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Oil markets volatile in wake of Hurricane Harvey, North Korea nuclear test
September 4th, 2017
Oil markets were volatile on Monday, with U.S. crude rising on production shutdowns while international Brent was pulled down by a flight into gold futures following a powerful North Korean nuclear test explosion. Meanwhile, U.S. gasoline prices RBc1 slumped ...
See no evil, speak no evil…
September 1st, 2017
The Jackson Hole speeches of Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi last week were notable for the omission of any comment about the burning issues of the day: …where do the Fed and the ECB respectively think America and the ...
U.S. stock futures and Asian share markets tumbled; Yen jumped
August 29th, 2017
U.S. stock futures and Asian share markets tumbled on Tuesday, while the yen jumped to four-month highs against the dollar after North Korea fired a missile over northern Japan, fuelling worries of fresh tension between Washington and Pyongyang. S&P ...
Yen heads for worst weekly loss while the euro was slightly lower; Central Banks Meet
August 25th, 2017
Yellen, Draghi to take center stage at Jackson Hole gathering Yen heads for worst weekly loss in two months; oil below $48 Asian stocks were mixed, with gauges in Japan rising, and Australian bonds fell as investors await comments ...
Most major indexes in Asia made gains on Thursday
August 24th, 2017
Most major indexes in Asia made gains on Thursday despite Wall Street closing lower after a threat from President Donald Trump about a possible government shutdown. Most Asia markets climb following Wall Street dip on Trump government shutdown threat ...
Review on how Asian markets move; Yen gains, Asia stocks stall
August 23rd, 2017
Donald Trump grabbed investors’ attention in an otherwise listless Asian trading session, with the yen rising and S&P 500 Index futures slipping with the Mexican peso as the U.S. president said he may end the North American Free-Trade Agreement. ...
The fiscal benefits of free trade
August 18th, 2017
The fiscal benefits of free trade Western governments have an overriding problem, and that is they have reached or exceeded the bounds of taxation, at a time when legally mandated welfare costs are accelerating. Treasury departments in all ...
Dollar drops, the Yen and Euro rose, the Aussie added 0.1 percent: Brokers review
August 17th, 2017
Dollar drops; Aussie extends advance after base-metal surge Fed minutes show officials concerned about low inflation Most Asian stocks rose, led by technology shares after stellar earnings at Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. The yen climbed and the dollar ...
Yen rose while Australian dollar fell; Key events coming this week
July 31st, 2017
Asian raw-material producers advanced after a surge in commodity prices bolstered optimism the global economy can gather momentum. Oil extended last week’s strongest rally this year. BHP Billiton Ltd., Rio Tinto Ltd. and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. ...
Why economists cannot forecast recessions
July 28th, 2017
The purpose of this article is to draw the widest attention to the chronic inability of the economic establishment to forecast recessions. Next time you hear an economist make a prediction on mainstream media, your default assumption should ...
