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The virus is once again raising the prospects of slowing the economic recovery that was unevenly unfolding. The ECB's new forward guidance signaled that bond purchases and low rates will prevail until the staff forecasts that the 2% target can be sustained. Discussions about the p...

The dovish ECB's forward guidance and the unexpected rise in weekly US jobless claims to a two-month high sent bond yields tumbling. The US 10-year pulled back from 1.30%, and benchmark yields in the eurozone fell to new 3-4 month lows. New record virus cases in Sydney cast a pall ove...

ffikretow/iStock via Getty Images The Brexit drama is far from over, with the U.K. and EU on a collision course over the rules for Northern Ireland. It was only seven months ago that the two sides came to an agreement on a Brexit deal, but Britain now wants to overhaul a trade system for the ...

Since last November’s vaccine news, financial markets have been "hanging ten" on a swell of cyclical, value and small-cap stocks, and rising Treasury yields. Crosswinds started to grow in the second quarter, however, as economic and inflation data ran hot: rising yields stalled...

On July 5, Deputy Prime Minister Aso explicitly went further than Washington and pledged Japan would come to the aid of Taiwan if it were invaded by China. A week later, Japan's annual security review was published, noting for the first time that stability around Taiwan was a signific...

Vietnam and the US agreed to avoid trade sanctions, though the heavy lifting had already been done. As widely expected, China left its Loan Prime Rate steady at 3.85% for the one-year and 4.65% for the five-year. The dollar fell to two-month lows against the yen yesterday, slightl...

Concerns that the Delta mutation will slow or even reverse the recovery efforts appear to be sapping risk-taking appetites. The surge of the Delta virus and reports of a "Delta plus" mutation gaining ground is emerging as a powerful economic and political factor. The dollar rides ...

Strong inflation prints this week have not prevented the long-term US interest rates from tumbling. A possible deal in OPEC saw a sharp drop in crude oil prices, and there is some follow-through selling today. The pullback in US yields appears to be the main driver of the Japanese...

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand jumped to the front of the queue of central banks adjusting monetary policy by announcing the end of its long-term asset purchases. The US sanctions on China's largest chipmaker and the largest chip buyer have added another dimension to what appears to ...

New record highs in the US S&P 500 and NASDAQ coupled with China allowing Tencent to acquire a search engine helped lift Asia Pacific equities. Gold is holding above $1800 for the first session since June 16. The US reports June CPI figures today. It could be the first slippag...