BRICS summit gives IMF gang a run for its money
It’s going to be a busy, tense and challenge-laden International Monetary Fund gathering in Washington this week.
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Why ‘King Dollar’ could scoff at Fed rate cuts
The upside-down nature of the global economy may reach new extremes if and when expected Federal Reserve rate cuts fail to weaken the US dollar.
US-China financial stress hotline a well-timed connection
The US and China’s agreement to name point people to handle future “financial stress events” in the world’s two biggest economies and beyond could hardly be better timed.
Which will mess up the most – Fed, BOJ or PBOC?
Anyone hating their job at the moment should spare a thought for Federal Reserve head Jerome Powell. In real time, investors can observe the extent to which Chairman Powell is confused about the direction of US interest rates.
European debt now a better bet than US Treasuries
WASHINGTON — Janet Yellen can’t be happy as bond guru Bill Gross shines a bright spotlight on a fast-emerging risk to US Treasury securities: the November election.