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An unexpected systemic crisis is for sure
August 18th, 2020
Downturns in bank credit expansion always lead to systemic problems. We are on the edge of such a downturn, which thanks to everyone’s focus on the coronavirus, is unexpected. We can now identify 23 March as the date ...
Emerging market currencies were set for their best month this year
July 31st, 2020
Emerging market currencies were set for their best month this year on Friday, as the dollar was on track to record its worst month in a decade on doubts about a U.S. economic recovery, while a pick-up in Chinese ...
UPDATE: Sterling rose against a weaker euro but fell versus the dollar
July 30th, 2020
Sterling rose against a weaker euro but fell versus the dollar on Thursday after the $1.30 level reached late in the previous session did not hold, with Brexit and the economic fallout from coronavirus weighing on the currency. Global ...
European stocks fell sharply Thursday; The biggest movers
June 11th, 2020
European stocks fell sharply Thursday as investors digested the latest comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve and fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections. The pan-European Stoxx 600 dropped 2.9% by the afternoon, with autos plunging 5.5% as ...
UPDATE: Emerging market currencies and Latam stocks
June 4th, 2020
Brazil’s real surged on Wednesday after industrial output in the country fell less than expected, while Latin American stocks surged as major global economies were seen recovering from the coronavirus’ economic rout. The real rose 2.4% to a near ...
Unintended consequences of monetary inflation
May 15th, 2020
“In short, the Fed is committed to rescue businesses from the greatest economic catastrophe since the great depression and probably even greater than that, to fund the US Government’s rocketing budget deficits, fund the maintenance of domestic consumption ...
Beyond the pandemic – What will the criminal landscape look like after Covid-19?
May 12th, 2020
New Europol report assesses the impact of the pandemic on serious and organised crime across three phases. Based on criminal information from investigations in the Member States, Europol is assessing the impact of the pandemic across three phases; current, ...
Pound Sterling higher against Euro and Dollar
May 7th, 2020
The British Pound went higher on Thursday after the Bank of England opted to keep interest rates and its quantitative easing programme unchanged, a decision that might have surprised some market participants that were looking for more easing to ...
Payments panic and the ending of fiat currencies
March 24th, 2020
The unilateral response from governments to the coronavirus is to helicopter money to people and their businesses in unlimited quantities. Their priority is to keep the debt-driven Keynesian show on the road, and policy makers are approaching the task ...
Why a bear market will lead to a dollar collapse
March 5th, 2020
Falling equity markets this week are likely to signal the onset of a bear market, responding to a combination of the coronavirus spreading beyond China and persistent indications of a developing recession. This has provoked a flight into ...
