There are three major central bank meetings next week: the Bank of Canada on Wednesday and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and European Central Bank (ECB)…
The world of dew is a world of dew. And yet, and yet— Haiku by Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 One of the main themes of Japanese aesthetics…
Rates as of 05:00 GMT Market Recap After a few days of large moves, markets were fairly subdued yesterday. The S&P 500 was down 0.24% and…
The mantra of many of the major central banks is that the current unusually high rate of inflation is just “transitory.” Here’s what a few central…
Every month we stress how important the monthly US non-farm payrolls are, and every month it’s true. Nonetheless, may I make a special plea for this…
I was trying to think of something that would connect Portugal with Japan this week. The only thing I could think of is tempura, a dish…
Rates as of 05:00 GMT Market Recap Not what I would’ve expected! Yesterday’s preliminary purchasing managers’ indices (PMIs) for the major industrial countries were disappointing across…
This week isn’t much for economic indicators, but there are a lot of market-moving events. Politics will be at the fore, with the Canadian federal elections…
The second week of the month usually has relatively few indicators. The main feature is the US consumer price index (CPI), as well as the UK…
Rates as of 05:00 GMT Market Recap For all the waiting and wondering about what the European Central Bank (ECB) might do, it doesn’t seem to…
