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Tenser Middle East Situation Belies Trump’s Belief that a Deal Maybe Near
April 20, 2026
(143) Weekends have been full of surprises in the Middle East war, and this past one was no exception. Late last week had experienced a large drop in oil prices and renewed interest in riskier assets. Israel had stopped bombing southern Lebanon, paving the way for resumed peace talks between Iran and the United States […] More
Dollar and Equities Back Off from Wednesday Highs
February 20, 2025
The U.S. dollar fell overnight by 0.9% against the Japanese yen and by 0.4% versus the Mexican peso and both New Zealand and Australian currencies. Smaller losses occurred of 0.2% occurred against the Swiss franc, sterling, South Korean won, Turkish lira and DXY weighted index and of 0.1% relative to the euro and Canadian dollar. […] More
Investors Reacting to Several Different Factors
April 22, 2024
The International Monetary Fund gave a thumbs down to the growing consideration by Japanese officials of implementing currency market operations to blunt yen weakness. Japan’s currency is hovering at its weakest levels against the dollar since 1990, and Japanese CPI inflation has exceeded the 2.0% central bank target since April 2022. Nonetheless, the IMF warns […] More
European Consumer Confidence Stumbles on Covid Resurgence
November 22, 2021
Market movement has been limited this Monday. The most notable development has been a net 0.3% drop in the net price of oil. WTI crude is down 0.3% but about a dollar above the intra-day seven-week low of $74.68 per barrel. The weighted DXY dollar index has edged up 0.1% but is currently close to […] More
