Inflation will be the most relevant data for the month of January 2022. Crypto returns to the international table
China Evergrande Group is the world’s most indebted real estate developer, with more than $ 300 billion in liabilities. It announced that it made initial progress in resuming construction works and its president promised to deliver 39,000 units of properties in December, compared with fewer than 10,000 in each of the previous three months. It […]
Omicron leaves a fragmented world economy by 2022
The Omicron variant gains momentum in Europe and the United States, scientists are rewriting their expectations for the pandemic next year. The United Kingdom took an unexpected initiative against the forecasts by raising its interest rates to 0.25% on Thursday, December 16. It is the second country after New Zealand to increase bank interest rates […]
ECB and FOMC this week. Stimulus plans and bond purchases are key for the euro this week.
This Thursday, 12/16, important decisions are expected from governors of the European Central Bank who could delay part of a decision on the ECB’s stimulus plans, since the perspective has changed due to a new variant of the coronavirus and the growing pressures on the prices. The ECB’s Governing Council will meet on December 16 […]
United States Closes Its Year With Less Than 5% Unemployment
The United States closes its year with unemployment of 4.2% from 6.7% in January 2021. The final production of the services sector closes this 2021 with 69.1% increasing from 57.2%. Both data gave a weekly close with a strong dollar only at the USDCAD cross. The rest of the fx crosses were kept out of […]
Omicron the new variant threatens all of Europe. The WHO qualifies as worrisome and with a higher risk of reinfection.
The SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution Technical Advisory Group (VE-GAD) is an independent group of experts that periodically monitors and evaluates the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and assesses whether mutations and combinations of mutations alter the virus behavior. The VE-TAG was convened on November 26, 2021 although the first known confirmed infection for B.1.1.529 (Omicron) was from a […]
Fourth wave of infections in Europe. Mandatory vaccination.
German politicians are debating mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for citizens in light of rising infections and low inoculation rates. Members of Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc said Sunday that federal governments and should introduce mandatory vaccines soon, as well as other efforts to boost Germany’s low inoculation rate of just 68% have failed. “We have reached a […]
Evergrande could be the next Lehman Brothers
The Chinese economy begins to be questioned. Its impact on global growth that it has helped fuel for more than 20 years is now hampered by electricity shortages and a major real estate crisis. The difficulties of the real estate sector in China triggered by the problems of the giant Evergrande could pose risks to […]
High impact week: US inflation and conflicts between the UK and the EU
The euro and the pound once giving way to sellers. The dollar is preparing to take ground this week although we do not know how long it could last. On Wednesday the 10th and Thursday the 11th, the inflation of the producer and the consumer of the United States respectively is presented. The market anxiously […]
High Impact Week: FOMC, BOE and Elections in Canada. Impact on dollar and pound this week
A stable market opening is expected given the activity of the central banks for this Wednesday and Thursday. Canada’s government elections will have a possible impact on the Canadian dollar. Volatility would be expected during Monday due to results. On Wednesday 3:00 pm EST we await the result of the FOMC review: announcements of cuts […]
Hit of the week: US and Canadian inflation
A few days after the central bank interest rate rally, the market is waiting expectantly for inflation data. The message from the financial centers of the world has continued to dovish in general terms. The common message has been: “gradual reduction”, “gradually lower purchase rate”, “gradual tapering”, “we will not get ahead”, “until we reach […]