The appreciating yen and the depreciation of the dollar became a nightmare for Japan May 8, 2025 As Donald Trump tries to weaken the dollar to boost the US economy and manufacturing, the Japanese yen is developing safe-haven behavior faster than…
How will the “punishers” of the bond market be eliminated in 3 moves? The battle for the 10-year May 1, 2025 Donald Trump’s retreat, as many mainstream media outlets have pointed out, was not so much driven by the bloodshed on Wall Street as by…
FED ignores Trump: Interest rates unchanged at 4.25% to 4.50% March 20, 2025 The Federal Reserve (Fed) kept its policy interest rates unchanged in the range of 4.25% to 4.50%, ignoring calls from US President Donald Trump…
The $16 trillion AI “bubble”!!!!! January 30, 2025 Investors have been betting heavily on an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven future over the past two years, as technology stocks have led the S&P 500…
FED – Cuts interest rates by 0.25% to a range of 4.25% to 4.50% – Forecast for two 0.25% cuts in 2025 December 19, 2024 The Federal Reserve (Fed) cut interest rates by 25 basis points to a range of 4.25% to 4.50%, confirming forecasts. At the same time,…
High borrowing costs are biting Russian businesses December 13, 2024 US restrictions imposed in June to undermine the Kremlin have put local banks in countries that trade with Russia at higher risk of so-called…
EU will suffer a loss of 260 billion from Trump tariffs – Markets crash from -15% to -20% November 28, 2024 If Donald Trump follows through on his promises and imposes tariffs on European goods imported into the US, then the continent will truly be…
The dollar is not money but credit – The Ponzi scheme and the road to collapse November 28, 2024 With widening budget deficits, rising debt, and interest payments that can only be serviced by issuing a currency of decreasing value, the dollar can…
Bets against the euro-dollar parity are increasing dangerously October 24, 2024 Anticipation of the risk of the euro slipping against the dollar is rising in financial markets after last week’s rate cut and the scenario…