The Swiss franc tumbled today, as its Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) imposed a charge on deposits for two main concerns. First, they are scared of a flood of money exiting Russia buying Swiss driving the franc higher and secondly they remain terrified of anticipated pressure continuing from the Eurozone if the ECB starts full-scale money printing early next year. While the…
The Swiss National Bank surprised the market by announced a negative 25 bp rate on sight deposits and lower the 3-month Libor range to -0.75% to 0.25%. Although SNB President Jordan revealed that it was inflows from Russia that compelled it to intervene in recent days, the fact of the matter is that the negative rate…
This video was published on Youtube a week ago and has only had 27 views. The video is of a talk Adair Turner gave in November at the Bristol Festival of Economics. It reflects his current insights. He gives explanations for 4 big patterns developing in the global economy. Increased Inequality Rising ratio of wealth to income…
Earlier this evening China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange’s (SAFE) Wang Yungui noted “the impact of the Russian Ruble depreciation was unclear yet, and, as Bloomberg reported, “SAFE is closely watching Ruble’s depreciation and encouraging companies to hedge Ruble risks.” His comments also echoed the ongoing FX reform agenda aimed at increasing Yuan flexibility which The South…
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Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CARA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing new chemical entities designed to alleviate pain and pruritus by selectively targeting kappa opioid receptors, today announced the successful completion of a Phase 1a / 1b clinical trial of an oral tablet formulation of its peripherally-selective kappa opioid agonist, CR845, for the treatment…
The XAU/USD pair fell to its lowest level in two weeks as a rally in U.S. equities and a stronger dollar dim gold’s appeal. The U.S. dollar and stocks climbed after Fed policy makers altered their guidance on the likely path of interest rates to give them more flexibility to react to changes in the economy. The…
Export container counts continue to weaken, which is a warning that the global economy is slowing. Export three month rolling averages continue to decelerate – being in negative territory year-over-year. This is a headwind for 4Q2014 GDP. Container counts are a good metric to gauge the economy. Consider that imports final sales are added to GDP…
If you were about to take a final exam, would you have more hope or more fear if you didn’t understand any of the questions and you had not prepared for the test at all? I think that virtually all of us have had dreams where we show up for an exam that we have…
