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Week Ahead: The question about the importance of the ‘Yellen put’ as a driver of the risk rally will become more relevant next week "The question about the importance of the ‘Yellen put’ as a driver of the risk rally will become more relevant next week when US data could highlight the temporary nature of the latest economic slowdown and the continuing tightening of US labour market conditions. Given how entrenched the latest USD-bearishness ...
Forex Weekly Outlook April 25-29 The US dollar ended the week on a positive note. GDP reports from the US and elsewhere, durable goods orders and the Fed meeting all stand out. Also note the BOJ’s decision which has become more important now. These are the highlights of this week. German Ifo Business Climate: Monday, 8:00. German business sentiment was lifted in March, after three consecutive declines, amid higher optimism ...
Bill Gurley: 2015 Was Peak Unicorn (Above the Crowd)Morningstar: The more you pay, the less you get from funds (InvestmentNews)Why the S.E.C. Didn’t Hit Goldman Sachs Harder (New Yorker), see also Why I Blew the Whistle on the SEC Investigation of Goldman Sachs (Watch the Circus)For Robo-Advisers, the Next Bear Market Is Make or Break (Bloomberg)Companies Wind Up in the ‘Penalty Box’ on Executive Pay (WSJ), see also Wall St. Regulators Propose ...
Week Ahead: Will Divergence FX Trade Stage A Comeback Into FOMC & BoJ? "We think that investors will revisit the topic of policy divergence ahead of the April FOMC meeting. Despite recently disappointing activity data, we expect the policy statement to present a more balanced outlook for the economy and inflation than in March, supported by the recent recovery in commodity prices and the improvement in global financial conditions. To ...
German ZEW Economic Sentiment, US Building Permits, Glenn Stevens’s speech, UK employment data, US Crude Oil Inventories, Eurozone rate decision, US Philly Fed Manufacturing Index and Unemployment claims. These are the highlights of this week. Eurozone German ZEW Economic Sentiment: Tuesday, 10:00. German business climate increased in March despite global slowdown, amid stronger consumer sentiment. The ZEW index rose to 4.3 points from ...