The sheer nuttiness of a U.S. leader savaging his hand-picked Fed chairman is sure to unnerve markets as 2019 approaches. more...
US Dollar Forecast: US Dollar Rebound in the Balance as All Eyes Turn to Jackson Hole The impressive resilience of the US Dollar will be tested as markets look for stimulus withdrawal clues at the Fed’s annual gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. British Pound Forecast: Another Difficult Week Coming Up August has been a difficult month so far for the British Pound and its weakness looks set to continue in the week ahead. ...
US Dollar Forecast: US Dollar Bracing for French Election, Trump Tax Plan, GDP Data The US Dollar looks set for a volatile week as the first round of the French presidential election, a White House tax reform proposal and first-quarter GDP data loom ahead. Japanese Yen Forecast:No End In Sight For Accommodative Monetary Policy Speaking in Washington Friday, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda had a simple message: the current ...
US Dollar Forecast: US Dollar Rise on Fed Rate Hike Bets at the Mercy of Team Trump The US Dollar may find renewed support from a hawkish Federal Reserve in the week ahead but worrisome headlines from Washington, DC remain a potent threat. Japanese yen Forecast: USD/JPY to Track Risk Trends as Yellen Fails to Shift Rate Outlook Headlines coming out of the G20 meeting may yield a limited reaction in USD/JPY as the group of ...
"I’m a professor of economics at Boston University. I’m one of many economists who is deeply concerned about the direction of America’s policy and the course of economic policy. I’ve taken the initiative to write you a playbook for economic reform. The playbook contains a number of very simply (postcard length) reforms, which I’ve developed with economists who specialize in taxes, healthcare, Social Security, banking, environmental economics, fiscal accounting, ...