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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]