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SNB:Monetary policy remains expansionary
March 17th, 2016
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is maintaining its expansionary monetary policy. The target range for the three-month Libor remains at between –1.25% and –0.25%, and interest on sight deposits at the SNB is unchanged at –0.75%. The Swiss franc ...
Why Latin American economies are turning to bitcoin
March 17th, 2016
The economic prospects for Latin America in 2016 are grim. With political instability in some of the region’s largest economies, as well as a general slump in prices in oil and other commodities, businesses and consumers are facing a depression and, in the ...
Sugar tax surprise in Budget – but growth forecasts cut
March 17th, 2016
George Osborne has unveiled a tax on sugary drinks in a wide ranging Budget dominated by gloomier growth forecasts. The chancellor blamed the slowdown on a “dangerous cocktail” of global risks and said the UK had to “act now ...
Asia markets mostly up on Fed, Nikkei falls on stronger yen
March 17th, 2016
Most Asian markets advanced Thursday as investors cheered new clarity from the Federal Reserve and a rise in oil prices, but Japan shares lost ground as the yen strengthened. The Fed left rates unchanged at between 0.25 percent and 0.5 percent ...
OPEC Production Declines Despite Iran’s Efforts
March 16th, 2016
The OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report just came out. The charts are “Crude Only”production and do not reflect condensate production. Also the charts, except for Libya, are not zero based. I chose to amplify the change rather than the total. OPEC is ...
Morgan Stanley sees 30% risk of world recession
March 15th, 2016
Morgan Stanley has hiked the probability of a recession hitting the global economy within the next year to 30 percent from 20 percent. The U.S. bank also cut its baseline forecast for world economic growth to 3.0 percent in ...
Kuwait approves economic reforms including the introduction of a 10 per cent Corporate tax
March 15th, 2016
Kuwait approves 10 per cent corporate tax, other reforms as deficit widens Kuwait’s cabinet has approved economic reforms including the introduction of a 10 per cent tax on corporate profits to narrow a budget deficit caused by low oil ...
Asian stocks extend losses as BOJ offers gloomier economic view
March 15th, 2016
Asian stocks fell on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan painted a gloomier view of the world’s third-largest economy, but the yen firmed as policymakers appeared to back away from any imminent move to cut interest rates further into ...
Hungary set to cut lending rate to boost inflation
March 11th, 2016
Hungary’s central bank is set to lower its main lending rate and adjust its overnight rates to try to rekindle inflation, one of the central European country’s top central bankers said on Thursday. Adjusting the overnight rates would come ...
Gold is the only sound money
March 11th, 2016
This article notes that the technical situation for the gold price has sharply improved, to the evident surprise of many mainstream analysts. It discusses possible reasons behind the turnaround, and implications for the future The technical situation is shown ...
