Our latest macroeconomic insights Global Markets Update Yen weakness not the only driver of Nikkei strength The renewed slide in the yen (to 106) against the dollar has helped to revive investors’ interest in the Nikkei, which closed today at its highest level since January. We remain comfortable with our... 9th September 2014 · 1 min read Global Markets Update Is there a bubble in US “high”-yield corporate bonds? Despite edging up a little over the summer, the yield of US 7-10 year B-rated corporate bonds remains close to its lowest level in at least a quarter of a century. We think that this is a bubble and... 5th September 2014 · 1 min read Global Markets Update US dollar seems likely to strengthen further The US dollar is close to the strongest it has been against the other major currencies in over a year. But we doubt its rally is over given the relative prospects for monetary policy in the US and... 3rd September 2014 · 1 min read Global Markets Update What next for the S&P 500? Although the S&P 500 has broken above 2,000 this week for the first time, we doubt that the stock market will go from strength to strength. For now, we are sticking with our forecast that the index... 26th August 2014 · 1 min read Pagination Previous … Page 364 Page 365 Page 366 Page 367 Current page 368 Page 369 Page 370 Page 371 Page 372 … Next
Global Markets Update Yen weakness not the only driver of Nikkei strength The renewed slide in the yen (to 106) against the dollar has helped to revive investors’ interest in the Nikkei, which closed today at its highest level since January. We remain comfortable with our... 9th September 2014 · 1 min read
Global Markets Update Is there a bubble in US “high”-yield corporate bonds? Despite edging up a little over the summer, the yield of US 7-10 year B-rated corporate bonds remains close to its lowest level in at least a quarter of a century. We think that this is a bubble and... 5th September 2014 · 1 min read
Global Markets Update US dollar seems likely to strengthen further The US dollar is close to the strongest it has been against the other major currencies in over a year. But we doubt its rally is over given the relative prospects for monetary policy in the US and... 3rd September 2014 · 1 min read
Global Markets Update What next for the S&P 500? Although the S&P 500 has broken above 2,000 this week for the first time, we doubt that the stock market will go from strength to strength. For now, we are sticking with our forecast that the index... 26th August 2014 · 1 min read
