ECB President Lagarde says (too) that the current rise in inflation is largely transitory

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde spoke on Saturday at an International Monetary Fund event.  Remarks from Lagarde (via Bloomberg report (may be gated) – )

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Recap September 19: Financial Crisis 2022? Hole in Ozone, Hyperinflation (Recap ep141)

In this week’s recap, Marcello talks about a financial Crisis to come due to several economic events that had occurred lately, including hyperinflation. A Hole in the Ozone is now…

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The Global COVID-19 Summit: Ending the Pandemic and Building Back Better

President Joe Biden is planning to call on global leaders to make new commitments to fight the coronavirus pandemic, including fully vaccinating 70 pe

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The Market Week Podcast – June 25

The Dollar continued to gain this week, as stock markets hit new all-time highs (again), commodities cooled and a rallying Sterling, ahead of the BOE, retraced on the Dovish outcome….

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Will this be another stormy Thursday?

Yields have cheapened a bit since the open. The move has come largely on the news that President Biden will propose a $6 tln budget on Friday, which has helped…

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Recap May 23: Bitcoin/Dogecoin collapse, Inflation Fears (Recap Ep124)

In this week’s recap, U.S. stocks rebounded on Thursday after U.S. jobless claims data indicated that the labor market continued to recover, helping major indices break a 3-day losing streak….

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WSJ op-ed: “Biden’s Vaccine Patent Theft”

The US has supported waiving  intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines.  The Wall Street Journal have a piece up (editorial) opposing the stance from US President Biden. 

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Events to Look Out for Next Week

The BOE, RBA policy meetings and press conferences are the central bank highlights this week even though they are unlikely to offer up any surprises. But no one expected tapering…

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US will urge its allies to increase pressure on China over Xinjiang at G7 meeting in June

US President Joe Biden will attend the G7 meeting in June in the UK.  Its the China issue that is likely to be a focus come Monday FX markets. I…

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China’s President Xi to address forum on global risks, China solutions

President Xi Jinping to speak at the Boao Forum on Asia today Speech will cover risks and challenges facing the world, what solutions China can offer

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