Renminbi Fails to Make the International Grade
Not so long ago China's renminbi was being touted as an up-and-coming currency. But recent figures from SWIFT suggest that the it is being used...
139 Views
Money Matters: Short-Term Dollar Catalysts.
Having broken convincingly through 100, the DXY (trade weighted dollar index) has pulled back in the past few days to test its break. The Italian...
130 Views
2017 Asset Allocation Outlook: Part 1 – Emerging Markets and Commodities
Overweighting EM versus DM and global resources/deep cyclicals looked like a compelling contrarian bet coming into Q1 as consensus bearishness...
204 Views
The Trump Presidency: A Look from the Inside Out on Possible Impacts in Asian Economies
The author was a senior executive in Trump’s casino organization for 3 years: a view from the inside Trump’s public statements and private...
224 Views
Consensus Rethinks Japan, as Serial Extrapolation Proves Costly
We saw consensus ‘groupthink’ reach new levels in 2016, exacerbated by surging AUM managed in trend following style. Extrapolation remains the...
153 Views