Risk assets pulled back modestly at the start of the trading week. Political turbulence in US, China, UK and Middle East has come at a time when the global growth outlook appears fragile. Asian equity markets are mixed although skewed slightly to the downside...
Markets are mixed with clear drivers lacking. S&P 500 rebounded marginally on positive trade news. Yet Asian trading has been more tentative. Thursday Chinas top diplomat stated that China was willing to purchase additional US products and trade discussion would yields results...
As was widely expected the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) held the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 1.00%. The press conference seemed slightly less dovish then past meetings. The language introduced conditionality for providing further easing...
Commodity traders must probably be delighted to notice the steep rise in soybean futures bolstered by the new tariffs waivers granted by Chinese authorities to state and private companies as well as China’s shipment deals amounting to as much as 600’000 tons of US soybeans...
The focus today will be on the UK Supreme Court ruling on whether PM Boris Johnson acted unlawfully when he prorogued parliament. The key point is whether the five-week suspensions of Parliament was an abuse of power or standard political business...
Last weekend’s attack on Saudi Arabian oil production generated a significant crude price spike. While the initial price's highs have moderated slightly crude prices remain elevated...
It seems that market participants have been left unimpressed by the statement of the Bank of Japan, pushing the demand for JPY higher. Without much surprise, the BoJ has kept its short- and long-term interest rates at 0...
As we had expected the SNB held policy rate at -0.75% and reiterated wiliness to intervene in FX markets for benefit of the overvalued franc...
Abqaiq sits at the heart of the Saudi energy system, with most of the oil produced in the kingdom processed there. Saudi Arabia holds nearly 70% of the global spare capacity...
While the position netted a modest gain, we see further profit potential as limited. We now believe the Federal Reserve will be willing to cut rates more decisively than we expected when we adopted the trade in early June because its outlook for US growth has moderated...
It seems to be a rather Dovish bias communicated by the Reserve Bank of Australia in its minutes of the meeting of 3 September 2019...
The oil-related sell-off following the weekend's attack on Saudi Arabia facilities is already losing steam. On Sep 14th, coordinated attacks using drone technology were carried out on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia...
Not surprisingly, former vice-president Biden tried to occupy the political center with an impassioned plea to offer Americans a choice between private sector coverage and an optional health care plan provided by the federal government...
A recent survey conducted by Preqin showed that 74% of investors believe we are at the peak of the equity market cycle. However, 88% answered they will maintain or increase private equity investments in response to the equity cycle (Preqin Investor Update Alternative Assets 2H19...
Japan not too long ago imposed sure limitations on exports to South Korea...
The recent events of the week have been taken largely positively to the detriment of haven assets though...
The easing cycle is alive and well in EM counties with Turkey moving forward with a significant reduction. In an unexpected move, the Central banks of Turkey chopped its benchmark one-week repo rate by 325bp. The policy rate now stands at 16.5% from 19...
Investors seem to have enough arguments to support risk appetite. The long-awaited ECB meeting along with fresh headlines from both the US and China are boosting equities which are set for another weekly gain...
