The Fed, knowing the expectations of the markets, decided last Wednesday 28/7/2021 to maintain unchanged interest rates, while continuing at a steady pace its monetary policy through the purchase of government bonds and securitized mortgage bonds with the always existing monthly rate. The head of the Fed, Jerome Powell, accepted the fact that the American …
Category: Financial Markets
The Economic Conclusions of Tomorrow from the Pandemic of Today
World economic activity has reached its nadir due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Both governments and central banks responded with unprecedented fiscal liquidity measures (the former) and increased expansionary monetary policy combined with near-zero interest rates and mass securities markets (the latter). Combined with the easing measures of commercial banks taken by supervisors, they provided ample …
When Does Tappering Start in World Bond Markets from Central Banks
Given that in the developed countries of the world, the EU, the US, Japan, the UK anti-Pandemic Covid-19 vaccination program is progressing rapidly, the eye of governments and officials of these Central Banks is on when to start “tapering” in bond markets. The “tapering” technique is forced in its application and should be done to …
What Possibility there is a Tapening in Fixed Income Markets to Stop The Recovery in The US
Data on the US economy last week showed that an annual growth rate (2021) is expected at 6.8% of GDP. At the same time, business profits for Q12021 are expected to increase by close to 36%. Continued price growth in stocks and commodities continues. This idyllically beautiful and optimistic image can be destroyed by the …
Inflation, Rising Interest Rates or Both Together?
At the hearing before Congress on Thursday, March 25, 2021, Fed Governor Jerome Powell was adamant that any resurgence of inflation in the US would be temporary (inflation above 2% for 2021), transitional and would in no way affect the Fed’s target of average inflation of 2%. But rising Federal Reserve bond yields point to …
Structure of The Stock Portfolio during the Economic Recovery Phase
Last week we saw a sell-off in the technology shares of large companies, a fall in the price of gold and a rise (fall) in yields (prices) on government bonds. However, the passage of the $1.9bn “Biden” fiscal package has made investors worried about the expected artificial inflationary pressures that will force central banks to …
Selection of Shares: Technology Companies or Traditional Industries
The recent passage in the Congress of the new $1.9bn “Biden” fiscal package has caused a “frenzy” among investors everywhere, especially those operating on the US stock market. Estimates vary with each financial company trying to create the right momentum for its client-investors so that funds invested during the pandemic in shares of technology and …
Stockmarket Indices- Closed prices- Friday, June 26, 2026
World Government Bonds – Yield Closed Prices & Spreads- Friday, June 26, 2026
We present the Yield Closed Prices and the Yield Spread of the World Main Government Bonds with 10 year maturity (Benchmark) in the most important in economic terms countries. In the following table we present the columns of Yield Closed Price, the Yield Spread between both the Bond Yield vs the Yield of the German …
Commodities- Closed Prices- Friday June 26, 2026
In the Table below we have chosen to list the most important commodities in the world. We present their closed prices every Friday (end-ofweek) and compare their performance both one week before and on the last day of the previous year. The following table is for information purposes. The information contained herein does not constitute …