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The upcoming increase in interest rates
October 6th, 2017
Last week, both Janet Yellen of the Fed and Mark Carney of the Bank of England prepared financial markets for interest rate increases. The working assumption should be that this was coordinated, and that both the ECB and ...
IMF Head: Cryptocurrency Could Be the Future
October 3rd, 2017
Christine Lagarde sees a path ahead for cryptocurrency. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, talked up the potential of virtual currencies to supplant traditional monies in coming decades on Friday. Cryptocurrencies, or virtual currencies, are ...
Here is how currencies, stocks, bonds and commodities move
September 26th, 2017
Financial markets showed signs of stabilizing after a fresh trigger from North Korea had sent money into haven assets, with focus returning to comments from central bank policy makers. Stocks in Asia were broadly lower, though declines were modest, ...
Yen drops on 2 trillion yen stimulus report; The kiwi dollar and euro both slid
September 25th, 2017
The yen declined on speculation Japan’s prime minister will press for a stimulus package alongside his expected call for a snap election — sending the nation’s stocks higher. The kiwi and euro both slid as ballot results foreshadowed potentially ...
The forthcoming global crisis
September 22nd, 2017
The global economy is now in an expansionary phase, with bank credit being increasingly available for non-financial borrowers. This is always the prelude to the crisis phase of the credit cycle. Most national economies are directly boosted by China, ...
European stocks close highs; Investors look on FED’s meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday
September 19th, 2017
European stocks close highs; Portugal wins back investment grade status; EDF up 2.1% The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.33 percent at the close with most sectors and major bourses in positive territory. Portugal’s stocks outperformed after the euro ...
Main moves of currencies: British Pound little changed, Euro steady
September 15th, 2017
Financial markets are once again showing a short-lived reaction to a North Korean missile launch as investors become accustomed to a cycle of provocations followed by diplomatic censure and sanctions that fall short of shutting down the dictatorship. South ...
Dollar holds advance, yen little changed, euro eased down Aussie jumped; Early Market review
September 14th, 2017
The rally in risk assets took a breather in Asia after further signs that China’s economy is cooling and ahead of U.S. inflation data that may offer clues for monetary policy direction. Benchmarks from Tokyo to Sydney fluctuated after ...
Dollar buoyant against yen, pound hits 1-year high on inflation jump
September 13th, 2017
The dollar was buoyant against the yen on Wednesday, although it was capped against the euro with a potentially supportive spike in U.S. yields neutralised by a similar move by their German counterparts. Dollar/yen extends rally, hits 12-day high ...
Asian equities took another leg higher; Key events to watch this week
September 12th, 2017
Asian equities took another leg higher after the S&P 500 Index rose to a record high and Treasuries tumbled, with less damage than originally feared from Hurricane Irma supporting the case for a gradually improving U.S. economy. Japan’s Topix ...
