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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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 – China Rules!
How to start this Week End Blog? The picture below seems appropriate. After an already ugly end of last week, bears rushed back from the weekend to demonstrate their willingness […]
Week End Blog – Emerging Market Meltdown!
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 […]
Week End Blog – GRESCUE & CHINA MADNESS
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 […]
Week End Blog – A Greek Roller Coaster
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 […]
Week End Blog – Greece falters, but Europe persists
This week, markets were made clear that Syriza, the convincing winner of the Greek elections, means business. Syriza has taken a hard stance towards Europe, at least for now, which […]
Week End Blog – China slowdown, Eurozone resilience and American windfall
Welcome to the Week End Blog. This week’s main macro number had to be Chinese GDP growth for Q3. Year-on-year GDP growth came in at 7.3%, slightly above expectations. Yet, […]
Week End Blog – Starring Draghi, Stiglitz and Musk.
The Weekend End Blog is back. September was no fun for financial markets. All asset classes, except cash, realized a negative return. Yes, global equities in euros went up, but […]
Week End Blog – Zero Growth, Zero Yield and Zero Spending
Let’s start this Week End Blog on a positive note. Believe me you are going to need it. Geopolitical tensions eased somewhat compared to last week. The ceasefire in Gaza […]
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