Articles
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Is a Chinese soft-landing possible?
Aaron Back in the Wall Street Journal recently said that China’s central bank had served up “a dish of stimulus with a side order of banking reform.
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Romania heads to the polls
It is great to be in Romania in the run up to tomorrow’s European Championship qualifier match with Northern Ireland.
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Radical change in Mexico
In difficult market conditions, emerging market Bonds are out favour, since deemed to carry too much risk. However, Mexico’s 100 year bond (the longest maturity on soverign debt in the world) increased by 6% in value in the first half of October.
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A boost for gold
The gold price has bounced by 5% this month, as the markets have suffered a scare over global growth prospects. The $1,200 lower support level had been challenged, but not breached, for the second time this year.
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Europe’s triple dip recession
Hamish McRae said in the Evening Standard this week that: “The notion that the Eurozone could be the new Japan did not seem realistic five years ago. Now, I’m afraid it does.
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Paralysis in Paris
Paul Ames reported in Globalpost this week that “France is in a mess.” I agree.
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Australia’s downturn
Australia’s July unemployment figures have just been announced – going from 6% to 6.
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Italian woes
Italy is back in recession, with the economy shrinking in both the first quarters in 2014. This is Italy’s third recession since 2011 and the Economist said last week it "will have a profoundly demoralizing effect on a nation that thought the worst was over.
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A jewel in the emerging market crown
India’s stock market has leaped 20% this year – the best performance of any emerging market.
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Indonesian election results due
On 9th July, the Indonesian Presidential elections took place. The results will be known next week after counting almost 200 million votes.
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Won rising….
South Korea’ s currency – the Won – has risen to a six-year high of 1,020 to the US Dollar, and over half a billion dollars of local stocks were bought in the market in the last week of May alone.
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World Cup Party in Brazil ?
The World Cup has kicked off but Brazil is not in the mood to party.
