There were no major data releases from Eurozone yesterday. European Central Bank policymaker Jens Weidmann has said state involvement in the rescue of Italian banks can't be ruled out, piling further pressure on the Rome government to bail out Monte dei Paschi di Siena . "The participation of the state alongside investors in a crisis solution can never be excluded," Weidmann told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung's Sunday edition.
Weidmann, the hawkish president of Germany's Bundesbank, did not mention Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Italy's third-largest bank and the world's oldest, by name in the newspaper interview. Weidmann justified state involvement by arguing that "investors particularly worthy of protection" had to be spared, the newspaper reported. The paper reported Weidmann as saying he could imagine targeted state transfers to investors who had wanted to buy conservative financial products, but quoted him as adding: "The bail-in rules should not be softened."
From Eurozone, tomorrow, Economic Sentiment figures for Germany and Eurozone are scheduled for a release. Analysts expect slight increase to 14.2 in German and 16.5 in Eurozone Economic Sentiment. There will be no major data releases in the US part of the session.
Figures to watch:
German ZEW Economic Sentiment/ZEW Economic Sentiment (Tuesday 11:00)