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2020 — Fiscal Stimulus, The New Kid on the Block
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2020 — Fiscal Stimulus, The New Kid on the Block

  Aberdeen Standard Investments has offered a forecast for 2020. Despite the calendar moving from one month, year, decade to another, there is a feeling of ‘business-as-usual’ in…

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Oh boy what a bull!

US equity markets have continued the squeeze higher. In early November I wrote about the possible risk of a break out higher in equity markets. US indices had…

Aramco — the view from the ground

The Saudi oil producer’s IPO is forcing a lot of market participants to step out of their comfort zone. The firm will be listed on the not widely…

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British Steel – Chinese buyer comes forward

  British Steel – employer of thousands in politically sensitive parts of the UK may be rescued from bankruptcy by Chinese firm Jingye Group. The UK manufacturer of…

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Cognitive Dissonance

Markets don’t top on bad news, they top on good news. I have always said one shouldn’t call the top, as nobody has those skills, but thinking about…

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Oil to follow Equities?

What happened to sleepy oil? Oil has been one of the worst performing assets lately and is definitely one of the most boring assets to trade at the…

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Brazil – book some profits

Brazil has been on fire lately, outperforming most global indices. The new pension reform, along with more EM bullishness, has had the Brazilian equities surge over past days.…

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Chips off the table

World equity markets have enjoyed a sharp squeeze over past weeks. Sentiment a few weeks back was all about the downside. Prominent investors were only talking about the…

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Oil to continue bouncing as Turkey attacks

Oil is moving higher today, +1.6%, as Turkey starts the attack against Syria. I call that geopolitical escalations and oil should trade higher as this narrative gains focus.…

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