The 19-nation currency bloc can be provided with a single “safe asset” that's not linked to the fate of any individual member by the European Safe Bond is, in theory, a parcel of euro-area government debt of different risk grades. One of the things that caused the sovereign debt crisis was the...

The core assumption in global financial markets that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates soon and follow with further gradual hikes over coming years is facing serious questions by Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential race.   Reflecting fears of a prolonged global...

Cash war is gaining momentum, and of course Japanese experimentalists are pushing limits of possibilities. Having dived into the negative interest rates, Japanese politicians fully recognized that accumulation of cash cannot create inflation of 2%, and would not change "deflationary mindset". Cash...

Market waged on the win of Hillary Clinton, in the race of the U.S. presidential election. On Tuesday, the 8th of November 2016, dollar reached a steady ground in Asia, whereby retaining the gains from “previous session”, while the market leaned towards waging the “victory for Hillary Clinton” in...

According to the Head of European Equity Strategy at UBS, there is hope Europe’s companies hit an inflection point during this year's third quarter after almost six years of no earnings growth for the region.   Nick Nelson says the recovery seen in revenue growth is key to driving...

As the weak pound ramps up the costs of imports and squeezes family finances, the Bank of England has warned U.K. households to expect a sharp rise in inflation next year.   Noting a higher rise than in its last set of forecasts three months ago, the Bank said inflation would rise from 1.3%...

There are signs of easing of the worst cash squeeze at Saudi Arabian banks ever since the financial crisis.   In a sign that government measures to alleviate a liquidity shortage are working, there was a significant drop which is by far the most in more than seven years in a key...

While replacing with a stack of bolivar notes handed over by his customer for slices of salty white cheese, Humberto Gonzalez weighs the bills instead of counting them. Gonzalez owns a a delicatessen counter in eastern Caracas and he weighs the Bolivian currency because it is so devalued and each...

Allying fears that were expressed by analysts and market watchers months back, data from the European statistical office shows that the euro zone has continued growing at a moderate pace in the third quarter of this year.   Compared to the figure in the second quarter of this year, there was...