After Donald Trump’s win in the US election, there was widespread discussion over the potential benefits for Canada: it was even suggested that some parts of Silicon Valley could move…
Adverse weather provided a convenient excuse for the poor payroll number on Friday, but the sharp drop in the jobless rate unnerved bond investors too. The Fed’s willingness to end…
The probability of an ECB rate hike this year tumbled after last Friday’s CPI release. Mr Draghi has duly reaffirmed the central bank’s commitment to negative interest rates this morning….
Demonetisation has failed to dent confidence in Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party. Stock markets received a further boost last Wednesday, after the Government passed a bill replacing the myriad…
The so-called gap between hard and soft data in the US could reflect misplaced optimism over the Trump administration. There is an alternative explanation. The hard numbers – notably GDP…