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UPDATE: European shares edge up as earnings growth expectations stabilise
February 13th, 2019
European shares edged up on Wednesday as optimism about Washington and Beijing trade talks lifted global markets and data showed earnings growth forecasts for Europe are stabilising after steep downward revisions. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.3 percent ...
Trade wars – a catalyst for economic crisis
February 1st, 2019
In my last article I used a proven accounting identity to show that the end result of President Trump’s trade tariffs would be to increase the trade deficit, assuming there is no change in the savings rate. The savings ...
International trade in services: EU surplus up to over €190 bn
January 18th, 2019
The European Union (EU) surplus in trade in services, which had fallen between 2013 and 2016, increased to €191.8 bn in 2017. This is the result of EU exports of services to the rest of the world rising by ...
Criminal network gained millions in fixing professional tennis matches
January 16th, 2019
Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, has issued a press releases to inform for an operation in relation with fraud in professional tennis competitions. In accordance the press release, an organised crime group involved in manipulating professional tennis ...
Recession And Stocks In Free-Fall: Michael Pento’s 2019
January 9th, 2019
Money manager Michael Pento has been bearish on both stocks and bonds for some time. 2019 is the year, he says, when the big crash finally arrives. “Some Predictions for 2019 Bond Yields Continue to Fall in First Half ...
Markets are all about flows
January 8th, 2019
This article looks at prospective supply and demand factors for financial assets in the New Year and beyond. Investors should take into account money flowing into and out of financial assets as well as stock flows, particularly escalating ...
Bitcoin price breaks $4K; Market capitalization rose to $70.73 billion
January 7th, 2019
The price of bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, jumped 6.5 percent Sunday to rise back above $4,000, its highest point in two weeks. CoinDesk data shows bitcoin’s (BTC) price spiked $262 on Monday at 17:10 UTC ...
The Arrival Of The Credit Crisis
January 2nd, 2019
Those of us who closely follow the credit cycle should not be surprised by the current slide in equity markets. It was going to happen anyway. The timing had recently become apparent as well, and in early August I ...
Top Cryptocurrency stories in 2018
December 27th, 2018
Following an intense 2017 with cryptocurrency market spikes, year 2018 is the year with great majority of digital assets plunged well over 80 percent in value since their all-time highs. Year 2018 is also filled with many headlines about the ...
JPMorgan to pay more than $135 million to settle charges
December 27th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. will pay more than $135 million to settle charges of improper handling of “pre-released” American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). ADRs – U.S. securities that represent foreign shares of ...
