Chaos in the financial crystal bowl
Teaser: The Covid-19 crisis is still far from over, although stock markets have long begun to look ahead, but it’s also time to look at the economic megatrends amid the macroeconomic chaos. The global economy is now entering the phase dominated by what I call “chaos numbers”. We all know that the harsh lockdowns around... Read More →
WAI is the new darling among investors
Teaser: Some of the best German economists have developed a new economic index that acts as an early economic indicator, and it is made with inspiration from the US central bank, which is quite exciting. On Monday, the 18th May, the German central bank, Bundesbank, presented a new index that may become the new darling... Read More →
Try out the new digital currency
Teaser: China’s central bank has long-ago mentioned that China is working on a digital currency as an alternative to cash as well as to other payment methods, and now, the trial phase is coming closer. Over the last year and a half to two years, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has mentioned several times... Read More →
The world’s first “Flash crisis”
Teaser: If the developments in the stock markets during the past month could serve as an economic barometer, then the world economy should soon be out of the crisis again- though it will not be that easy. In the financial markets, a so-called “flash crash” may occur, but fortunately, rarely happens. During the past decades,... Read More →
India’s bond market hit by Covid-19
Teaser: The lockdown of India has scared the country’s investors so much, that the central bank now has to step in to stabilize some mutual investment funds, and thus, the Indian bond market. As a consequence of the Covid-19 crisis and the financial market turmoil, investors around the world have sold-off their credit bond holdings... Read More →