Economic Spotlight

Teaser: The central bank for the Eurozone is currently the centre for heavy discussion– it might be a sign of a dysfunctional monetary union. During the past two weeks, a storm has hit the European Central Bank (ECB). The minutes... Read More →

For a couple of days, I have had the pleasure of being in sunny Barcelona in Spain. Though it wasn’t the palms on the beach that was the attraction, but rather, a 1,000-person fixed income convention, where I was invited... Read More →

Teaser: China’s central bank, People’s Bank of China (PBoC), mulls a shake-up of the mobile payment sector, which can have a huge impact. Those who have visited China most probably noticed immediately that everybody uses a QR code on their... Read More →

Teaser: Many investors dream about having less of the tough political rhetoric and macroeconomic interference, but the reality looks different. Very respectable and fine organisations like The International Monetary Fund (IMF) have throughout the year revised their global GDP growth... Read More →

Teaser: The investor’s trust in the monetary policy is fading, and the fear for a price bubble in the bond market is increasing, which is equal to rising volatility. On the 12th September, the European Central Bank (ECB) cut the... Read More →

Teaser: Despite the latest positive signs, no one really knows where the US-China trade war is heading, but neither the global nor China’s economy is suffering as much as feared. China’s economy currently surprises more positively than negatively, which was... Read More →

Teaser: India has apparently considered to issue its first international bond ever, and perhaps the government’s grip on the central bank’s money box last week was part of the preparations. Back in July, the senior government official Subhash Chandra Garg,... Read More →

Teaser: The central banks in the US and the Eurozone will lower the interest rates again, forcing bond investors to change direction- it’s not a sign of recession, but simply natural. If an investor chooses to invest in the most... Read More →

Teaser: The GDP growth figures from major European economies have now been released, and although everyone in the financial markets knew the news would not be good- the truth still hurts. The first graphic speaks its clear language where one... Read More →

Teaser: The US administration has now declared China a “currency manipulator”, which intensifies the trade war further, but the truth is that only a few countries stay on the narrow path of virtue. On Monday, the 5th August, the Chinese... Read More →