Weekly Selections From Weekly Barometer
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Jim O’Neill, “Will the Calm in Global Markets Last?” (Bloomberg View, August 19, 2014) Goldman’s Sachs former chief economist thinks that the current “peculiar calm” that prevails in the markets...Weekly Market Update
Market Action All eyes this week were tuned to Janet Yellen in Jackson Hole, Wyoming as the annual congregation of key central bankers concluded on Friday. The statement from the Chairwoman overall was neutral. Mario Draghi of the ECB stressed the limits of ECB...Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Mohamed El-Erian, “Markets Are Making a Sucker’s Bet on Europe” (Bloomberg View, August 14, 2013) Or why bad economic data is regarded as good news by the markets… The financial pundit...Weekly Market Update
Stocks saw a positive week despite geopolitical risks that sparked volatility. Back and forth news on Russian aggression, growing US involvement against ISIS in Iraq and an end to a cease fire between Hamas and Israel weren’t enough for equities to rise. As...Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Mark Gilbert, “Sausages, Cats and the ECB” (Bloomberg View, August 8, 2014) In the words of a former governor of the Bank of England, formulating monetary policy at the ECB is like “herding cats”. In...Sign Up for Our Publications
