by Thierry Malleret | Jul 3, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Heather Timmons, “China’s growing food demands stoke fears of a global factory farming boom” (Quartz, June 25, 2014) It is estimated that by 2030, China will import almost one-third of all food...
by Thierry Malleret | Jul 1, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
The fate of the Eurozone lies to a considerable degree in the hands of the European Central Bank (ECB). But can it do enough? Earlier this month, the ECB announced a set of measures to prevent deflation, ranging from negative deposit rates to a package of cheap loans...
by Joel Charalambakis | Jun 27, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
Data out of the US was mild at best this week. Regardless the Dow and S&P 500 posted small losses while the Nasdaq gained. Q1 GDP was revised down to -2.9%, a wide miss from the expected -2% and the original -1% posted. Mortgage data, durable goods orders and...
by Thierry Malleret | Jun 26, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Yao Yang, “China’s Real-Estate Wrongs” (Project Syndicate, June 20, 2014) Chinese property prices are one of today’s most prominent global risks, a caveat which The Monthly Barometer has been voicing...
by Joel Charalambakis | Jun 20, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action Equities in the US returned to posting gains this week despite data that continues to portray a mixed recovery. Fed Chairwoman Yellen indicated a growing consensus in the FOMC of moving up the timeline for the first rate increase but lowering...
by Thierry Malleret | Jun 18, 2014 | Weekly Market Update
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Nauro Campos, “Football in the Time of Protest” (VOX, June 13, 2014) The FIFA World Cup has just started. In this short article, the economist analyzes why protests will co-exist with partying. Rent...