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Bank Of Japan Leaves Policy, Economic Outlook Unchanged
Confirming the expectations of all 41 economists, The Bank of Japan changed absolutely nothing about its monetary policy tonight following The Fed’s 3rd rate hike in 11 years. The BOJ said in a statement that it would keep the two key rates at current levels, maintain the pace of its asset purchases, and did not change its […]
EUR/USD Post FOMC: S/T Momentum Indicators Turning Bullish – Danske
The Fed pushed the dollar lower and the Dutch elections provided another boost to EUR/USD. What’s next? Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: The overall message from the meeting was that the Fed is on track and delivered one of the three hikes it projected back in December 2016 -the Fed has not become more hawkish, […]
What You Should Know Ahead Of Tiffany’s (TIF) Q4 Earnings
Tiffany & Co. (TIF – Free Report) , which designs, manufactures and retails jewelry and other items globally, is slated to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2016 results on Mar 17. Barring the first quarter, the company has outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the second and third quarters by 18.3% and 13.4%, respectively. In the first quarter, the company […]
US Dollar Sinks After Rate Increase To 1%
EUR/USD 4 hour Investors and traders were looking for a direction from the Federal Reserve (Fed) yesterday regarding the potential path of interest rate hikes during 2017. The Fed indicated that it expects 3 rate hikes during 2017, which seems to match expectations of the market. Despite the interest rate increase from 0.75% to 1%, […]
Fed Hikes Rates By 25 Bps As Expected In A Balanced Meeting
The U.S. Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 25 basis points at its meeting yesterday as widely expected. This was the second rate hike in less than three months and the third increase since the central bank started its monetary policy tightening cycle in December 2015. The U.S. short-term interest rates are now at 0.75% […]
Global Asset Allocation Update – Thursday, March 16
There is no change to the risk budget this month. For the moderate risk investor, the allocation between risk assets and bonds is unchanged at 50/50. The Fed spent the last month forward guiding the market to the rate hike they implemented today. Interest rates, real and nominal, moved up in anticipation of a more […]
Why We Invested In Snapchat Before It Went Public
I could see this coming a mile away… Snapchat is already catching flak. Its parent company, SNAP, IPO’d less than a week ago. Founded in 2011, Snapchat is the photo-disappearing social media company with 158 million users who are typically between the ages of 18 and 24. Its IPO was the biggest tech IPO since […]
U.S. Fed Hikes Rates. Markets Volatile, But Who Is The Real Winner?
Markets moved sharply as the U.S. Fed announced the 25 basis points interest rate increase. Markets were volatile, but which market was the real winner? The answer will be surprising to most. First and foremost, when markets react in a volatile way on financial news, it is wise to wait a couple of days before […]
Inflation On The Rise – Will The RBI Still Cut Interest Rates?
The cost of living in India is rising – or so says the inflation data. Recent data showed India’s wholesale price index (WPI) inflation rose to its highest in more than three years. WPI rose an annual 6.55% in February, rising from previous month’s 5.25% increase. The surge was seen on the back of higher fuel, […]
Death, Debt, Devaluation And Taxes
Death: It comes to all of us, including empires, paper currencies and countries. Debt: The world is drowning in debt – $150 to $200 trillion. The U.S. government is sinking into a black hole of debt – $20 trillion official and another $100 – $200 trillion in unfunded obligations. Total U.S. debt securities exceed $40 trillion according to the St. Louis Federal Reserve. […]
