The Fed’s Game of Numbers
The Fed under Janet Yellen’s leadership has become the hardest central bank to understand in terms of its policy. This is due to the fact that its leadership changes its mind often and quickly. In fact it seems that Yellen herself is basing her judgement more on headlines than on serious research. This resulted in a hype about the possibility of having two or maybe even three rate hikes this year, which strengthened the US Dollar. However, that quickly turned around when the Brexit fears came along, and now experts are talking about a single rate hike of no more than 0.25%. read more…
Markets Take A Breather From Brexit Panic
When it comes to politics, markets are as fickle as they can be. Closing in on the Brexit vote this Thursday, every half a point that either camp gains or loses on a poll, sends the markets through a roller coaster ride. Monday was only different from the past few weeks insofar as the tendency is concerned. Markets responded to polls showing that the anti-Brexit camp has gained some ground, by rallying and erasing most of the losses they accumulated last week. The volatility however is still there, and with the ensuing frailty of the world’s economic recovery, this could be a set up for another plunge. read more…
Brexit Is The New Black
It seems like everyone is getting ready for a possible British exit from the EU. Recent polls have been showing that the exit camp has a narrow edge. That narrow edge has been consistently showing up in major polls, prompting reactions from across the globe. In the US, for example, the Fed took the polls into consideration in its decision to leave interests unchanged for now. It seems that Brexit might have even been a major factor in the Fed’s decision to retreat from its idea to hike rates more than once during 2016.
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The Great Trump Hedge
Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy is apparently generating quite a stir in Wall Street. A recent article on Bloomberg quoted Citigroup and Barclays saying that one of the tools available to investors who want to hedge against a potential Trump presidency, is to short the Mexican peso. The same article goes on to show how the Mexican peso has underperformed as compared to any other emerging market currency, since Ted Cruz dropped out of the presidential race. Apparently the markets are not taking any chances, and are gearing up for what would be a huge surprise in November. That is precisely where the opportunity to go counter-cyclical arises.
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Financial Markets – Preview for Week Starting 22nd May 2016
Major Events of Last Week
A major market-moving catalyst emerged last week when the US Federal Reserve published the minutes from the latest monetary policy meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). Investors were caught totally unawares by the hawkish tone of this document which disclosed that the Fed was predominantly concerned by the failure of the financial markets to properly price-in the real expectations of an interest rate hike in June. This aggressive stance subsequently prompted the US Dollar to strengthen significantly against a basketful of other major currencies and for global equities to retract across the board. The topmost US indices rallied last Friday verified by the Dow Jones Industrial Average surging 65 points higher; the S&P500 rising by 12 points and the NASDAQ climbing by 57 points. read more…
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