Frankfurt – 04/03/20 Wishful trading? The stock markets continued to recover on a broad front this Tuesday. It seems as if investors paid tribute to the Fed’s surprise interest rate cut the previous day. In addition, the BoC (Bank of Canada) now also lowered the country’s key interest rate by 50 basis points from 1.75 to 1.25 per cent. These …
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Frankfurt – 03/03/20 Fed surprises, G7 disappoints Investor hopes for G7 action were disappointed today. The G7 finance ministers and central bank governors have not taken any concrete measures. The fact that the US Federal Reserve surprisingly cut the key interest rate by 50 basis points allowed investors to take action before the uncertainty returned. The US Secretary of the …
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Frankfurt – 02/03/2020 Central Banks Prevent Worse – For Now… After the markets had been in a downward spiral last week, Monday was initially marked by a slight breather. The reason for this was provided by the Fed, which, with its hopes of a rate cut in March, gave investors a little more hope. In addition, other central banks also …
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Frankfurt – 28/02/20 How far down can this go? What a horror week! Within a few days, the price gains of the past weeks and months were pulverized because the (virus) panic on the stock markets is spreading. On Friday, prices plummeted again massively. Hopes are now pinning on intervention by the central banks. According to market observers, the Fed …
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Frankfurt – 27/02/20 Black swan After the possible effects of the coronavirus were underestimated on the stock markets for a long time, the opposite now seems to be the case. Markets are collapsing worldwide, and the sell button is being pressed in panic all over the globe. The coronavirus appears to be the Black Swan event that could trigger a …
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Cannabis stocks had a hard time with investors in 2019. Quarterly balance sheets have caused disillusionment in the market. But when the big players weaken, the hour may come for the small ones. Cannabis is a growth market. Against the backdrop of further regularisations, companies in this sector offer impressive growth prospects. But the majority of recently published balance sheets …
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2019 has been a dream year for gold investors. The precious yellow metal has risen in price by almost 15 per cent. In recent weeks, however, the gold price has crumbled somewhat. Is there now a threat of a correction? The feared end of the world has failed to materialise. The recession signals have fallen silent, the early economic indicators …
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The horror of German savers – or the saviour of the Eurozone? Mario Draghi has polarised as President of the ECB. Zero interest, penalty interest for banks, bond purchases – Draghi pulled out all the stops in the fight against the economic downturn. On Thursday he gave his farewell show – and drew a positive balance of his presidency in …
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Central banks around the globe continued to increase their gold reserves in August. Turkey was particularly hungry for the precious metal – the country’s central bank did not allow itself to be deterred by the high gold prices in the summer. In the weak month of July, the international guardians of the currency had only stocked up on 12.8 tonnes …
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Protests by government opponents have been shaking Hong Kong for several weeks. Given the uncertain situation, the population is stocking up on cash – but this is set to become increasingly scarce. The protests in Hong Kong have intensified further over the weekend. The country’s police used tear gas against demonstrators. The country’s head of government, Carrie Lam, surprisingly imposed …
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