
• MQL5 Blogs: Goldman Sachs folds its BRIC fund after years of losses
• New York Times: Volkswagen, Offering Amnesty, Asks Workers to Come Forward on Emissions Cheating
• New York Times: Deutsche Bank Names Management Team for New Investment Division
• Bloomberg: Ten Ex-Deutsche Bank, Barclays Euribor Traders Charged in U.K.
• CNN Money: Retailers spend billions on Christmas commercials
  
• Guardian: Robots threaten 15m UK jobs, says Bank of England's chief economist
  
• Guardian: Rolls-Royce's troubles run deep – it's odd no one spotted them sooner
  
• MarketWatch: GoPro ‘absolutely detested’ by investors
• Bloomberg: Amazon Pressures UK Grocers With Pantry Service
  
• BloombergView: Microsoft's Creative Solution to Data Privacy
• Bloomberg: Apple's 13-inch iPad Pro Up Close
• BBC News: Apple 'to launch peer-to-peer payment app'
• MarketWatch: BlackBerry is back, but do investors know it?