Month: August 2016
Abenomics .. Japanese deflationary torpor . .
Japan’s economy struggling to escape its deflationary torpor, the economic-revitalization plan that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched in 2012 has come under growing scrutiny . Japanese equities has plunged from the huge interest of buying the currency from different sources, for example the Chicago Mercantile Exchange shows substantial interest in the yen. The yen has … More Abenomics .. Japanese deflationary torpor . .
Is this the calm before the storm on Wall Street . . ?!
In the global wide search for yield, U.S. stocks are still attractive . . The Federal Reserve’s two officials did their best Friday to convince investors interest rates will likely rise by the end of the year, waking stock-market bears from hibernation. But the … More Is this the calm before the storm on Wall Street . . ?!
First sign’s of inflation after Brexit . .
Inflation in U.K. rises to the highest level since 2014. The import cost boost to four year top on clear evidence that the Sterling is droping againts other major currencies. Consumer-price growth picked up to 0.6 percent from 0.5 percent in June, showing the data comming from the Office of National Statistics in London. … More First sign’s of inflation after Brexit . .
Shake off that Deja-vu : Energy sector . .
In the near term, the market will monitor very closely the movement of the U.S gasoline and crude stock prices. Expectations for higher crude demand in the second half of 2016, coupled with a decrease in availability, are leading analysts to conclude the current bear market is only temporary, and oil prices will rise later in the … More Shake off that Deja-vu : Energy sector . .