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Why is the euro not trading at parity with the dollar?

October 12, 2018by jsblokland Leave a comment

The divergence between the Eurozone and the US is growing. And I’m not just talking about the difference in bond yields. Significant gaps have also developed between equity markets and […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, FX

Have we seen peak EUR?

August 9, 2017by jsblokland Leave a comment

The euro is up 12% against the USD this year. We haven’t seen this kind of euro appreciation for quite some time, as the ECB was the last central bank […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, FX

Monitoring Le Pen!

March 9, 2017by jsblokland 1 Comment

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 […]

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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 – Wanted: Easy Monetary Policy

September 4, 2015by jsblokland Leave a comment

Didn’t you love the military parade in China? Not because of the military ‘gadgets’ that were showcased, but primarily because Chinese markets were closed for a couple of days. Some […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

Week End Blog – Brexit and Painful Reversals

May 8, 2015by jsblokland 1 Comment

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 […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

Week End Blog – Record Highs & Record Lows

March 13, 2015by jsblokland Leave a comment

This week we got to see more amazing stuff in the European bond markets. The ECB started its massive QE program on Monday, and that didn’t stay unnoticed. Several research […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

Week End Blog – Politicians at the Gate

February 20, 2015by jsblokland Leave a comment

Welcome to the Week End Blog. The Greek roller coaster has still not reached its end. After Germany rejected a Greek letter asking for a six-month ‘bridging’ period, another Eurogroup […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

Week End Blog – Russia Ru(m)bles, Gold Glooms, but stocks prevail!

November 7, 2014by jsblokland Leave a comment

Another hectic week in financial markets is almost behind us, with Russia making the headlines once again. Renewed tensions in the Ukraine, crumbling oil prices and fears of recession resulted […]

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EQUITIES, FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO, TACTICAL ASSET ALLOCATION

Week End Blog – Starring Mr. Draghi and many others

September 5, 2014by jsblokland Leave a comment

Draghi did it again. His words already proved very convincing, but now that the time for action has come, Draghi delivered as well. In what was quite a surprise, the […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

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