Economy
The Federal Reserve’s Reluctance to Learn from the Bank of Japan
I recently posted an article on the minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee meeting held on November 1 and 2, 2011, focusing on who ……Read More
Business
Markets
Commodities active around trade data and summit talks plus strong Canada employment gains
Market Insights Commodities active around trade data and summit talks plus strong Canada employment gains Stock markets continue to steadily climb/ The Nikkei stated a ……Read More
Markets
Beware The Bonfire of Institutional Memories
The capital markets have risk from an above normal bonfire of institutional memories accompanying close to a decade of quantitative ease and a coarsening of ……Read More
Markets
US Dollar rebounds on hawkish Fed comments
Stock markets have started to turn back upward again. Rejecting a weak Asia Pacific session, European indices are climbing today with the FTSE up 0.6% ……Read More
Markets
Gold gains while traders wait for next shoe to drop
Market Insights Asia Pacific markets provided a strong start to the week with a catch up rally. The Hang Seng rose 0.9% while the Nikkei ……Read More
Economy
Who is the Real Mike Pence on Trade?
With Donald Trump making significant moves on U.S. trade, in particular, ending American participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, it is interesting to look back in ……Read More