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By Chris Turner, Global Head of Strategy and Head of EMEA and LATAM Research & ING team Parallels to SARS? Ever since 7 January, when Chinese authorities confirmed that they had identified a new virus, global financial markets have increasingly taken notice of the coronavirus. ...
Overview: This colorful Malay saying captures the spirit of the animal spirits. Narrowly escaping an escalation of a trade war between the world's two largest economies, the outbreak of a deadly virus has spurred moves, especially the sell-off in stocks and rally in bonds, for which many inv...
The euro is still a young currency, as it has only been around since the turn of this century. However, the European currency is a reserve currency that is second only to the US dollar. The status as a reserve currency comes from convertibility as well as political and economic stability. Many...
The EUR/JPY currency pair, which expresses the value of the euro in terms of Japanese yen, is a traditionally recognized barometer of risk sentiment in global markets. For similar reasons to the USD/JPY pair, changes in EUR/JPY spot prices tend to correlate positively with risk-on activity (i....
The US dollar rose against most of the major currencies last week for which the new SARS-like virus injected fresh volatility into the capital markets. There were two exceptions. The first is the Japanese yen, which gained about 0.8% as the chief beneficiary of more limited risk appetites. T...
Overview : The new coronavirus in China has moved into the vacuum left by the US-China trade agreement and clear indications that the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, and the Federal Reserve are on hold as investors searched for new drivers. The World Health Organization refrained fr...
In June 2016, the British electorate voted to exit the European Union. The signs that more than the English Channel separated the UK from the EU. When it came to the switch from currencies to the euro, the Germans gave up their Deutsche mark, the French franc disappeared, and the Dutch guilder...
Overview The spread of the coronavirus and the lockdown in the epicenter in China has again sapped the risk-taking appetite in the capital markets. Asia is bearing the brunt of the adjustment. Tomorrow starts China's week-long Lunar New Year celebration when markets will be closed, which may...
A policy decision at the ECB today is set to be dominated by the central bank's first strategic review since 2003 under new President Christine Lagarde. More news on: Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust ETF, ProShares UltraShort Euro ETF, iPath EUR/USD Exchange Rate ETN, Top stock market new...
Overview The S&P 500 lost less than 0.3% yesterday, even as the first case of the Wuhan virus was found in the US. The relative subdued US reaction may have helped stabilize the capital markets today. Nearly all the major markets in the Asia-Pacific regions rose, including a more than 1%...