LOOKING BEYOND THE PHASE ONE TRADE DEAL The US and Chinese administrations are set to sign the Phase One trade deal on the 15th January putting (at least a short) pause…
read moreMARKETS’ FOCUS MAY SHIFT TO FED POLICYMAKERS THIS WEEK Although the global economic diary does not contain too many relevant data points for this week, financial markets will probably not…
read moreSHOULD CONCERNS ABOUT GLOBAL GROWTH BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Bond yields slipped to very depressed levels once again marking that financial markets remain concerned about the state of the global economy. The question…
read moreHOW LONG COULD GOLDILOCKS STAY WHILE THE BEARS ARE AWAY? Markets breathed a sigh of relief after Fed Chair Powell’s remarks on Wednesday. Mr. Powell delivered a speech which signified a…
read moreIS A REBOUND OF ECONOMIC GROWTH ON THE HORIZON? The IMF presented its updated global macroeconomic outlook, in which the organisation admitted that their previous GDP growth forecast for 2019…
read morePOLITICAL RISKS BACK IN THE DRIVING SEAT Various risks of political nature linger that drive global market sentiment and thus asset prices. Just to name a few: Due to the…
read moreTHE POWELL PUTT & TRADE TALKS “The principal worry I would have is really global growth,” said Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The Fed Chair added that the FOMC will be…
read moreTHE US’ ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IS NOT AS BAD AS MARKETS DEEM Although the holiday season usually implies boredom, this was definitely not the case last week, when asset prices exhibited…
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