Die Preise für Benzin und andere Energieträger sind in den USA rasch gesunken. In Europa hingegen sind die Gaspreise auf einem neuen Höchststand, die Konsumenten leiden unter höheren Energiepreisen und die Regierungen haben Mühe, sich gegen die negativen Verteilungsfolgen des russischen Krieges zu wehren.
Read More »Markets Look for Direction
Overview: The biggest development today in the capital markets is the jump in benchmark interest rates. The US 10-year yield is up five basis points to 2.86%, which is about 10 bp above Monday’s low. European yields are up 9-10 bp. The 10-year German Bund yield was near 0.88% on Monday and is now near 1.07%. Italy’s premium over German is near 2.18%, the most in nearly three weeks. Although Asia Pacific equities rallied, led by Japan’s 1.2% gain, but did not...
Read More »China Disappoints and Surprises with Rate Cut
Overview: Equities were mostly higher in the Asia Pacific region, though Chinese and Hong Kong markets eased, and South Korea and India were closed for national holidays. Despite new Chinese exercises off the coast of Taiwan following another US congressional visit, Taiwan’s Taiex gained almost 0.85%. Europe’s Stoxx 600 is advancing for the fourth consecutive session, while US futures are paring the pre-weekend rally. Following disappointing data and a surprise cut...
Read More »Der Kampf gegen die Inflation geht weiter
Die Inflationsrate ist in den USA im Juli von 9.1% stärker als erwartet auf 8.5% gesunken. Die Finanzmärkte haben auf diesen Rückgang fast schon euphorisch reagiert. Bis sich die Inflation indes deutlicher abschwächt, dürfte sich die derzeitige Rallye bei Risikoanlagen als nicht nachhaltig erweisen.
Read More »More energy blows are dealt to Europe, causing a cold chill to be even colder
When people ask why they should invest in gold or buy silver coins, we often explain that they should do so because they are a form of insurance. Many of us are taking steps right now to protect ourselves from the impact of inflation on our day-to-day spending, others are trying to manage the increase in interest rates and maybe you are preparing your home so your energy bills won’t be impossible to manage. These are all ways of insuring ourselves against major...
Read More »Will Silver Prices Go Up to $300?
This week’s guest is so bullish on silver that he’s even written a best-selling book ‘The Great Silver Bull’ where he takes an in-depth look at why silver will outperform gold once again and even go as high as $300 an ounce. Author and investments editor Peter Krauth joins Dave Russell on GoldCore TV to discuss the silver price, silver’s future and how industrial demand will continue to grow, outstripping supply. Silver’s a big theme for us at the moment, look out...
Read More »Is it All Really about Today’s US CPI Print?
Overview: The US dollar is trading with a heavier bias ahead of the July CPI report. The intraday momentum indicators are overextended, and this could set the stage for the dollar to recover in North America. Outside of a handful of emerging market currencies, which include the Mexican peso and Hong Kong dollar, most are trading lower. Losses in US equities yesterday and poor news from another chip maker (Micron) weighed on Asia Pacific equities. Europe’s Stoxx 600...
Read More »Inflation
(Traveling and unable to provide a technical overview this week.) Rising price pressures, stronger and more persistent than generally expected, has been the main challenge for consumers, businesses, and policymakers. It will stay top of mind in the week ahead as both the world's two largest economies, the US and China, report July consumer and producer prices. During the Great Depression, the central governments discovered their balance sheets, and budget deficits...
Read More »Inflation: Ein heisser Sommer
Es ist noch nicht lange her, da setzte in den USA und Europa eine extreme Hitzewelle ein. Gleichzeitig legte das US Bureau of Labor Statistics einen Inflationsbericht vor, der den Wetterbericht noch in den Schatten stellte. Brad Tank von Neuberger Berman geht davon aus, dass die Inflation bis zum Jahresende weiter steigt und erläutert, was das für die Geldpolitik und Staatsanleiherenditen bedeutet.
Read More »Problematischer Inflationsausblick bei technischer Rezession in den USA
Die US-Notenbank hat die Leitzinsen diese Woche erneut um 0,75 Basispunkte erhöht, und die US-Wirtschaft ist im zweiten Quartal – technisch betrachtet – in eine Rezession gerutscht. Das Asset Allocation Committee von Neuberger Berman gibt eine aktuelle Einschätzung zu Assetklassen und Marktentwicklungen.
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