by JD Lasinger | Sep 22, 2016 | Featured Posts
Political uncertainty in the US breeds economic uncertainty elsewhere in the globe. So when Hillary Clinton collapsed on September 11th and her physical fitness began to be the target of unprecedented public scrutiny, Trump advanced in the polls – Clinton’s...
by JD Lasinger | Sep 21, 2016 | Featured Posts
The Fed and the BOJ will announce their next steps on Wednesday. It is widely expected that the Fed will leave rates unchanged. According to Bloomberg only 20% of the analysts are expecting the Fed to hike interest rates. On the other side of the Pacific, the Bank of...
by JD Lasinger | Sep 20, 2016 | Featured Posts
After months of bad news, suffering through corruption scandals, political crises and stubbornly low commodity prices, Brazilian markets finally get a breather. Although commodity prices have not recovered significantly, and the political corruption scandals still...
by JD Lasinger | Sep 18, 2016 | Featured Posts
The world heard all about the doom and gloom scenarios that analysts were painting when the outcome of the Brexit vote took markets by surprise. Up until now, none of them have really materialized, which is not a surprise given that the UK is still a full member of...
by JD Lasinger | Sep 14, 2016 | Featured Posts
Weak demand, primarily from China, has driven analysts to cut their oil demand prospects by about 100,000 barrels per day – bpd. This coupled with record production from OPEC countries, and rising non-OPEC production has brought the prices of WTI beneath the $45 USD...
by JD Lasinger | Sep 13, 2016 | Featured Posts
Once again the markets suffered the onslaught of Fed fueled speculation on Friday. From the NYSE to the DAX, the FTSE, the CAC and major currencies around the world faced the steepest losses since the Brexit vote, on Friday September 9th. Although it is widely known...
