U.S. small business sentiment
Persistent Inflation Concerns Upsetting Equity Markets and Dollar to Lesser Extent
May 11, 2021
A sampling of Asian stock markets suffered loses Tuesday of 3.8% in Taiwan, 3.1% in Japan, 2.0% in Hong Kong, and 1.2% in Singapore and South Korea. Australia’s market fell 1.1%, and in Europe, markets are down currently by between 1.4% and 2.3% in Switzerland, Spain, Italy, France, the U.K. and Germany. Technology stocks have […] More
Weak Data and Revised Forecasts Deliver A Reality Check
June 9, 2020
The mood of investors has turned bearish again. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell four basis points and is 8 bps below its recent high. 10-year Japanese JGB and British gilt yields slipped 3 and 1 basis points overnight. The price of WTI oil settled back 0.6%, while that of gold, which benefits from risk […] More
Markets Unsure of Implications of Reopening Economies
May 12, 2020
Markets seems to have entered an indecisive phase as politicians weigh pros and cons of reopening business activities. The dollar lost modest ground overnight, falling 0.2% against the yuan, yen, euro and sterling and by 0.1% relative to the Swiss franc. The dollar fell more significantly against the kiwi (0.6%) and Australian dollar (0.4%) but […] More
Dollar and Stock Markets Up
November 12, 2019
The dollar traded up overnight by 0.4% against the kiwi, 0.3% relative to the Swiss franc, 0.2% vis-a-vs the euro, loonie and sterling, and 0.1% against the Australian dollars. Stock markets in the Pacific Rim advanced by 0.8% in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore and by 0.5% in Hong Kong and Indonesia. India is […] More
Safe Haven Assets in Lessening Demand
September 10, 2019
Some of the recent uncertainties for investors seem somewhat less anxiety-provoking. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson seems to now be intent on working out a Brexit deal with the EU instead of a no-deal exit. Reports have surfaced that the Merkel government in Germany is considering a relaxation of its rigid insistence on balancing the […] More
Dead Cat Bounce
May 14, 2019
The escalation of trade war hostilities between the U.S. and China rattled global financial markets significantly yesterday, but today’s mood has been more encouraging. Share prices in Europe are up so far by 1.2% in France, 1.0% in the U.K. and Italy, and 0.9% in Germany. In Asia, equities fell 1.8% in Hong Kong, which […] More
Sterling Takes a Hit… Brexit Not Going Well
March 12, 2019
Sterling depreciated 0.9% overnight against the dollar, which is otherwise down 0.2% against the yuan and Swiss franc and by 0.1% vis-a-vis the euro and kiwi. The dollar is also unchanged relative to the yen, loonie, Australian dollar and Mexican peso. Prime Minister May’s attorney general said changes in the handling of the Irish border […] More
Dollar and Sovereign Debt Yields Rise, while Equities Slip Further
October 9, 2018
Markets remain risk averse today. The dollar appreciated 0.4% against the euro, 0.3% versus the loonie, peso and kiwi, 0.2% relative to the Swiss franc, Aussie dollar, and sterling, and 0.1% vis-a-vis the yen. Share prices fell 1.3% in Japan, 1.0% in Australia, 0.7% in New Zealand, 0.6% in Indonesia, and 0.5% in Singapore and […] More
Stocks Again Reverse Direction… Yen and Dollar Decline
April 10, 2018
A strong Monday session in stocks was almost completely squandered in the last hour of trading by a 300 point drop of the Dow. Once again, the index opened sharply higher on Tuesday and is currently 1.6% higher on the day. Elsewhere, share prices gained 2.2% in Hong Kong, 1.7% in China, 1.3% in Indonesia […] More
Firmer Yen
January 9, 2018
The Japanese yen advanced 0.4% overnight against the dollar and by even more versus main European currencies. Investors reacted after the Bank of Japan bought fewer 10-year and longer JGBs in its operations today, which kindled suspicion the quantitative stimulus may be throttled back in 2018. The Japanese Nikkei-225 share price index climbed 0.6%, but […] More
