The era of extraordinary monetary policy continues
Few investors anticipated that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell could sound even more dovish than he has in recent months. But, at the last FOMC meeting, he managed to do […]
Tag Archives: bond yields
Fed Review – Powell squeezes in one more
As expected, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate again this week. And while its new chairman Jay Powell didn’t mention any major changes in monetary policy from his […]
The week in charts – episode 2
11. Mark Rutte’s VVD wins Dutch elections, Wilders’ PVV second In the end, things were much less exiting than the polls made us believe. Rutte became the clear winner obtaining […]
Monitoring Le Pen!
The French presidential election, or Présidentielle 2017, is comfortably the most important election in Europe this year, also because an Italian election has yet to be called. The leader of […]
Week End Blog – Short Squeeze Japanese Style
An authentic short squeeze. That’s what this week’s major JPY move reflects. After years of riding along with the Bank of Japan, things completely reversed. The USDJPY exchanged rate crossed […]
15 charts that defined 2015 in financial markets
Before you start, ‘yes’ there are probably more charts that define 2015 in financial markets. But, at least I tried! 1. Swiss Bond Madness ‘Swissification was born after an admirable, […]
Week End Blog – Draghi does it again!
Draghi does it again! A headline very appropriate for many financial articles and blogs, including this one. At the press conference, following the decision of the Governing Council of the […]
Week End Blog – Greece, again!
Holiday over, the Week End Blog returns. In a somewhat desperate attempt not to let Greece dominate this blog, I start with the latest IMF growth forecasts. Again, most forecasts […]
Week End Blog – US growth sluggish as S&P hits new high
No news from the Eurogroup ‘get-together’ this week, so I can deal with Greece later. US retail sales continue to disappoint. The headline number for April, published on Wednesday, revealed […]
Week End Blog – Brexit and Painful Reversals
This week in two words: Bond Collapse. What started as ‘just’ an impressive rise in interest rates last week, turned into a real bond crash this week. The German 10-year […]
