Weekly Market Update
Market Action Markets got the sugar rush they had long been craving as Mario Draghi announced a QE program involving €60 billion per month starting next month through at least September 2016. Equities around the world rallied, including the U.S. where the major...Geopolitical Journal: January 23
Geopolitical Headlines Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Azziz al-Saud passed away on Thursday at the age of 90. He had been hospitalized with a case of pneumonia for weeks. His half-brother Salman has assumed the throne to the Kingdom. Onlookers have long...Fait Accompli: Searching for Answers Where Answers Cannot Be Found
As it is widely expected, the ECB will unveil today its own version of QE. Welcome to a dead-end where central banks may resemble Prometheus bound by chains made by his own hands! As I wrote late last year we may be entering a historical year where the greenback and...Weekly Market Update
Market Action U.S. markets on Friday ended a five-day streak of losses for risk assets. A combination of weak economic data, global growth concerns and disappointing Q4 earnings contributed to the declines. The story of the week in financial markets was the surprise...How Japan Bankrupted Itself
Following the start of Abenomics in 2012, Japan moved back to the center of attention of global financial markets. After two and a half decades of economic stagnation, hopes were high that Japan would escape its long stagnation and deflation. Plenty of economists...Sign Up for Our Publications
