German business climate index IFO
Bond Market Debacle, Xi-Trump Summit, and More Central Bank Policy Decisions
September 24, 2026
With Japanese markets opening for their first session of this week, sharp rises occurred today in ten-year sovereign debt yields around the Pacific Rim, amounting to 15 basis points in New Zealand, 13 basis points in Australia, 11 basis points in Japan, 8 basis points in Singapore and 7 bps in South Korea. That set […] More
Unremarkable G20 Annual Summit and A Disappointing German Business Climate Survey
November 24, 2025
(164) The 2025 summit of Group of Twenty government leaders, held over the weekend in Johannesburg, South Africa, will likely be remembered for the United States and Argentina boycotting the conference, which proved especially awkward because the U.S. is the designated host of 2026 summit. Climate change and wealth inequality were this year’s top priorities, […] More
Hopes Up that China-U.S. Truce on Trade Will Extend Beyond November 1st
October 27, 2025
(168) Reports have been optimistic out of Asia where U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent and his Chinese counterparts have been holding talks that will lead to a broader truce to be signed at the end of this week by Presidents Trump and Xi that would avoid a sharply escalated trade war. One hopeful indication has been […] More
Investors Anxious Over Several Matters
January 25, 2023
Although down from 2022 highs in many places, inflation remains too elevated for central bankers to feel comfortable. Many data including this week’s spate of purchasing manager surveys are consistent with a contraction of GDP in this first quarter of 2023. The war in Ukraine and proliferation of mass shootings in the United States are […] More
Steep Slide in Equities as Covid-19 Virus Spreads Beyond China in Unidentifiable Ways
February 24, 2020
Reported coronavirus cases and deaths jumped over the weekend in three disparate countries (South Korea, Italy and Iran). Not only are these place far apart in distance, but scientists have been in many instances unable to connect the exact source of exposure outside of China. It’s been difficult to separate fact from fiction as all […] More
