October Top 3 Reads
Read by tens of thousands of readers around the globe, these 3 contributions garnered the most attention this October, as published in CEOWorld Magazine (USA), Caixin Online (China), Jyllands-Posten (Denmark), Business Today (Malaysia), The Manila Times (Philippines), BusinessMirror (Philippines), LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter: 1. The Quiet Life of the Greenback Since May the U.S. dollar... Read More →
Kick-off for the budget season in the EU
Teaser: The powerful discussion about Italy’s budget for 2019 echoes throughout the EU, but France and Spain also risk ending-up in the limelight. Since May, there has been an awaited collision between the Italian government and the European Commission. The battle is, of course, Italy’s fiscal budget for 2019, where the budget deficit is set... Read More →
TPP – 11 is the upcoming free-trade zone
Teaser: The global trade routes are currently challenged due to increased import tariffs and movement within the free-trade zones, though it also opens new opportunities. The stormiest agreement about a free-trade zone within the recent years is, in my view, the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) treaty that was concluded in February 2016. The agreement was signed... Read More →
The quiet life of the greenback
The U.S. unemployment rate is at its lowest over the past 50 years, and of course, the American economy is robust. At the same time, the U.S. central bank Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) raises interest rates every quarter. This again pushes the entire yield curve up, including the important 10-year U.S. treasury yield. If one... Read More →
The family Smith and the inflation
Teaser: U.S. import tariffs on Chinese goods are beginning to come into force, therefore both the financial markets and the U.S. consumers are preparing for rising inflation – if it happens…. Many things can be said about U.S. President Trump, and one of many could be that he forces both people and countries out of... Read More →