EU Gas Prices Soar On NS2 Delays, Sudden Belarus Pipeline Closure European natural gas prices continue to soar after Nord Stream 2 pipeline delays were seen earlier this...
It has been a challenging year for investors in emerging markets – equities have lagged their developed market counterparts, EM debt has delivered a mixed performance....
At the halfway point of Q4, the markets' focus is on three things: inflation, growth, and central banks' response. With US and Chinese October inflation readings behind...
Fed and BoE to fight back against high inflation Central banks have provided unprecedented amounts of stimulus over the last decade and took that to another...
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Inflation is a growing concern For years central banks have been operating under the assumption that inflation will eventually return to target while having the flexibility...
Production problems at a Novavax facility in Maryland have led to delays in the Covax vaccine sharing program. Now, a shortage of 1 billion doses is...
Luba Greenwood How rare is it to find a woman leading a micro- or small-cap biotech company? According to a recent survey, it happens less than...
Less than a week after AstraZeneca made its pitch to the FDA for emergency use of its monoclonal antibody combo for Covid-19 prophylaxis, the British pharma...
Overview: Equities are softer and yields higher to start the new week. The dollar is mixed. Oil and industrial metals are higher. There are several developments...
The Economy Needs Higher Rates Submitted by The Swarm Blog, In a RealVision interview, Greenlight capital’s founder David Einhorn recently said: “I’m not in the transitory-inflation...
A busy week in store Another fascinating week in the markets and there’s little reason to think there isn’t plenty more to come in the final...
Poland Unexpectedly Hikes Rates For The First Time Since 2012 To Tackle Nontransitory Inflation Just a few short hours after the RBNZ hiked New Zealand's interest...
A challenging period for the markets Nerves are starting to creep into the markets which will make the final months of the year very interesting. The...
Are investors getting complacent? The next few months are going to be extremely interesting in the markets, with central banks becoming less comfortable with the level...
Why Does No One Ever Talk About Sweden Anymore? Via 'Unmasked" substack, One of the most consistently repeated trends of COVID has been the premature declarations of...
Canadian antibody shop AbCellera acquired Massachusetts biotech TetraGenetics in an all-cash transaction. While more specific details were not made publicly available, AbCellera did say in a...
Increasing public spending on healthcare in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) could not only result in healthier populations, The post Disparities between CEE and EU5 healthcare...
The US dollar was driven to new highs for the year in recent weeks by a combination of another signal that the Federal Reserve was still...
Country US Now that Jackson Hole is over, the focus shifts back onto the economic recovery. Investors will pay close attention to every data point that...
Private equity vultures have swooped on a slew of British companies since the pandemic… The post Sainsbury’s could be next target for private equity firms first...
As we likely settle into a long-term relationship with COVID-19, this new relationship will not likely leave masks forgotten.
Fear that the spread of the Delta mutation of the covid would disrupt the global economy spurred the unwinding of risk-on positions. Interest rates fell, and...
Represents a significant opportunity for decision-makers to advance a relationship that has tremendous potential for Canada In 2021, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) turned 100, and...
Three macro considerations are shaping the investment climate: the evolution of the virus and the response, the timeframe of the Fed's tapering, and China's broad regulatory...
Country US The upcoming jobs report will be pivotal for the Fed in deciding whether the economy is headed toward hitting their substantial progress goal. Now...
Overview: Concerns that the Delta mutation will slow or even reverse the recovery efforts appear to be sapping risk-taking appetites. Equities are under pressure. Nearly all...
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Last month the board of Wm Morrison, the UK’s fourth largest supermarket chain by… The post Are the UK’s major listed supermarkets an undervalued investment opportunity?...
If politicians don’t take this subject seriously, it will be a time bomb paid for by today’s young and future generations The debt in Canada’s Prairie...