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 […]
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Week End Blog – Emerging Market Blues
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 […]
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 – Politicians to the Rescue?
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 […]
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 […]
Five Charts revealing the Losers of Lower Oil Prices
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 […]
Week End Blog – Yellen to the rescue!
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, […]
Week End Blog – Greece, Oil, Ruble, …Stress!
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 […]
Week End Blog – From Currency War to Oil War
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 […]
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