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The era of extraordinary monetary policy continues

April 1, 2019by jsblokland Leave a comment

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 […]

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BONDS, MACRO

Fed Review – Powell squeezes in one more

March 22, 2018by jsblokland Leave a comment

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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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

Federal Reserved

December 14, 2017by jsblokland Leave a comment

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 […]

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MACRO

Week End Blog – Dovish Dots

March 18, 2016by jsblokland Leave a comment

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 […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

Week End Blog – Emerging Market Meltdown!

July 31, 2015by jsblokland Leave a comment

Forget about Greece, emerging markets are the latest recipe for market turmoil. Especially China, where the economy looks to be in worse shape than anticipated, is causing quite a few […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

Week End Blog – Yellen to the rescue!

December 19, 2014by jsblokland Leave a comment

 This week started in the same fashion as the last one ended. Greek presidential elections, falling oil prices, and a collapsing ruble dragged equity markets down globally. But, on Wednesday, […]

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FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

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