market analysis

Economy

The Global Economic Outlook

29/09/2015(0)
Global markets have endured a tough summer, hit by a financial crisis that had its origins in China, but spread quickly to other parts of the world. Trillions of ... Read More
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Whole Lotta Bear Markets Goin’ On

29/09/2015(0)
The Dow and S&P 500 have fallen by around 10% since August, which in normal times would be hardly worth mentioning. But below the surface, in what used to ... Read More
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The Most Interesting Story In Gold

28/09/2015(0)
Or: Gold Miners’ Doom Is Streaming Companies’ Boom. The gold and silver miners are in crisis, as metal prices hover around break-even for many and capital dries up for ... Read More
interest-rates

From ZIRP to NIRP

25/09/2015(0)
The sudden end of the Fed’s ambition to raise interest rates above the zero bound, coupled with the FOMC’s minutes, which expressed concerns about emerging market economies, has got ... Read More
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Ultra-low Interest Rates: Dangerous or Just a Price?

22/09/2015(0)
Two recent reports start by observing that long-term interest rates have been at extraordinarily rock-bottom levels for several years now. But from that common starting point, the analysis of ... Read More
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Why The Big Banks Want Higher Interest Rates

21/09/2015(0)
Something strange is happening in the banking business. In theory, a low interest rate environment is good for banks because it allows them to borrow money for next to ... Read More
Hona-Al-Kuwait

Kuwait stock market shrinks as its economy underperforms more dynamic economies in the Gulf

21/09/2015(0)
Kuwait stock delistings threaten market’s status Kuwait market shrinks as others expand Some firms complain about low valuations, liquidity Others cite costs of maintaining listing Regulator says oil companies ... Read More
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Gold remains money

18/09/2015(0)
We think we know that gold is no longer money, because Keynesians and monetarists insist it is so. Furthermore, it has been replaced by government currencies, which we use ... Read More
Yellen

Five things to listen for during Janet Yellen’s press conference

17/09/2015(0)
Clues as to future interest-rate path will be key for Fed press conference Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen has not spoken publicly since mid-July when she finished two days ... Read More
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Big Banks Cutting Tens Of Thousands Of Jobs; Huge Implications

16/09/2015(0)
Money center banks — which over the past few decades have grown into the biggest financial entities the world has ever seen — appear to have hit a wall, ... Read More
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