Week End Blog – Rebounds!
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 […]
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 […]
It’s not just China anymore! Emerging markets in general have started to dominate the headlines. And while I’m looking really hard for some improvement, the truth is, things still look […]
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 […]
Welcome to the Week End Blog. This week was again all about politics. European politics, to be precise. First, the Greek roller coaster continued for at least another week. In […]
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 […]
Update Jan 7 2015. The price of a barrel of crude oil fell below $48 yesterday. This means the oil price has collapsed 57% since the peak in June of […]
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, […]
It’s always when you least expect it. A phrase that applies perfectly to the sudden crisis in Greece. In a surprise move the government of Greece announced it will bring […]
We already had a currency war, and now a fresh new war seems to have started. After OPEC refrained from a production cut, Saudi Arabia this week offered customers in […]