As recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there are strong grounds for believing the rejuvenated global post-pandemic economy will be completely unlike what went before. The liberal economic order that enabled the rapid growth of trade, investment, technologies, and incomes until the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008 shows signs of breakdown. Many developed … [Read more...] about New Zealand Businesses Must Adapt to a Fragmented Post-Pandemic Economy
In Increasing Euro Debt Sales, Governments Curb has Inflated the Hedge Fund Demand
The ECB’s massive bond-buying program has fuelled a bonanza in eurozone sovereign debt. Some investors vastly overstating their orders at debt sales in a bid to secure the coveted paper. However, governments are now starting enough is enough. Borrowers, including the European Union, France, and Spain, are moving to rein in orders from hedge funds in their syndicated bond … [Read more...] about In Increasing Euro Debt Sales, Governments Curb has Inflated the Hedge Fund Demand
UK Pound and Euro Forecast Raised at Rabobank but Uncertain Conditions Ahead
According to new forecasts from Rabobank, the Pound-to-Euro exchange rate reached one-year highs this week, which it's likely to remain in the months ahead. Sterling has proven more resilient against a recovering Dollar than its European counterpart and many other peers in recent weeks. This enabled the Pound-to-Euro as well as other Sterling exchange rates to rise, which … [Read more...] about UK Pound and Euro Forecast Raised at Rabobank but Uncertain Conditions Ahead
UK Pound’s Vaccine Star Could Face as Euro’s Vaccine Star Begins to Glow
The Euro's fortunes could change in April as the EU receives a substantial bump in vaccine supplies, a development that comes just as the UK sees its vaccine supplies come under pressure, spelling a potential reversal in fortunes for the Pound-Euro rate over coming weeks. The Slowdown in Rollout Could Hurt GBP Analysts consider vaccinations an important input in foreign … [Read more...] about UK Pound’s Vaccine Star Could Face as Euro’s Vaccine Star Begins to Glow
UK Pound and Canadian Dollars has Dependable Month-End Patterns Says RBC Capital Markets
Month-end and quarter-end flows will be in focus today. Foreign exchange analysts and commentators will offer them a default explanation for any notable and unexpected exchange rate moves. However, the mechanics behind such moves are not clear, and predicting which currencies will move is difficult. Still, researchers at RBC Capital Markets have identified the Canadian … [Read more...] about UK Pound and Canadian Dollars has Dependable Month-End Patterns Says RBC Capital Markets