FX Daily, January 03: Dollar Stabilizes, but Sees Little Recovery
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Author: Marc Chandler
Categories: FX Trends
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The US dollar is stabilizing but the tone remains fragile. The euro, which has advanced for five consecutive sessions coming into today is slightly lower. The euro had stalled yesterday as it approached last year's high set in September near $1.2090. Yesterday was also the third consecutive close above the upper Bollinger Band, which is found today near $1.2060.
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The Past is Not Passed: 2017 Spills into 2018
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Author: Marc Chandler
Categories: FX Trends
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The New Year may have begun in fact, but in practice, full participation may return only after the release of US employment data on January 5. The macroeconomic and policy tables have been set, though interpolating from the Overnight Index Swaps market, there is 45% chance the Bank of Canada hikes rates at its policy meeting near the middle of the month.
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Great Graphic: Progress
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Author: Marc Chandler
Categories: FX Trends
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The world looks like a mess. While the economy appears to be doing better, disparity of wealth and income has grown. Debt levels are rising. Protectionism appears on the rise. Global flash points, like Korea, Middle East, Pakistan, Venezuela are unaddressed. At the same time, this Great Graphic tweeted by @DinaPomeranz, with a hat tip to @bill_easterly is a helpful corrective.
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Digitalisation will reverse offshoring trends, says ABB head
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Author: Swissinfo
Categories: Swiss Markets and News
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Thanks to advances in robotics and digitalisation, the trend towards the offshoring of manufacturing jobs to cheaper countries is set to be reversed, according to the president of Zurich-based industry giant ABB group. In an interview published Sunday in the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper, Peter Voser said that digital progress is bringing manufacturing and markets closer together again.
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Bi-Weekly Economic Review: Housing Market Accelerates
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Author: Joseph Y. Calhoun
Categories: The United States
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The economy ended 2017 with current growth just slightly above trend. In general the reports of the last two weeks of the year were pretty good with housing a standout performer going into the new year. We are still trying to get past the impact – positive and negative – from the hurricanes a few months ago though so it is probably prudent to wait for more evidence before making any definitive pronouncements about the economy.
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98,750,067,000,000 Reasons to Buy Gold in 2018
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Author: Jan Skoyles
Categories: GoldCore
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98,750,067,000,000 Reasons to Buy Gold in 2018. World equity index market capitalization touching distance of $100 trillion dollars at beginning of December. Key indicators across global financial markets are looking decidedly bubble-like. Little indication that we are through the worst of the financial crisis that started in 2007. Apparent lack of concern regarding the over-heated and overpriced markets.
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