By: Joel Charalambakis | On: August 2, 2014 |
The Dow has effectively erased its YTD gains as of this week as concerns over the potential for accelerated Fed action for interest rates, the stabilitiy of the European banking […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: August 1, 2014 |
The global economy continues to fall short of expectations. GDP growth in high-income economies remains sluggish, including in the US and the UK – the two countries where the upturn […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: July 30, 2014 |
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Mohamed El-Erian, “What to Do About the Jobs-Growth Conundrum” (Bloomberg View, July 22, 2014) Allianz’s chief economic adviser […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: July 25, 2014 |
US equity markets had a rough week in the last full week of the month. The Dow saw its largest decline in seven weeks after Goldman Sachs issued a late […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: July 23, 2014 |
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Robert Shiller, “Booming Until It Hurts” (Project Syndicate, July 15, 2014) The author of “Irrational Exuberance” discusses the […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: July 18, 2014 |
Market Action Equities in the US rallied on Friday to end the week in positive territory. Earnings reports so far have presented some modest good news into markets but geopolitical […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: July 16, 2014 |
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Dani Rodrik, “A Class of Its Own” (Project Syndicate, July 10, 2014) The Princeton professor argues that: “the […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 12, 2014 |
Over the course of the last several months a sense of market stability has prevailed. This can be seen in the low yields of government securities around the globe, signifying […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: July 12, 2014 |
Market Action Equities markets around the globe suffered considerable losses throughout the week. European markets highlighted a poor week as multiple nations reported weak industrial activity, lending continues to […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: July 6, 2014 |
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Daniel Altman, “Get Ready for the Perma-Slump” (Foreign Policy, June 27, 2014) One of today’s key questions for […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 21, 2014 |
Central Banks and Market Dislocations: Macroprudential Policy as Enforcer of Uncertainty
In the most recent report from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) – the central bank of the central banks- we observed one the clearest divisions between the accommodative/coordinated policies […]