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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 ...
Early market review: Stocks in Japan and Australia climbed
October 6th, 2017
Equities in Asia followed their U.S. counterparts higher and the dollar retained gains after a slew of data and comments from Federal Reserve officials helped ratchet up bets that the U.S. economy is strong enough to withstand higher interest ...
Emerging markets currencies review: Most LatAm currencies strengthened
October 5th, 2017
Most Latin American currencies strengthened on Thursday on expectations that U.S. President Donald Trump will appoint a less hawkish head of the Federal Reserve than expected. Politico reported on Tuesday that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin favors the appointment of ...
The euro, yen and pound advanced; dollar slips
October 4th, 2017
The rally in the dollar petered out as investors awaited President Donald Trump’s decision on the leadership of the Federal Reserve and gauged prospects for U.S. tax cuts. Bonds edged higher and Asian stocks were mixed after American indexes ...
Why the Euro is in negative picture
October 3rd, 2017
The euro doesn’t look like an attractive option in the short-term given political uncertainty in regions like northeastern Spain, currency strategists told CNBC Monday. Catalonia’s separatist calls add to a negative picture for the euro, traders say The euro-dollar ...
The dollar’s strength pressured many emerging market currencies
September 28th, 2017
The dollar and U.S. bond yields rose on Thursday after President Donald Trump proposed the biggest U.S. tax overhaul in three decades and as strong U.S. economic data added to the case for a rate hike by the Federal ...
Euro falls to one-month low as political worries heighten
September 27th, 2017
The euro fell to its lowest level in a month on Tuesday as worry about political fallout in Germany and other euro zone countries grew. A speech by French President Emmanuel Macron, who has called for a fundamental overhaul ...
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, ...
Who Manipulates Gold Prices and Why
September 21st, 2017
While major international events, like nuclear tests carried out by North Korea, affect gold prices and result in a situation when investors prefer to invest their money in the noble metal, economic expert Dimitri Speck believes that there are ...
