By: Thierry Malleret | On: May 4, 2016 |
April 2016 Yet again the IMF global economic for 2016 have been revised downwards by 0.2 percentage points – to 3.2%. Global growth remains weak and uneven, beset by financial, geopolitical and political […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: May 1, 2016 |
Market Action The past week started positively for risk assets but turned sour on Thursday and Friday with markets reverting to their trends for the first six weeks of the […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: April 24, 2016 |
Market Action Major U.S. indices hit their highest points since last July and set 2016 highs this week. Bond yields have also hit their highest mark in recent weeks, signaling […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 21, 2016 |
The scientific art of asset and wealth management is like conducting an orchestra. Each musician is dedicated in playing her/his own unique instrument. The enjoyment of music is the product […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: April 17, 2016 |
Market Action European and Japanese shares led risk assets across the globe this week. Positive inflation data both in Britain and throughout the Euro area encouraged markets on the continent […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 12, 2016 |
Over the course of the last couple of weeks we have read reports that credit facilities are rising, production is on the upswing, Chinese tremors are subsiding, and an overall […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: April 9, 2016 |
Market Action Risk assets returned most of their gains from the past week as earnings season is set to pick up momentum. Analysts are estimating that earnings will fall 9% […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 7, 2016 |
The world economy may be entering into treacherous territory. Central Banks and policy makers seem to have misdiagnosed the credit problems and applied the wrong medication. We are referring of […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: April 2, 2016 |
Market Action Equities bounced back in the U.S. once again thanks to soft guidance from monetary authorities while the March jobs report came in slightly above expectations. Despite the renewed […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: March 29, 2016 |
March 2016 The data, in particular the sharp retrenchment in global capital and trade flows, shows that the world is facing a growing risk of “economic derailment”. In contrast […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 29, 2016 |
Currency Winds and Market Waves: Banks, Central Banks, & Policy Divergence?
Yesterday’s decision by the Japanese Central Bank not to extend its monetary easing, strengthened the Yen and significantly pressured the Nikkei Index. It has been obvious in the last several […]