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The week in charts – episode 2

March 17, 2017by jsblokland 1 Comment

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 […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

Graph of the week – Chinese Uncertainty

January 20, 2017by jsblokland 1 Comment

In China, they do things a bit differently. That goes for the Chinese economy as well. During the last two years year-on-year GDP growth ‘fluctuated’ between the 6.7% and 7.0%. […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

Week End Blog – Draghi does it again!

October 23, 2015by jsblokland Leave a comment

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 […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

Week End Blog – From Bad to Worst!

October 2, 2015by jsblokland Leave a comment

Welcome back to the Week End Blog. During my holiday, things seem to have gone from bad to worst. Especially the situation in emerging markets is worrisome The IMF made […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

Week End Blog – GRESCUE & CHINA MADNESS

July 10, 2015by jsblokland Leave a comment

Never, never a dull moment in Europe. As Grexit would be upon us, at least predicted by most economists, investment brokers and other ‘gurus’, Greece handed in yet another bail […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

Week End Blog – Oh No! Not Greece Again!

June 19, 2015by jsblokland 2 Comments

Ok, I give in, or up, or whatever. Financial markets are held hostage by Greece. Therefore, in this Week End Blog lots and lots of Greece. Things are really starting […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

Week End Blog – US growth sluggish as S&P hits new high

May 15, 2015by jsblokland Leave a comment

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 […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

Week End Blog – A Greek Roller Coaster

February 6, 2015by jsblokland Leave a comment

Markets have entered a roller coaster phase, caused by Greece. Things started positive this week with Mr. Varoufakis stating that Greece will no longer pursue a debt write off, but […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

Week End Blog – China’s dilemma, vanishing yields, and stock picker Yellen

July 18, 2014by jsblokland Leave a comment

This week was overshadowed by sad events in the Ukraine and the Middle-East. The phrase of ‘it’s all relative’ comes to mind. The events had their impact on financial markets. […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

China – Sailing between Scylla and Charybdis

July 17, 2014by jsblokland Leave a comment

Two macro numbers, published by the Chinese authorities this week, show that China has decided which way to go for the economy, at least for now. Credit growth and GDP […]

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