Chair Powell has sent a clear message: the Fed is back in the driving seat. At a very minimum, the Fed has given itself the option to deliver a 50bp hike from the March meeting....
Through the recent gyrations, markets seem to lack the conviction needed to push new lows in rates. The resulting range-trading environment brings lower rates of volatility and...
Investors were focused on what policymakers were thinking about the Federal Reserve’s asset purchases when the minutes of the monetary policy meeting in early November were...
What a difference a decade makes. Portuguese government 10-year bonds are heading for a yield of 0%, compared to 16% at the height of the eurozone debt crisis in 2012 and 4% as...
Much of California will be open for business today, increasing demand for risk assets Markets may be overly optimistic, pricing in a recovery even when data is still...
For most of recent history, when the European Central Bank's (ECB) policymakers meet, the euro falls. But the odds of the single currency breaking that streak tomorrow are looking...
Queen's rulings in finance weakened Data released by Eurostat shows that, in September 2018, unemployment rates in France, Italy and Spain were 9.3%, 10.1% and 14.9%, respectively,...
European shares managed to finish a choppy week on a fairly mixed note with the FTSE100 and German DAX managing to close above the 200-week MA, however the lack of sustainable...
What: There’s always something to love about Italy in August, but it’s not usually the economy. However, a recent run of decent economic data, including industrial data...
Draghi and the ECB may have been dovish at today’s meeting, however that hasn’t stopped the euro from rallying to key resistance levels. Why is the euro rallying when...