This is not a free trade agreement. It is a trade agreement which proposes some movement towards free trade in some sectors. Free trade agreements commit to free trade in all sectors with exceptions to be addressed as time passes with interim ...

Tokyo's Trumpian trade troubles

Record highs are meaningless as elsewhere explained. If they stir your blood you are an ignoramus.

Risk-Off Currencies Retrace As Stocks Hit Record Highs

The headline mentions probability. The remainder mentions nothing about probability.

Trade probability around GBP

In other words the key issue is the election. There is a madness in putting your capital at risk prior to the election - the sort of madness which grips race horse owners and gold miners. It's not about managing risk but managing uncertainty. But a ...

British Pound Outlook Hinges on UK Vote as Johnson, Corbyn Debate

It's their legal requirement. Are you in the White House? Any textbooks in the shelves?

The US And China Are Struggling To Complete A "Phase One" Deal - FT

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US dollar buoyed by caution as trade deal optimism wanes

This man spouted for years about the merits of free market capitalism. I'm so surprised he can still get up in the mornings spouting the reverse position. He used to be to the right of the Tea Party now to the left of Xi Jingpin.

Kudlow: Trade talks are down to "short strokes" on phase 1 of trade deal

Which market?

Kudlow: Trade talks are down to "short strokes" on phase 1 of trade deal

Is there a point here?

Kudlow: Trade talks are down to "short strokes" on phase 1 of trade deal

GDP is the equivalent of income. So if your income is 82k then according to this your debt is 100k. So what? World GDP 100 trillion order of magnitude. This puts the value of the world at roughly 500 trillion or a debt ratio of 16% so where's the ...

$69 Trillion of World Debt in One Infographic

MEE seems to talk a lot more sense this week than in previous weeks when he could see no wrong in US policies. But still he attacks Monetary policies rather than the reasons for slowing world and falling inflation. So we don't really know what he ...

When Mohamed El-Erian speaks, Wall Street listens -- and he says a crash is coming

This article reminds me of my rule that I can expect a 10% move against me as soon as I bet. For a long time this has not occurred so it's a good time to bring it up again. 2% moves are unusual in recent times but are modest on a longer timescale. ...

Aggressive Shift In Oceanic Currencies' Value

Fox News now unwatchable being continuous tirade of bias and contempt. Sure there are two sides. Watching one side crow is very dull, predictable and becoming a waste of viewer's time. Australia now has Sky News (Fox News subsidiary) reading from ...

Powell: US faces longer-term issues, including labor participation and productivity

Agreed. Would only add that the policy mix is what critics usually attach to socialism. Tea Party folks must be drinking something stronger to remain silent as these policies are pursued on their watch.

Paul Tudor Jones sees an 'explosive combination' of forces driving the US markets higher

Well remembered. That action is returning to haunt SNB and restrict its choices. May be forced seller again in face of market's distrust.

Swiss Government: Situation On Foreign Exchange Markets Remains Fragile

Great series of 'factual' (hopefully) stories with generally strong feelings being held in relative check and much too long for Bigfoot and twitter. I have also lived in Zhengzhou and Zhumadian (also Henan), but also New York and Glasgow. These ...

Trump: If we don't make a deal with China we will substantially raise tariffs

This sort of comment is pure paranoia which we can expect a lot more of in the weeks and months to come. I have tried for months here to talk about deflation and an argument for lower rates based upon economic fundamentals and analysis such as this ...

Even the Fed's Own Research Shows Rates Are Too High

Trump would not have a clue about what is being debated here. He has never outlined what his views here are based upon which makes his view worthless in a policy context. Either the economy is growing too fast or too slow - relative to inflationary ...

Even the Fed's Own Research Shows Rates Are Too High

Please put articles which mention record highs in the trash can. A record high in stock market is a norm, nothing exceptional at all. That's why experts follow P/E analysis.

Powell Is Key for Traders Keeping One Eye on Impeachment Hearing

Fiscal policy is not BOJ responsibility. These remarks pointing fingers elsewhere. No positive news for JPY here.

BOJ’s Kuroda: Important for Japan to ensure it has market's trust in medium, long-term fiscal...