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JPMorgan Spots The Next Big Problem: A Plunge In Global Bond Demand
One year ago, just as the Fed had started quantitative tightening, i.e., the shrinkage of its balance sheet, JPMorgan’s Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, author of the populist Flows and Liquidity newsletter predicted that the more than $1 trillion decline in G4 central bank bond purchases in 2018 relative to 2017 would be a key driver for the change in the […]
Dollar: Range-Bound Or Trending?
The US dollar had a good week, appreciating against all the major currencies but the Swiss franc, and most emerging market currencies, with a couple of notable exceptions, including the Turkish lira and the South African rand. However, the dollar’s gains seemed to be more a function of negative developments abroad rather than positive developments in […]
Week In Review: Alphamab Closes $100 Million Series A For Oncology Candidates
Alphamab Oncology, a clinical-stage Suzhou biopharma, completed a Series A funding with over $100 million in capital (see story). Earlier this year, Alphamab Oncology was spun out of Suzhou Alphamab with seven oncology assets and related technology platforms, including biospecific, protein engineering and antibody screening technologies. Stressing its novel immunocology candidates, Alphamab Oncology is focused on developing multi-functional […]
USD/CAD Weekly Analysis – Saturday, Nov. 24
USD/CAD extended its upside movement from 1.2782 to as high as 1.3317. As long as the price is above the bullish trend line on the daily chart, the upside movement could be expected to continue and the next target would be at the 1.3450 area. Key support is now at 1.3126, a breakdown below this […]
Silver Miners’ 3Q18 Fundamentals
The major silver miners’ stocks have been largely abandoned this year, spiraling to brutal multi-year lows. Such miserable technicals have exacerbated the extreme bearishness plaguing this tiny contrarian sector. While profitable silver mining is challenging at today’s exceedingly-low silver prices, these miners are chugging along. Their recently-reported Q3’18 results show their earnings are ready to […]
OECD Recommends Potential Major National Debt Increases: The Impact On Retirement
The Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is urging the nations of the world to be prepared for and have a coordinated plan to simultaneously engage in major “fiscal stimulus” in the event of a downturn in the global economy. “Fiscal stimulus” is how economists refer to a government substantially increasing spending, while holding […]
USD/JPY Rate Weakness Spurs Shift In Retail FX Interest
JAPANESE YEN TALKING POINTS USD/JPY may face a more bearish fate over the remainder of the month amid the failed attempt to test the 2018-high (114.55), and recent developments keep the downside targets of the radar as the weakness in the exchange rate appears to be spurring a shift in retail interest. USD/JPY RATE WEAKNESS […]
