As investors step into 2025, the financial landscape is poised for significant shifts across various asset classes. This overview is an attempt to delve into the expected trends for shares, cash, bonds, commodities, gold, and Bitcoin, providing a comprehensive understanding of what the new year might bring and could bring …
Read More »Could Russia Run Out Of Cash On Sanctions?
The Russian public budget surplus has significantly fallen in the latest signal that its finances are feeling the pain from sanctions and this is partially why the Kremlin shutting off gas supplies to Europe.The budget surplus narrowed to 137bn roubles (£1.9bn) in the first eight months of 2022, a sharp …
Read More »Cash Mighty King Across Markets As Investors Sell Assets
Equity index futures are pointing to a much lower open as the S&P 500 futures are finally breaking below March lows after falling 1.9% before the open and trading below the 4,100 level. Once again, the downward pressure appears to be coming from tech stocks because Nasdaq futures were down …
Read More »Could A Digital US Dollar Compete With Crypto Assets?
President Biden ordered federal agencies to study implications of government-backed digital currency The Federal Reserve is trying to figure out how to keep cash relevant in a cashless world. It is considering digitizing the US dollar, giving people money they can access on their phone and bypassing electronic payments that …
Read More »China’s Cash on Table in Fresh Euro Bond Sale
A 4 EUR billion sale of new debt bonds on Wednesday showed investor demand is still strong for the sovereign.This strong demand comes despite concerns mount about the state of the corporate bond market domestically.However, China missed a trick by not issuing a green tranche, as it had suggested was …
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