by Rachel Poole | Jul 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Pandemic Causes ‘unprecedented’ fall in global trade Valentina Romei, Financial TimesRead the full article here April data reveal that world trade has experienced an “unprecedented” decline as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The volume of global trade in...
by Rachel Poole | Jul 3, 2020 | Crossroads, Uncategorized
North America Surprisingly, global equity markets have continued their rebound, making up the ground lost in March. Many economists and investors attribute the soaring numbers to the trillions of dollars of government stimulus that has been pumped into the markets....
by Rachel Poole | Jun 20, 2020 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities back on the riseAfter last week’s dip, global equities rose this week amid signs the global economy is recovering. Markets seem to be assuming that the worst is behind us. The yield on the US Treasury dropped 2 basis points by Friday...
by Rachel Poole | Jun 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
OECD warns of deepest economic scars in peacetime for a century Chris Giles, Financial TimesRead the full article here While the equity markets seem to have taken for granted the likelihood of a “V-shaped recovery,” a gloomy forecast from the OECD indicates many...
by Rachel Poole | Jun 13, 2020 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities falterGlobal equities took a tumble this week after markets dropped close to 6% on Thursday amid concerns over an increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations, excessive market speculation, and a pessimistic economic outlook from Federal...