by Thierry Malleret | May 2, 2017 | Weekly Market Update
April 2017 The IMF global growth forecasts are on the move again, but for the first time in six years they’re on the up. They now anticipate global GDP will rise by 3.5% this year and 3.6% in 2018, the same as last October’s forecast. Albeit a rather tepid...
by Joel Charalambakis | Apr 30, 2017 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action After France’s election equity markets took off across the globe, approaching recent highs. The Euro reached a five-month high after the results of France’s election and the nation’s stock market rose over 4% on Monday’s opening trade. China’s...
by Joel Charalambakis | Apr 23, 2017 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action French bond yields and spreads to benchmark German bonds narrowed throughout the course of the week as the nation heads to the polls. The race is a tight contest between four major candidates. Since no majority for anyone is expected, a runoff in May is...
by Joel Charalambakis | Apr 15, 2017 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action The dollar fell against a number of currencies on Thursday, particularly the Yen and Yuan, as President Trump declared China to not be a currency manipulator and that he believed the dollar was too strong. In addition, the President declared that he...
by Joel Charalambakis | Apr 9, 2017 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action Minutes of the Federal Reserve’s March meeting were released this week and portions of their content caught markets by surprise. There was wide agreement among board members that the central bank should begin shrinking its balance sheet by year end as a...
by Joel Charalambakis | Apr 2, 2017 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action Brexit is officially a reality as Theresa May invoked Article 50 to remove the United Kingdom from the European Union. The maneuver sets off two years of negotiations on issues such as trade and immigration that will influence the entire future of the...