The Daily Telegraph takes a light-hearted look at the major events of the year. A is for AAA or Alchemy, the magic that can turn normally meaningless strings of letters into millions of dollars for the ratings agencies. The EU, Belgium, Italy and Ireland all got their credit ratings downgraded d… read full news...
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The business A to Z, 2011
The Daily Telegraph takes a light-hearted look at the major events of the year. A is for AAA or Alchemy, the magic that can turn normally meaningless strings of letters into millions of dollars for the ratings agencies. The EU, Belgium, Italy and Ireland all got their credit ratings downgraded d… read full news...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting on November 30, 2011
I. Remarks on the Purpose of the Unscheduled Monetary Policy Meeting The chairman first provided the following explanation for calling an unscheduled Monetary Policy Meeting. (1) Global financial markets were under heavy strain on the back of the sovereign debt problems in Europe, and central ba… read full news Published: Tue, 27 Dec 2011...
The Week Ahead–Week of December 25, 2011
Next week sees the final trading week for the year and we expect market interest to be significantly reduced due to major holidays on each end, likely leading to largely sideways drift. But reduced market participation also has the tendency to see spikes in volatility on news headlines and data… read full news Published:...
The Week Ahead–Week of December 18, 2011
Last week I wrote about the puzzling market reaction to the disappointing EU Summit, but the delayed response finally came at the start of this past weeks trading. EUR/USD collapsed below recent range lows in the 1.3220/50 area, forcing a flood of option-related selling on the break down, before… read full news Published: Sun,...
Trading the Australian Interest Rate Decision December 5th, 2011
The Reserve Bank of Australia is scheduled to announce interest rate decision at 3:30 am London time on December 6th. Markets are pricing in a 25 basis cut at the time of writing this report. The interest rate will decision will be followed by the RBA statement from Governor Glenn Stevens which will… read...
The Week Ahead – Week of December 4, 2011
Next week will likely see either an agreement to bind Eurozone nations fiscal policies together with irrevocable, enforceable institutions or the beginning of the end for the single currency. We have been here before and so far EU leaders have never failed to disappoint, but they must surely… read full news Published: Mon, 05...
Beige Book – November 30, 2011
Overall economic activity increased at a slow to moderate pace since the previous report across all Federal Reserve Districts except St. Louis, which reported a decline in economic activity. District reports indicated that consumer spending rose modestly during the reporting period. Motor vehicle… read full news Published: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:49
The Week Ahead–Week of November 20, 2011
Eurozone headlines have continued to dominate recent market attention, but we think that may soon shift as the so-called US deficit reduction Super-Committee (SC) appears headed for a stalemate. The latest comments from SC panelists suggest the two sides remain far apart on a package of spending… read full news Published: Sun, 20 Nov...
The Week Ahead – Week of November 6, 2011
The week draws to a close with a vote of confidence pending in the Greek parliament around 6 pm EDT/midnight Athens time. In the worst case scenario, if the vote fails, the ruling PASOK party would be forced to engage the opposition New Democrat Party in negotiations to form a coalition government…. read full...