This week saw increasing stagflationary fears grow. China’s GDP dropped below expectations and New Zealand saw a 10-year record high inflationary reading. Remember, that stagflation means low growth and high…
One key to understanding the AUD well is not only how the central bank policy impacts the AUD. It is also how other markets impact it. This article will outline…
For the last few months, we have been reassured that inflation is transitory. A passing phenomena that is peculiarly driven by COVID-19 supply chain issues. However, since the Fed’s last…
ING has an interesting piece here where they make a case for rising metal demand. They have a three-fold scenario outlook which ranges from ‘wait and see’ through to ‘fast…
This week saw a huge move out of the Yen on a yield rate-inspired move. Soaring inflation, supply chain issues, and rising energy prices are all pushing global bond yields…
For years Japan has been struggling with deflation. So, now we see inflation rising in Japan it really is a strong signal that inflation is building around the world. Inflation…
Here are the four basic things you need to know about trading gold. Keep on top of each of these and you are a long way to understanding what moves…
This week saw an injection of worry over rising energy prices. Natural gas soared to parabolic levels and the oil complex broke above key resistance levels with some analysts calling…
The world is on course to move to green and renewable energies. The question is, ‘how fast will it happen’. This will depend on two key factors. One, how much…
First of all, this was a classic ‘buy the rumour, sell the fact response’. The hike was expected, so price rallied sharply higher on the announcement, before selling off. Why?…