Search Results for: Consumer Prices Index
Asian stocks drop as investors avoid risk before Yellen speech
August 26th, 2016
Asian stocks extended their weekly loss on Friday (Aug 26) ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen later in the day that may shed light on the US interest-rate outlook. The yen meandered after Japanese consumer ...
Eurozone economic recovery picking up despite Brexit, PMIs show
August 23rd, 2016
The eurozone’s economic recovery gained speed in August, according to surveys of purchasing managers that provide fresh evidence of the currency area’s resilience in the wake of the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union. In advance of the ...
Citi Sees Yen at 95 Per Dollar as Intervention Fears Recede
August 22nd, 2016
Yen strengthened beyond 100 last week for second time in 2016 ‘There’s not a great deal of fear’ of intervention, Elmer says The yen will probably climb to a three-year high of 95 over the next month as Japan ...
Saving the system
August 10th, 2016
Monetary policy, we are told, is all about staving off recession and stimulating economic growth. However, not only is monetary debasement in any form counterproductive and destroys the personal wealth of the masses, but the economists who devised today’s ...
Dollar Weakens as Muted Prospects for Fed Rate Hike Boost Gold
August 10th, 2016
Bonds gain as odds of a 2016 U.S. rate increase stay below 50% Asian stocks near one-year high as Hang Seng Index climbs The dollar weakened on speculation the Federal Reserve will be slow to raise interest rates amid ...
The Bank of Japan released Japan’s economy Outlook
July 29th, 2016
Japan’s economy has continued its moderate recovery trend, although exports and production have been sluggish due mainly to the effects of the slowdown in emerging economies. Looking ahead, sluggishness is expected to remain in exports and production for some ...
Yen Jumps on BOJ Decision as Japanese Bonds Sink; Gold Climbs
July 29th, 2016
Kuroda expands ETF purchase target, leaving policy rate steady BOJ release will be followed by Europe stress tests, U.S. GDP The Bank of Japan’s most anticipated policy announcement in years left investors underwhelmed, sparking a surge in the yen ...
Nikkei sells off on fresh yen strength; rest of Asia trades mixed
July 26th, 2016
Japanese stocks sold off in a mostly positive Asian session on Tuesday, dragged by fresh strength in the yen after a local media report suggested the government’s highly anticipated stimulus package may not live up to expectations. Other Asian ...
The real message from asset inflation
July 22nd, 2016
The earliest signs are developing of hyperinflation, more correctly described as a collapse of the purchasing power of all the major government currencies. Central bankers are almost certainly unaware of this danger, partly because their chosen statistics fail to ...
Asian Stocks Extend Rally on China Data as Yen Drops With Gold
July 15th, 2016
Japan’s currency set for biggest weekly drop in 17 years China’s economic growth stabilized in second quarter Asian stocks rose for a fifth day and South Korea’s won strengthened as Chinese economic data beat estimates amid an upbeat start ...
