The director of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art resigned this week. His departure underscores financial difficulties the museum is facing. more...
EUR/USD struggled but eventually chose the lower end of the range, due to USD strength. Will it totally break down or drift back up? The big event of the week is undoubtedly the ECB decision, which also consists of new forecasts. Retail PMI: Monday, 9:10.Sentix Investor Confidence: Monday, 9:30.German Factory Orders: Tuesday, 7:00. The volatile indicator is not likely to repeat the big bounce.GDP (revised): Tuesday, 10:00. ...
With the supremely funky rhythm section of Marcus Miller (bass), Lenny Castro (percussion) and Omar Hakim (drums) propelling his piano most of the way -- the other ringers on a few tracks aren't bad either -- you would think that Joe Sample couldn't miss on this solo outing, Spellbound. Indeed, his distinctive piano cannot be mistaken for anyone else's, free of the usual mainstream influences and always a pleasure to groove to. And yet there is something ...
The other major launch this week, besides AMD’s Ryzen 7 1800X, was Nintendo’s Switch console. We’ve talked about the platform, its theoretical capabilities, and the games Nintendo has showcased already. But there’s no substitute for hands-on time with the hardware. Ars Technica, Eurogamer, and Kotaku have all published their reviews of the platform, and they agree ...
US Dollar Forecast: Dollar Fully Primed for March Fed Hike Leses its Motivation? The Dollar’s posture heading into the new week is bullish on the back of a remarkably decisive outlook for a Fed hike at the next official FOMC meeting. Japanese Yen Forecast: USD/JPY Carves Bullish Series Ahead of NFP on Hawkish Fed Rhetoric USD/JPY may continue to retrace the decline from earlier this year as a growing number of Fed officials ...