US markets were little changed last week. US Consumer Prices again faltered, coming in at 2.0% Y/Y for May versus expectations of 2.1%. Headline US retail sales missed the mark
Ben Robson – The week of 3rd-7th June 2019
US President Donald Trump totally dominated last week’s news. He is becoming increasingly isolated, dictatorial and shocking, and his foreign policy tactics are pushing the World towards recession.
Ben Robson – The week of 27th-31st May 2019
Monday saw public holidays in the UK and the US. The fate of UK Prime Minister May is certain- the fate of US President Trump, less so.
Ben Robson – The week of 13th-17th May 2019
Last week was a tough week for equities, principally because US President Trump disrupted confidence by upping his vitriol in the US/China trade tariff discussion.
Ben Robson – The week of 6th-10th May 2019
The S&P 500 at 3000 is looking very likely this week; the runaway train that is US equities got another solid boost last week from some exceptional employment data, an
Ben Robson – The Week of 29th April- 3 rd May 2019
Bloomberg reports that hedge funds are accumulating large short positions in the CBOE Volatility Index or VIX at “rates not seen in at least 15 years!”
Ben Robson – The Week of 22nd-26th April 2019
Last week, Bloomberg television aired a piece about how the lack of volatility in FX markets has reduced the number of functioning FX hedge funds from 145 in 2008 to
Ben Robson – The Week of 1st- 5th April 2019
For me, the first week of the month is always the most exciting and interesting in terms of economic announcements and potential trading opportunities.
Ben Robson – The Week of 25th-29th March 2019
The benevolent Federal Open Market Committee duly kept interest rates on hold last week and signaled a lengthy pause in hiking rates! Quite a turn-around from late last year when
Ben Robson – The Week of 18th-22nd March 2019
The UK Houses of Parliament took centre stage last week as the Government’s “meaningful“ vote on Brexit was defeated, the Conservative Government’s cabinet all but mutinied against Prime Minister Theresa
Ben Robson – The Week of 11th-15th March 2019
On the whole, last week’s data was fairly disappointing on most fronts. In Australia, GDP failed to meet analysts’ expectations- a 4th quarter print of just 0.2% bringing the yearly
