The new year has begun with somewhat of an extension of the now legendary ‘Trump rally’ which ensued immediately after the US election in early November. Global equities have generally been well bid a...
Opinions about the direction of economy after Donald Trump takes residence in the White House next month have lately been almost as divided as the contentious election itself. On the one hand, an incr...
With the US election in the rear view mirror, investors are looking ahead to the December Fed meeting where futures markets suggest another rate hike. The likelihood of a rate increase on top of the R...
Debates, commentary and tweets from this season’s unlikely pair of US presidential candidates have been causing big swings in the US markets. Meanwhile, the wild ride in Deutsche Bank shares has been ...
To raise, or not to raise? That is the question. Okay, so William Shakespeare may not exactly have been impressed, but clearly today’s economists and investors are deeply concerned about this increasi...
Financial technology, or fintech for short, is on a roll. While the exact definition for this alluring subsector can be quite varied, the term generally applies to those companies engaged in developin...
Progress is inevitable, but new versions always seem to have their challenges. And so it will likely be with the latest iteration of the European Union as it braces for the probable removal of its sec...
It has been quite some time since the global financial markets have faced such a widely-anticipated, major binary decision expected to propel securities prices sharply in one direction or another. I a...
The new millennium has not been boring. Since the turn of the last century we have seen two market crashes, a global financial crisis, a complete stock market rebound, the extraordinary rise to ubiqui...
Now that many higher quality corporate bonds are finally offering compelling yields, income seeking investors are finally getting a break. Notwithstanding a recent uptick in prices, financial markets ...
