Flight to Safety Subsides; Attention Shifts to Data

The war of words between Trump and North Korea, has largely dictated the direction of the market for the past 24 hours. Safe havens,...

Not Playing Games

Hi Everybody, Not sure if you heard yet but apparently the world's greatest toy store may soon be closed for business. Toys R Us is a...

Barclays December FOMC preview

Since mid-year, incoming data have generally improved and external risks have diminished considerably. Chair Yellen now believes that the economy has likely met the...

Yellen’s Guidance Supports Dollar

Removal of data dependency signals rate rise The combination of the removal of data dependency when making interest rate decisions, combined with the removal of...

Is Global Growth Sustainable?

G7 Central Banks eye a return to rate normality When the global financial crisis hit, and Central Banks realized that they had to act decisively...

Something Is Broken

There's no doubt about it now. The stock markets have been behaving like the heat gauge on a car, a broken heat gauge. They...

Pound Sinks More As May Said to Hold On

Sterling took another leg lower as looks like Theresa May will grimly cling on as PM despite a disastrous night for her. GBP dipped...

$20,000,000,000,000

Hi Everybody, Some say the chart of Bitcoin over the past year is simply outrageous. Well, maybe it is, but not as outrageous as the...

Blockchain for Bankers & Bitcoin Speculators

Hi Everyone, By now, most technically minded people agree that blockchain technology is good. The big question I've been asking myself lately is.... good for...

Central Banks Hold the Key

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