by Judith Waker | Sep 15, 2015 | Analysis, Blog
No one needs to be reminded that the focus this week, not to mention the speculation rests on the decision of the FOMC. Ladies and Gentlemen, place your bets. Yes indeed a lottery to be avoided. Markets are in a state of balance and the camps are equally strong on...
by Judith Waker | Sep 9, 2015 | Analysis, Blog
As we moved through yet another week of volatility and increasing unpredictability, the contrast between the US and its steady even if not impressive progress towards recovery and that of the world economies becomes more defined than ever. Speculation on the...
by Judith Waker | Aug 31, 2015 | Analysis, Blog
Another week or market swings saw big drops and equally big corrections, risk-on disappeared on Monday to produce the biggest down day in the US equity market since August 2011. Come Thursday it swung back to risk-on as the markets regained their appetite. From...
by Judith Waker | Aug 24, 2015 | Analysis, Blog
The third week of August saw a significant shift from the grayer area of risk sentiment to a clearer focus of risk aversion. Stocks plunged on Thursday and Friday with the S and P losing 500 points for two days in a row, the biggest drop for four years . Oil has...
by Judith Waker | Aug 18, 2015 | Analysis, Blog
Last week was a tricky one for FX traders, with thin volumes and material difficult to interpret especially in the longer term. Could this devaluation continue? Could this cause capital flows from China? Could cheap Chinese exports create havoc in its neighbouring...
