J. Powell, the Fed’s Chairman, faces a problem; perhaps the biggest challenge in his tenor so far. The financial markets – mainly equities in the U.S. – have signaled that they cannot and won’t stand another rate hike. Over the…
The most powerful central bank is set to raise rates but there is a lot of uncertainty. Uncertainty also dominates trade talks and Trump’s reactions, as well as Brexit, where everything is up in the air. You are welcome to…
The Bank of Israel (BOI) surprised the markets on November 26th by raising its cash rate for the first time in over seven years. The BOI raised rates by 0.15 percentage point – to 0.25%. This “lift-off” — although at this point it’s…
US stocks are falling from the highs and are officially in correction territory. But are the bears in full control? We analyze the reasons for the drop and argue about the next moves before providing an update on Brexit. What’s…
IS the Fed’s policy hawkish or dovish? We dive into the US economy and the central bank’s policy which impacts global markets and then move to oil prices. You are welcome to listen, subscribe, provide feedback and pledge support on Patreon.…
The famous investor Bill Gross has received some negative publicity as his Janus Henderson Global Unconstrained Bond Fund suffered heavy losses in recent months. The prime reason behind these losses is the bet his fund made over the growing spread…