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BSIC Market Recap 30|11|13

US This week has been really quiet for the US. Two main issues arise: the initial jobless claims surprise on the downside (actual 316K vs expected 330K), and the decline in the durable goods orders. (-2%) in October. With regard to the first data, although it is clearly good for Read more…

By BSIC, 12 years30 November 2013 ago
Currencies Equity Indices Fixed Income Macroeconomic Views Markets Old Articles

Prepare for Tapering

There seems to be a consensus in the market that the Fed will gradually start tapering in the next few months (our guesses at BSIC is in December). Therefore it is time to understand what could happen to markets and get prepared. What could happen on the equity market in Read more…

By BSIC, 12 years30 November 2013 ago
Commodities Currencies Equity Indices Fixed Income Macroeconomic Views Markets Old Articles

BSIC Market Recap 23|11|13

Panel 22|11|2013 US This week Bernanke surprised the markets outlining the chance of early tapering of QE (December meeting). For us this is quite surprising, as we still believe the US economy is not performing as well as it was believed this spring. Three main reasons have worsened our outlook Read more…

By BSIC, 12 years23 November 2013 ago
Macroeconomic Views Markets Old Articles

What game is the FED playing?

What game is the Fed playing? The Fed’s unconventional monetary policy so far has been a mix of Market policy (or, better, Balance Sheet policy) and Mouth policy. Indeed, great part of the job has been done “manipulating” expectations to make agents reacted to Fed stimuli the way it meant Read more…

By BSIC, 12 years23 November 2013 ago
Macroeconomic Views Old Articles

BSIC’S SPECIAL: Janet Yellen

Who is Janet Yellen, the woman everyone seems to be talking about these days? Why have we been hearing this name so often and what implications will it have on us? Well, we will presumably be hearing of Janet Yellen for quite a long time: last Wednesday President Obama nominated Read more…

By BSIC, 12 years12 October 2013 ago
Equity Indices Fixed Income Macroeconomic Views Markets Old Articles Trade Ideas

‘Safe stocks’ up, again?

Since the crisis hit, interest rates have been kept artificially to the lowest level the world has ever seen. This launched what was called the ‘hunt for yield’. As many investors ran for high-yield junk bonds, risk-averse investors who were uncomfortable with that level of risk turned to quality stocks, Read more…

By BSIC, 12 years5 October 2013 ago
Equity Indices Fixed Income Macroeconomic Views Markets Old Articles Trade Ideas

In the Mind of the Federal Reserve

When first appointed in 2006 by President Bush, Ben Bernanke probably didn’t expect his two terms as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve to be the most decisive ones of the past century. First denying an housing bubble, he had to face its real burst and the most threatening crisis Read more…

By BSIC, 12 years28 September 2013 ago
Currencies Markets Old Articles Trade Ideas

Trade Idea: Short EUR/USD

This week was dominated by the US and European central bankers speeches. They both confirmed their accommodative monetary policy. However the FED just confirmed its commitment to the bond buying program until the economy would have showed sign of improvement. The ECB, on the other side, decided to take really Read more…

By BSIC, 12 years4 May 2013 ago

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