The US employment report is one of the most closely watched statistics in financial markets. As the previous chart shows, you should watch for quite a while before deciding what has happened. Revisions to payrolls have averaged over forty-one thousand since the start of 2018...
The past year has offered significant headline risk and slowing growth. Global growth has moderated to a below-trend 3.0% rate in 2019, as investment slows and US-China tariffs bite. Separate US measures like the "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act" have irritated China's government...
The past year has offered significant headline risk and slowing growth. Global growth has moderated to a below-trend 3.0% rate in 2019, as investment slows and US-China tariffs bite. Separate US measures like the "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act" have irritated China's government...
Tiffany & Co. reported challenges during the holiday shopping season in Hong Kong and Japan, but said overall sales for the period increased. The jeweler said global sales rose about 1% to 3% from Nov. 1 through Christmas Eve compared with the same stretch last year...
But while navigating market uncertainty and risks is bumpy at times, we see a number of choices investors can consider to smooth the investment path ahead: 1. Go "middle of the road" in bonds Yields on the safest bonds are low, while risks are rising among some high yield issuers...
Under the headline “Year Ahead 2020 – The Year of Choices,” CIO recently spelled out its view on how investors are likely to cope with the changing global market environment...
President Trump is Impeached. On largely partisan lines, the House voted to impeach President Trump on two counts—obstruction of Congress (229-198 vote) and abuse of power (230-197 vote...
Boeing Co. launched the first test flight of its Starliner space capsule from Florida, but the mission ran into problems roughly half an hour later and won't dock with the international space station as planned...
5 декабря в России состоялась презентация "LoMoStar 3.0": платформа для дистрибуции блокчейн-игр Lemon Game сообщила о приобретении известного блокчейн-проекта LoMoStar...
Nike Inc. posted a 10% jump in sales in the latest quarter, even after the sportswear giant decided to stop selling through Amazon.com Inc. and faced criticism for its support of disgraced running coach Alberto Salazar...
Now that the risk of a hung parliament and a second Brexit referendum have been averted following the resounding majority of the Conservatives, UK PM Johnson has the field open to introduce the Withdrawal Agreement Bill negotiated earlier in October 2019 with EU leaders to the UK Parliament...
Now that details of the Phase One deal are getting finalized and partial tariffs rollback are subsequently published, the People’s Bank of China is determined to keep up with easing of monetary policy. After cutting its 7-day reverse repo rate to 2.50% (prior: 2...
Broadcom Inc. is looking to sell one of its wireless-chip units, a move that would accelerate the company's shift away from its roots as a semiconductor maker...
The boards of Peugeot maker PSA Group and rival Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Tuesday backed a binding merger agreement that includes sweeteners to make the trans-Atlantic tie-up more attractive to U.S. regulators and PSA shareholders, according to people familiar with the discussions...
Without additional details with regard to the US – China trade deal along with rumors of potential export quotas for the sale of chips to Chinese tech company Huawei, investors are willing to favor safe-haven currencies ahead of year-end as the best-case scenario is already priced in...
As investors are slowly preparing for end-of-year holidays and trading activities are set to decline in the coming days, investors remain majorly concerned by current broader risk events such as the Sino-American trade discord or Brexit...
Boeing Co. said it would suspend production of its 737 MAX jetliner, in an escalation of the crisis facing the aerospace giant that will ripple through the global aerospace industry...
The U.S.-China trade deal marks a step toward integrating two economic systems, capping an important week for American trade policy, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said. Mr. Lighthizer, President Trump's lead trade negotiator, on Sunday also praised the U.S...
By Vincent Mivelaz Last week hectic agenda finally looked much better than initially feared as both Brexit and US – China trade headlines appeared more than satisfying while the Fed seems holding to its plan...
