Last week, UK GDP beat expectations while Eurozone GDP fell. Chinese Inflation grew while US inflation remained steady. New Zealand kept interest rates on hold, US retail sales remained steady,
Ben Robson – The week of 17th-21st February 2020
Ben Robson – The week of 27th-31st January 2020
Last week, the Bank of Japan, Bank of Canada and European Central Bank all left interest rates unaltered.
Ben Robson – The week of 6th-10th January 2020
The first full week of trading in 2020 is likely to see choppy markets, principally because of uncertainty caused by escalating belligerent vitriol between the US and Iran.
Ben Robson – The week of 28th October- 1st November 2019
Growth, Inflation, interest rates and employment statistics; 4 of the pillars of fundamental analysis. And this week, we have plenty of these types of data to satisfy at least one
Ben Robson – The week of 26-30th August 2019
This week is shaping up to be a stinker. Last Friday, China and then the US ramped up the stakes in their trade stand-off; both countries imposing a range of
Ben Robson – The week of 12th-16th August 2019
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s 50 basis-point interest rate cut from 1.5% to 1.0% was, in my opinion, the most significant economic event of an action-packed week which saw
Ben Robson – The week of 29th July- 2nd August 2019
The most important week of the year for the financial markets is upon us. The Federal open market Committee of the US is due to announce its interest rate decision
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 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!”
and then 