While equities around the world are getting severely hit this December, one market stubbornly rallies on. For the Chinese stock market lower oil prices, the demolition of Russia, and the […]
It’s been almost two weeks since the first of November, traditionally the start of the best period for financial markets. Well, at least for equities it is. But what about […]
Another hectic week in financial markets is almost behind us, with Russia making the headlines once again. Renewed tensions in the Ukraine, crumbling oil prices and fears of recession resulted […]
‘QE is useless!’ Phrases like that have made the headlines on more than one occasion. Many agree that Quantitative Easing, the monetary bazooka used by most central banks to overcome […]
Stocks are plunging. And, while the drop has intensified in recent days, the correction actually started a couple of weeks ago. Especially in Europe, where the tensions between Russia and […]
Historically, April has been a friendly month for equity investors. Using S&P 500 Index data from 1928, April ranks third on average monthly return. In recent periods, however, April have […]
The ‘as goes January, so goes the year’ phrase implies that the return on the stock market in January is a bellwether for the rest of the year. And since […]
The last few weeks I have encountered quite some stock market predictions that were based on last year’s performance. Many of them sounded like this; ‘Because 2013 turned out to […]
Zero interest rates, an endless array of stimulative measures taken by central banks, and yet no sign of inflation. Quite the contrary. US inflation stands at only 1.2% and has […]
A lot has been written about the impact of Quantitative Easing. And while it is arguable whether or not the extraordinary measures taken by central banks have had any significant […]
