Posts Tagged ‘Bonds’
Wed Jan 11, 2012 16:34 GMT |
As many readers will have observed over the past few weeks, Hungary has become the focus of attention in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), and for all the wrong reasons. The country finds itself caught in a financial storm equivalent in magnitude to that witnessed in late 2008, with the forint trading close to its… [Read more]
Tags: Bonds, CDS, credit, financial crisis, Forint, Hungary, IMF
Posted in: Currencies, Emerging Europe, Financials, Fixed Income, General
Mon Oct 10, 2011 15:33 GMT |
Sub-Saharan African assets have not been spared by the weakness that has hit ‘risky’ assets across the board, and my colleagues and I do not think that there is much to like financial market-wise in SSA right at this moment. That said, we are firm believers in the region’s longer-term prospects and we think that… [Read more]
Tags: Africa, Bonds, Equities, investment, Kenya, Nigeria
Posted in: Africa, Equities, Fixed Income, General
Thu Apr 21, 2011 13:07 GMT |
(*Give or take a couple of centuries) While surveying the globe for key risks, I couldn’t help but notice that some of the world’s oldest countries are facing critical tests over the next decade that could redefine them for a long time to come. If handled successfully, the crises could give them a new lease… [Read more]
Tags: ancient nations, Bonds, Debt, Default, deficit, fiscal crisis, Greece, Iran, Japan
Posted in: Asia, Eurozone, General, Geopolitics, Middle East, Political Risk
Tue Oct 5, 2010 16:41 GMT |
In line with my view that Brazil was the most likely country in Latin America to introduce capital controls to stem currency appreciation, Finance Minister Guido Mantega has announced a doubling of the tax on foreign purchases of fixed income securities from 2% to 4% with immediate effect. The move essentially increases the tax first… [Read more]
Tags: Bonds, Brazil, Capital Controls, Currencies, fiscal deficit, Fixed Income, interest payments, real, securities tax
Posted in: Brazil, Currencies, Latin America, Political Risk
Thu Aug 26, 2010 19:09 GMT |
Looking at recent economic data and leading indicators, such as the Ifo Business Climate Index, I get the impression that the economic recovery of Europe’s largest economy knows no bounds. Indeed, after posting its fastest economic growth rate since re-unification (at 2.2%), my colleagues at Business Monitor International have upgraded their real GDP growth forecast… [Read more]
Tags: Bonds, bunds, dollar, Downgrade, EU, euro, Eurozone, exports, France, GDP, Germany, Hartz IV, Ifo, ireland, Manufacturing, part-time work, periphery, recovery, treasuries, Yield
Posted in: Eurozone, General
Wed Aug 25, 2010 14:25 GMT |
On this week’s Business Monitor Podcast we assess the outlook for global treasury markets. 2010 has thus far been a gangbusters year for treasuries and the implications for interest rate and inflation expectations has heavily reinforced our core macroeconomic outlook for a major downturn in global demand growth. Key questions addressed in the podcast include:… [Read more]

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Tags: 2s10s, Bonds, bund, Colombia, Equities, euro, Fixed Income, flattener, Germany, ireland, Mbono, mexico, treasuries, United States, yield curve
Posted in: Asia, Currencies, Emerging Europe, Equities, Eurozone, Financials, General, Latin America, Podcast, UK, US
Mon Aug 16, 2010 16:55 GMT |
On Friday, August 6, Business Monitor International’s Head of Research Terry Alexander guest hosted Closing Bell Europe. Key points of discussion included the latest Eurozone GDP releases and asset class strategies amid a rallying bond market.
Tags: 2s10s, asset class strategy, Bonds, CNBC, Equities, Eurozone, flattener, FX, Germany, growth, treasuries
Posted in: Asia, China, Commodities, Currencies, Emerging Europe, Equities, Eurozone, Financials, General, Geopolitics, Inflation/Deflation, Political Risk, UK, US