Confidence is in short supply among Chinese investors these days, confounding analysts who say reasons to own the market are finally coming true.
Wall Street veteran Bob Michele anticipates a flattening of the yield curve to 3% for securities maturing in two through 30 years, a forecast representing a victory over inflation and a loss for the US economy.
US bank stress will tighten credit by twice as much as expected by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, said economists surveyed by Bloomberg, tipping the economy into recession.
The fate of First Republic Bank has become a game of chicken between the US government and the lender’s largest rivals, with both sides seeking to avoid steep losses and hoping the other will save the troubled firm.
Federal Reserve officials from opposite ends of the policy spectrum are finding some common ground in a key topic of interest-rate debates: They’re skeptical wage gains will fuel further inflation.
The yuan now accounts for 48% of China's cross-border transactions versus 47% for the US dollar.
The hedge fund that beat 99% of peers last year with a bearish stance on emerging markets says the selloff since February has proven its skepticism right and risky assets will face even bigger losses later this year.
Of all the facts that have emerged about last month's two U.S. bank busts - the unanswered warning letters from regulators, the ignored interest-rate risk, the outsized levels of uninsured deposits - one data point in particular continues to stir deep-seated unease among finance officials: 36. That's roughly the number of hours it took Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) to go from...
April 26, 2023 Latest Article: Implications of Open Monetary and Information Networks The poor tax haul here in April has moved forward the United States’ debt ceiling deadline. It’s now likely to strike in late spring or early summer. This newsletter issue discusses some of the nuances and liquidity implications around this event for investors, […]
Over the weekend, when looking at the tax data collected several days after the April 18 Tax deadline, when there is traditionally a surge in tax receipts by the US Treasury, we observed that YTD tax receipts were running a whopping 35% below their level from last year, and quoted Goldman's chief economist who concluded that "at this rate, an early June deadline looks nearly as likely as the late July deadline we project."
The U.S. House passed a debt ceiling bill by the slimmest of margins on Wednesday, April 26, with the final plan featuring $4.5 trillion in spending cuts while raising the debt limit by $1.5 trillion...
US index futures gained on Thursday halting a two-day drop, led by the tech stocks, after Meta’s better-than-expected results helped mitigate investor concerns about the F(ailing)irst Republic Bank, economic outlook, inflation and monetary policy. S&P 500 futures traded just above 4,100, rising 0.7% as of 8:00 a.m. ET, while Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.9%, extending Wednesday’s...
Bed Bath and Beyond might be a canary in the coal mine.The home goods retailer filed for bankruptcy earlier this week. And according to research by UBS, this is likely just the beginning of a surge of retail store closures.
Who produces the world's gold?Gold mine production was up modestly in 2022, but it remains below the prepandemic peak.
Newmont Mining, the largest gold miner in the world, reported the highest costs ever during the first quarter of the year. This was quite surprising as energy costs declined while the gold price averaged over $1,900. I thought for sure Newmont would be lowering costs and increasing profits...
Financial stresses have translated into gold trading at near-record levels. Central banks, including China, have added to their gold reserves as they diversify away from dollar assets...
A top Russian government official is reportedly saying that a number of countries are drastically decreasing their dollar reserves while increasing their gold holdings.
The Wall Street firm on Wednesday initiated coverage of gold with a "favorable" view.
Analysts at Wells Fargo point out the US Dollar can trade around current levels during the second quarter, and see it depreciating during the second half of 2023.
The Bank of England's top economist has said people in the UK need to accept that they are poorer otherwise prices will continue to rise.