Euroland CPI inflation
Month-End Flood of Data Paints May 2020 as Anything But Merry
May 29, 2020
During May, roughly 2.69 new cases of Covid-19 were identified worldwide, and over 133,000 died from the disease. The U.S. share of the total 362,829 identified deaths related to the pandemic remains at 28.5% even though the United States has just 4.3% of the world’s population. The racial protests in Minneapolis have spread to other […] More
Japanese Central Bank Drops a Bombshell of a Surprise
January 29, 2016
The Bank of Japan adopted a negative interest rate after repeated officials comments from central bank officials earlier that they weren’t contemplating such. In response, Japanese share prices advanced 2.8% and the yen has fallen 2.2% against the dollar and 0.9% relative to the euro. The 10-year Japanese JGB yield declined 12 basis point to […] More
Lots of Monthend Data and a Likely U.S. Government Shutdown Tomorrow
September 30, 2013
Stocks were whacked overnight in Asia and Europe on prospects for a shutdown of the U.S. federal government. Share prices plunged 3.0% in the Philippines, 2.4% in Indonesia, 2.1% in Japan, 1.8% in India, 1.7% in Australia, 1.5% in Hong Kong, 1.3% in Singapore, and 1.0% in New Zealand. Losses thus far in Europe amount […] More
