Hong Kong protests
Investors in Cautious Mood
June 12, 2019
Trade war concerns continue to weigh on financial markets. Share prices fell 1.4% in Hong Kong where street riots escalated in protest of an extradition law. Equities also dropped 0.6% in China, 0.5% in India and Indonesia and 0.4% in Japan. European stock markets so far have lost 0.8% in Italy, 0.7% in the U.K. […] More
Fresh Doubts about How Soon the Fed Will Raise Interest Rates
October 2, 2014
The European Central Bank holds its monthly policy meeting today. Investors are not expecting significant new stimulus but remain guarded about that possibility. Confidence over the past month has waned in the likely effectiveness of plans to buy asset-backed securities. Euroland CPI inflation dipped further in September to 0.3% overall and 0.7% on core items. […] More
