Bitcoin’s price rose to a 15-month high during the European morning as it climbed towards the next key resistance that lies at $11,784 (high from February 21st 2018). Bitcoin showed impressive gains since the beginning of year, jumping from around $3,300 to more than $11,000...
German 10-year bond fell to -0.33% the lowest level ever recorded (US 10-yr has dropped below 2.0% again). With geopolitical tensions running high between the US / Iran and US / China, markets remain nervous. Asia stocks are lower and European indices feel shaky as U.S...
The global risk-on sentiment from last week has given the kiwi a strong boost following a drag amid geopolitical developments in the Gulf of Oman and the announcement made by China to raise anti-dumping duties on seamless alloy steel tubes...
USD/CHF has completely collapsed last week as it fell as much as 2.60%, sliding from 1.0015 to 0.9755, following the Jerome Powell’s dovish performance during the last FOMC press conference...
Not much surprised on the front of pound sterling. GBP benefitted from a short-lived gain as the Bank of England maintains its intention to raise interest rates while holding its bank rate unchanged at 0.75...
Here we go again. A standing philosophy in our understanding of asset prices for the last 12 years has been that central bank’s policy is the dominant factor. The Fed and ECB have signaled a willingness to backstop risk with additional stimulus...
Investors took a closer look at the US central bank's statement, confirming that rate cuts are possible solutions in order to sustain expansion...
Yesterday FOMC was unspectacular, as interest’s rate was kept unchanged, the key takeaway was clear. By removing the “patient” from the official stated, the Federal Reserve has to shift into a dovish bias...
Global equities went through the roof yesterday amid hints from Mario Draghi that the ECB was ready to launch another round of stimulus should inflation fails to accelerate. The EuroSTOXX 50 jumped as much as 2...
Speaking of oil, we expected the Norges banks to raise policy rates by 25bp. The Interest rate path from March meeting explicitly commits to a hike. Yet, the policy adjustment is likely to be a ‘dovish hike’, considering the negative macro backdrop...
Clearly, we are not in the 1990’s were the smallest disturbance in the middle-east would cause chaos in energy markets. Tension is rising in the Gulf region as attacks on two tankers near the Strait of Hormuz have put the US and Iran on a collision course...
Trade uncertainties, Trump’s pressure to cut interest rate and weakening economic data: all seems blurred as to how the Fed should react. Market interpretation should play an important role in the future development of the greenback as well...
В среду, 12 июня, ОАО ТиБиСи Банк («Банк»), крупнейший банк в Грузии по всем ключевым показателям, успешно оценил дебютный выпуск приоритетных необеспеченных облигаций («Банкноты») на 300 млн...
Almost six months have passed since the European Commission finally decided in favor of a last-minute six-month extension period of Switzerland’s stock exchange under MiFID II rules...
The UK has announced a new commitment to cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. This extends the previous commitment for an 80% reduction from 1990 levels by 2050 and makes the UK the first G7 country to target zero net emissions...
While the Chinese technology sector is again in the center of the tit-for-tat exchange between the two nations, UBS Global Wealth Management CIO believes that there are still pockets of opportunities...
Family businesses are as diverse as families themselves, ranging from small local companies to well-known global listed players. In many economies, the small or mid-sized family firm is the backbone of the economy...
At its June monetary policy assessment on Thursday, the SNB presented a new instrument. The SNB policy rate replaces the previously used target range for three-month Swiss franc LIBOR...
