The Financial Times writes that the World Trade Monitor study from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (CPB) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of the Netherlands showed that global trade volumes fell by a two-year maximum of 3.2% year on year in July 2023.The decline in turnover accelerated compared to 2.4% in…
What determines the price of gold? For much of the past decade, the answer has been simple: the price of money. The lower rates fell, the higher gold rose, and vice versa. Gold is the quintessential “anti-dollar”, a target of interest for those who distrust fiat currency, and so it seemed natural that prices would…
Against the backdrop of the stabilization of the Chinese economy and the strengthening of the Chinese yuan, the government is lifting restrictions on the import of gold into its country. As the authoritative news agency Financial Times notes, this could cause increased volatility for the most sought-after metal on the planet, further opening up a…
US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller spoke today on the current economic situation in the country, based on economic statistics for the past week. He believes that the situation in the labor market is beginning to soften, and he is not surprised that the unemployment rate has risen, but does not comment on the reasons…
This summer, Russia and other countries that are members of the OPEC “cartel” began to cut oil production. Most likely, this was due to the fact that during the coming global crisis, oil quotes would not fall below $80 per barrel, since below this mark, oil companies operate at a loss, not even recouping the…
An independent agency of the US Federal Government notes that so far only Australia has been able to beat rising inflation by raising interest rates. And indeed it is! The first and most important thing is that the weekly CPI is rapidly approaching the level of the interest rate. Yesterday, the Australian dollar strengthened the…
The Chinese yuan, following the Russian ruble, continues to weaken against the dollar. It was announced today that Chinese banks are considering further cuts in deposit rates (the third cut this year) to stimulate the economy. From a fundamental point of view, the Chinese yuan should weaken, but from a technical point of view, given…
The Japanese yen is trading in a range as part of the completion of the five-trend buying wave. Earlier, in this range, the Bank of Japan carried out interventions to reduce the exchange rate against the dollar and devalue the national currency. We expect the market to react to this range and reduce quotes against…
