In view of the recent ‘mini banking crisis’ – will the Feds fight with inflation mean U.S. interest rates will still go up this month? Two or three more increases of 0.25%? Markets still expect the Fed to keep up its inflation fight, despite recent bank failures that have unexpectedlyRead More →
SVB Collapse Reverberates Across Markets U.S. authorities took emergency action over the weekend to shore up the banking system after Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank collapsed. Businesses and people who have money deposited with SVB would now be able to access their money from Monday, the government said.Read More →
Repo overnight demand increases Overnight demand for the Federal Reserve’s reverse repo program surged close to $1 trillion on Wednesday 30th June 2021. Is this a problem? The repo system is an overnight money holding facility for banks and financial institutions. A short term parking system for billions of U.S.Read More →
The only way is… up? The Nasdaq reached a record high on Monday 14th June 2021 as investors were tempted back into growth stocks ahead of a Federal Reserve two day meeting due to start on Tuesday 15th June 2021 Nasdaq The Nasdaq tech loaded index climbed 0.7% to anRead More →
More stimulus The U.S. Federal Reserve announced it would start buying individual corporate bonds. The Fed said, ‘it will purchase corporate bonds to create a corporate bond portfolio’. The Federal Reserve is stepping things up again after recent comments left investors more than a little concerned about the pace ofRead More →
Stocks select reverse gear U.S. and global stocks went into free fall on 11th June 2020 as the Dow recorded a 1800 point drop in one session, and as investors mull COVID-19 spikes, the Fed’s outlook and jobless claims data. The Fed promised it will keep interest rates low untilRead More →
Gold as a safe haven It is a well known fact that gold becomes a safe haven during uncertain times, and these are uncertain times. So it’s no surprise then that gold has increased in value during this period. At its highest in recent weeks, gold has reached: $1766 perRead More →
Stocks continue to grind ever higher pushing many indices to reach new peaks as global stocks play catch-up with the U.S. The S&P 500, for example, is now only around 5% from its year high – a remarkable recovery from the March 23rd low. The index is now 40% above its coronavirus collapse.Read More →
Bounce, Recession or Depression? As economists, traders, investors, politicians and media pundits talk of economic recovery, many countries have already entered recession. The latest being Japan, the third largest economy in the world. The UK, Germany, France and Italy have all entered technical recessions. ‘V’ or not to ‘V’ ?Read More →
Disconnected from reality? Are elevated prices in U.S. markets showing a disconnect from reality? Is the free flowing Federal Reserve liquidity too easily available? Are central banks too eager to please? Are central bank fearful of failure? Do they really need to step in every time economies face a problem?Read More →