Week End Blog – Short Squeeze Japanese Style
An authentic short squeeze. That’s what this week’s major JPY move reflects. After years of riding along with the Bank of Japan, things completely reversed. The USDJPY exchanged rate crossed […]
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Week End Blog – A Week of Gold & Currencies
This week in financial markets was a lot about gold and currencies. In what was considered a sideshow for quite some time, the upcoming Swiss gold referendum suddenly made its […]
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 […]
Week End Blog – Tumbling Stocks, Growth Spikes and Yield Reversals
Coincidence or credible warning signal? Whatever it was, the fact is that high yield bonds sold off way before equities got crushed this week. This week is no done yet, […]
Week End Blog – Sell in May, US recovery and Bitcoin
According to the International Comparison Program, hosted by the World Bank, China is soon to take over as the biggest economy in the world. Based on PPP that is, not […]
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