Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Petrodollar drought is new risk for markets
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Petrodollar drought is new risk for markets Low oil prices are not only a blight for energy producers. They could hurt global financial markets too. After years of...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Falling prices show ECB failed at its only...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Falling prices show ECB failed at its only mandate Euro zone inflation is now negative. Sinking oil prices played a part, but market expectations were falling well...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Swiss give scary lesson on central banks’...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Swiss give scary lesson on central banks’ limits The monetary authorities are expected to control inflation, deflation, growth and the financial system. But the Swiss...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Enjoy UK’s economic idyll while it lasts
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Enjoy UK’s economic idyll while it lasts Britain seems to have reached the sunny uplands. Earnings are rising faster than prices, unemployment is falling and policy...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Currency market still scarred by Swiss trauma
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Currency market still scarred by Swiss trauma Brutal swings seen just after the Swiss central bank suddenly abandoned its franc cap have faded. But price signals and...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Ready-reckoning the markets post-UK election
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Ready-reckoning the markets post-UK election Next week’s British general election is unlikely to produce a clear winner. But a government will eventually be formed,...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Cameron has work cut out to sustain relief...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Cameron has work cut out to sustain relief rally UK stocks and bonds, and the pound, have jumped on the Conservatives’ surprise election success. That’s to be...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Bond turmoil signals new era of return-free...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Bond turmoil signals new era of return-free risk Forget the risk-free rate - investment safe havens are in short supply. Cash can be costly. Gold is a dollar proxy....
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Bankers get ammo but no ally in regulation...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Bankers get ammo but no ally in regulation tussle Financiers unhappy with tougher regulation can cite new analysis from the BIS. The central banks’ own central bank...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Cult of central bank transparency is too...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Cult of central bank transparency is too powerful Rate-setters around the world are in a bind. The zeitgeist demands they share every twist and turn of their...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, For bonds, crowds are more dangerous than...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, For bonds, crowds are more dangerous than Draghi The ECB chief’s relaxed attitude to volatility is fuelling gyrations in euro zone debt markets. But Mario Draghi is...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Euro is poor yardstick for euro existential...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Euro is poor yardstick for euro existential stress The Greek crisis is compromising FX traders’ reputation for being the first and fastest to react to big news....
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Tide flows against UK’s pro-EU campaigners
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Tide flows against UK’s pro-EU campaigners Polls right now suggest Brits want to stay in Europe. Yet the rough handling of Greece and a proposed transatlantic trade...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Oil price slide complicates life for...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Oil price slide complicates life for central banks Brent is back down at $50 a barrel. Bond prices show this is eroding investor confidence that inflation will pick...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Investors struggle to find true safe havens
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Investors struggle to find true safe havens Boltholes like U.S. and German bonds or the Swiss franc are benefiting less than might be expected amid equity swings and...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Breakdown: Migrant crisis reshapes Europe...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Breakdown: Migrant crisis reshapes Europe politics The number of people flooding into the continent is only a small part of the story. More worrying: old political...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Cameron’s EU bind has a Marxist tinge
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Cameron’s EU bind has a Marxist tinge A European court ruling on what qualifies as working time has irked employers and delighted unions. Prime Minister David Cameron...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Uncertain central bankers leave markets...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Uncertain central bankers leave markets stranded Investors can’t get a straight story on when interest rates will rise, or why. And they’re not sure whether delay is...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Oil funds misery may leak into global markets
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Oil funds misery may leak into global markets Equity turbulence led to a loss for Norway’s wealth fund. Energy-dependent funds may in turn get their revenge. With oil...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Boardroom gender targets only do half the job
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Boardroom gender targets only do half the job Bonuses paid to City executives should be linked to how many senior women they employ, according to a review...
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