Noted for your morning ruminations or procrastination – take your pick. What Drives Housing Dynamics in China? Behind Drop in Oil Prices, Washington’s Hand On Smith on Rowe on Krugman on Friedman Will e-commerce make prices more flexible? What Is QE, Exactly? Draghi Is Pushing Boundaries of Euro Region with QE Program Why Falling Prices…
Today is the day before ECB’s big decision day . As of now, ECB is set to inject up to 1.1 trillion euros in to the economy to fight deflation. We will know the exact details tomorrow. But the day’s economic news were still significant. Japanese Dud Early in the day in Far-East, Bank Of…
Noted for your morning ruminations or procrastination – take your pick. When central bank losses matter Bond Investors Face Trillion-Dollar Choice Between Safety and Yield Stock dividend yields are above Treasury yields — and that’s bullish CEOs say US more attractive to investors than China Davos Billionaires Predict Low Interest Rates, Terrorism Junk Replaces Government…
Today’s economic reports showed a mixed picture for the global economy. In Germany, the ZEW Economic Sentiment gave a positive surprise. Its reading of 48.4 was better than the forecast of 40.1 and previous month’s reading of 34.9. This is a level of a diffusion index based on a survey of 275 German institutional investors and analysts. It is a leading indicator of…
Interest rates have real implications in the investment world. So does the forecast about them; hence, it pays to understand the concept of interest rates. Three fundamental factors impact the interest rates: Supply – this is the funds available with the savers, primarily households Demand – the demand for funds by the businesses to finance…
First was Paul Krugman, who mused Where Are the Friedmans of Yesterdyear? But there’s another important factor. Modern conservatism doesn’t have Friedman-like figures — people who would be prominent economists thanks to their research whatever their politics, who are also public intellectuals– because it doesn’t want them. The movement prefers hacks, who needn’t be even minimally…
For the first time since the fourth quarter of 2011, the Big three U.S. banks – Bank of America, Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase – missed consensus earnings estimates. Bank of America reported actual EPS of $0.25 compared to the mean estimate of $0.32; Citigroup reported EPS of $0.06 whereas the average estimate was $0.10; and JP Morgan Chase reported EPS…
Noted for your morning rumination or procrastination – take you pick. China stocks plunge 8pc amid crackdown on brokerages The SNB is 48% Privately Owned…No Wonder They De-pegged ECB May Deliver $635 Billion to Steer Euro Away From Deflation This is how India controlled its once untameable inflation problem European Stocks Rise Third Day Amid…
On Monday, China reported that her economy grew at +7.3% (Quarter over last yea’s quarter). It is slightly faster than expected rate of +7.2%. Still, it was same as last reading on October 20, 2014. Industrial Production y/y was better at +7.9% compared to the forecast of +7.4%. Retail Sales y/y was +11.9% versus expectation of 11.7%.…
Noted for your morning rumination or procrastination – take your pick. A debt to history? Central Banking’s Grand Experiment Swissie Shocker: The SNB’s Drumbeat to Date Why everything you think about the economy in 2015 is probably wrong Beijing rolls out fresh support amid slowing growth AT&T to Record $10 Billion in Charges for Fourth…
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