Rates as of 05:00 GMT Market Recap Better-than-expected US retail sales figures encouraged an optimistic view of the US economy, sending US stocks further into record…
Inflation is the topic that just keeps on giving. It used to be that every Thursday I’d start panicking. “What should I write about this week?”…
So… the Fed finally tapered! OK, now what do we talk about? Now we start speculating about “lift-off” – the time when they start raising interest…
I debated whether the title of this week’s piece should be “from ‘transitory’ to ‘persistent’” but decided to go with the above. In any case, the…
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…
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…
The coming week is relatively light on economic data, as is usual for the second week of the month. That doesn’t mean it’s devoid of excitement…
