The week in charts – episode 1
This week in financial markets summarized in charts.
This week in financial markets summarized in charts.
After years of rate cutting and bond-buying central bank policies are now being questioned by financial markets. The euro and yen, targeted casualties of these policies, shot up with a […]
I don’t know what to make of this week in financial markets. I guess some major events were on the agenda, but nothing to get really excited about. As expected […]
Before you start, ‘yes’ there are probably more charts that define 2015 in financial markets. But, at least I tried! 1. Swiss Bond Madness ‘Swissification was born after an admirable, […]
Did I post that blog on December returns two weeks ago? Arguing that December offered the best average return and lowest risk? Well, that’s working out quite nicely, isn’t it? […]
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, […]
What started as a friendly week, turned out to be an ugly one, instead. Another leg down in commodity prices triggered investor pessimism, which was reflected in falling equity prices […]
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. […]
Bad news is good news, right? The IMF delivered its semi-annual World Economic Outlook, and like the ones before, the content was mostly negative. GDP growth expectations were adjusted downward […]
Didn’t you love the military parade in China? Not because of the military ‘gadgets’ that were showcased, but primarily because Chinese markets were closed for a couple of days. Some […]