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 […]
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Federal Reserved
Last Thursday, the Federal Reserve lifted its target rate with another 25 basis points. Not like anybody cared, as the rate hike was signaled well in advance. More importantly, the […]
Jackson Hole and Charts
While there could be a lack of monetary policy announcements during this year’s Jackson Hole summit – Yellen pretty much confirmed the start of balance sheet unwinding to be September […]
Have we seen peak EUR?
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 […]
The week in charts – episode 1
This week in financial markets summarized in charts.
Week End Blog – #BrexitOrNot!
Well, this turned out to be quite an interesting week. A ‘boomerang’ week. First, we got ‘mayhem.’ Brexit was going to ruin us all. As expected the British Pound was […]
Week End Blog – Dovish Dots
The Week End Blog is back! And so are central banks. If you thought their toolkit was empty, guess again. The ECB neatly demonstrated that central bankers have become notoriously […]
For those betting on a stronger USD, the odds are against you!
Even after Yellen’s dovish statement and the downward adjustment in the expected ‘appropriate’ interest rate levels visualized by the FOMC ‘dot plot’, the Federal Reserve is the only major central […]
Week End Blog – Draghi Delusion
It had to happen at some point. And last Thursday it became reality. Draghi disappointed markets by lowering the ECB deposit rate by ‘just’ 10 bps and by ‘only’ extending, […]
Week End Blog – Zero is NOT the Lower Bound!
Zero is not the lower bound! The graph below shows this was already the case, but this week the ECB and Sweden’s Riksbank hinted at even lower rates going forward. […]
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