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- AnniLi commented Apr 11, 2017
No mention of upside risks to USD with 4 hikes.
Fed's Williams sees rate hikes, blasts tariffs: reports
- AnniLi commented Apr 10, 2017
Surprisingly no-one took the SNB to court (as far as I know) for outright lying to and misleading the global markets in 2015 (some market participants were wiped out but apparently it was legal). These occasions when government agencies behave ...
Tom Hayes: 'Traders like me should not be in prison' for the Bank of England's 'involvement'...
- AnniLi commented Apr 10, 2017
If CB individuals get involved then they are also criminals so where is the evidence? Of course a CB as a legal entity is also implicated depending on the evidence. But it is illegal in either case and also detrimental at many levels.
Tom Hayes: 'Traders like me should not be in prison' for the Bank of England's 'involvement'...
- AnniLi commented Apr 10, 2017
Something very wrong here. Neither the chart nor the data agree with this headline. Please correct. Big picture suggests no panic about labor market cost inflation.
US March Labor Market Conditions Index Increased 0.4, 10th Successive Gain
- AnniLi commented Apr 9, 2017
Russia is not a democracy and odd things keep on happening such as the killing of opposition leaders, the killing of Russian defectors in other countries and interfering in other country's affairs such as Ukraine because, for example, there are lots ...
Russia and Iran warn US they will 'respond with force' if red lines crossed in Syria again
- AnniLi commented Apr 7, 2017
Cash interest rates and bond yields are still very low suggesting that the US financial crisis is still ongoing and supports Kashkari versus Dimon. Dimon wanted to reject bailout finance but was forced to for systemic reasons. So he is still trying ...
Fed's Kashkari says JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon is dead wrong about banks
- AnniLi commented Apr 7, 2017
Not many immigrants nor refugees nor poor people allowed in Switzerland. Jobs for the locals OK. Free markets are one thing; living well and keeping others out is preferable.
Switzerland: The labor market situation in March 2017
- AnniLi commented Apr 6, 2017
WTO has 164 member countries covering over 90% of world population. The aim is to let market forces decide where goods and services are produced. USA is a member country so is USA no longer wishing to be a member? Sure there are lots and lots of ...
Misled by a number? America's US$347b trade deficit with China
- AnniLi commented Apr 5, 2017
Late cycle does not mean low commodity prices but very high commodity prices.
Crescat Capital – Beware Of China Currency And Credit Bubbles
- AnniLi commented Apr 3, 2017
As Stephen Roach has argued for many years the USA also has severe savings problem - people there don't save. In historical terms China has just about reached 1910 in relative US history which largely explains their caution across many issues. ...
Trade is front and center as Trump and Xi meet
- AnniLi commented Apr 3, 2017
The Fed has simply been cleaning up the bloody mess created by whom? This atricle does not relate its opinions to the origins of the problem and so you are left with the feeling that they have totally missed the point.
How our 'big, fat Fed' put on trillions and why it needs to lose them now
- AnniLi commented Apr 3, 2017
Check out stories involving raids on Credit Suisse. Swiss banks and CHF may come under more and more pressure.
Swiss Retail trade turnover in February 2017
- AnniLi commented Mar 31, 2017
Interesting there are no comments. This indicator has been in negative for most of its history of 13 years. Maybe time to end it.
UK Consumer Confidence stays at -6 in March
- AnniLi commented Mar 30, 2017
Xi is better informed about what is really going on in the world.
Trump trade tweet sets tone for tense first meeting with China leader
- AnniLi commented Mar 30, 2017
Ha ha. Net global debt is of course zero since we have a willing lender for every willing borrower. No what is important is the contractual arrangement for each loan and the process for making sure contracts are honoured. Just as with personal ...
Brexit Trigger Spells Trouble for U.K.'s Sweet Economic Run
- AnniLi commented Mar 30, 2017
This is a one sided analysis of a double sided argument since every currency pair has two sides. Also economic history suggests that what is important to achieve structural economic adjustment is a strong commitment to orthodox economic policies and ...
Brexit Begins: Implications for Investors
- AnniLi commented Mar 29, 2017
re: Scottish Referendum. The Independence Referendum in September, 2014 encouraged 85% of the voting population to exercise their vote. The result was roughly 55% Against Independence and 45% for Independence. By contrast the Brexit Referendum, ...
GBP: Start Of A 'Grace Period'; Buy Dips - TD
- AnniLi commented Mar 29, 2017
Monetary conditions include the level of the exchange rate which he does not mention. The more the FED signals higher official short rates, the stronger the USD will become and the tighter monetary conditions will become. In addition, no-one has a ...
Fed's Rosengren wants four rate hikes this year
- AnniLi commented Mar 29, 2017
Trump is losing on a few, but important fronts so it makes political sense for Democrats to be overall obstructive, not specifically Gorsuch. The Supreme Court make-up is also much, much more important to the President than the Federal Reserve. ...
The Fate Of The Federal Reserve Is Now Up For Grabs
- AnniLi commented Mar 24, 2017
The blizzard blew open the door with some force. I forced myself in pain out of the sleeping bag, crawled and secured the door again. The morning brought a still day and we were alive to move forward again. Let's strive to survive first then build ...
EU 'not in hostile mood' as Brexit talks beckon, says Juncker