U.S. and Canadian trade deficits
Geopolitical Strains Weigh on Stock Markets
February 19, 2026
Equity markets in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain and India are showing losses so far this Thursday that range between 0.8% and 1.5%, and futures trading in major U.S. indices point to a lower open in the United States. Exceptions to this trend include South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, while several other […] More
Wave of Risk Aversion Following Moody’s Downgrade of Mid-Sized Banks and China’s Weak Trade Figures
August 8, 2023
Ten-year sovereign debt yields plunged overnight by 16 basis points in France, 15 bps in Germany and Spain, 12 bps in the U.K. and nine basis points in the United States. Prices for gold and oil have dropped 0.4% and 2.3%, while that for Bitcoin advanced 0.7%. Share prices fell 1.8% in Hong Kong and […] More
U.S. Election Outcome Still Uncertain but Republicans Did Much Better than Foretold by Polls
November 4, 2020
The U.S. congress will remain divided, with the senate in Republican hands and Democrats controlling the house of representatives. Officially according to the AP, Biden secured 238 electoral votes whereas Trump so far captured 213 electoral votes. Among undeclared states, more electoral votes lean toward Trump, but margins are thin and subject to switching sides […] More
Stocks Up, Dollar Marginally Lower, and Trump Out of the Hospital
October 6, 2020
Share prices overnight rose 1.5% in India, 1.2% in Taiwan, 0.8% in Indonesia, and 0.5% in Japan. Markets have also climbed 0.7% in New Zealand and 0.3% in Australia. In Europe so far, equities have risen 1.0% in Spain, 0.8% in Italy , 0.5% in France, 0.3% in Germany but just 0.1% in Great Britain. […] More
The Fickle Nature of Investor Anxiety about a Trade War
April 5, 2018
Flip-flopping attitudes about the likelihood of a full-fledged intensifying trade war between China and the United States continues to be a big source of day-to-day changes in market behavior. There was panic earlier this week. Today, investors believe Trump and Jinping will negotiate a truce and forestall a trade meltdown. One problem with such optimism […] More
