The Fed Action had a stronger Reaction
Last week, the Federal Reserve surprised a lot of stakeholders by cutting rates by 50bps without a crisis going on. This move was...
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Sameer Kalra
Sep 2
Global Bond Market at Inflection point ?
In the last two months, International Bond ETFs have witnessed a return of 6.5% similar to November- December 2023. The difference this...
Sameer Kalra
Aug 26
Powell gets a Hole in One
The last 72 hours have been another round of volatile events but this time one was positive and another negative with limited impact. The...
Sameer Kalra
Aug 19
Volatility Insanity Returns - Week 3
Today is the start of the third week since VIX spiked from 17 to 65 within 48 hours. But since then, certain changes in events have led...
Sameer Kalra
Aug 5
Volatility Insanity Returns
In last three trading sessions VIX has almost doubled from a low of 16 to high of 30. The crude oil OVX has increased from 28 to 40....
Sameer Kalra
Jul 29
East & West Central Banks Decision Time
This week might be the most anticipated in the Central Bank policy calendar as the Bank of Japan and Federal Reserve Bank meet on the...
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Jul 22
Elections,Central Banks & Gold : Part 3
It has been only three weeks since the betting market started to factor in President Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 elections and last...
Sameer Kalra
Jul 16
A New Japan In Positive Rate Era
It has been more than five months since interest rates were increased in Japan after decades. Within this period inflation averaged...
Sameer Kalra
Jul 15
Elections,Central Banks & Gold : Part 2
The first 15 days of July have raised the heat and friction of the US election to a new high with direct violence taking place against...
Sameer Kalra
Jul 8
Elections,Central Banks & Gold
In the last three years, the world has gone through changes in geopolitics that have not been observed in the previous fifteen years....
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Jun 11
Central Banks at a Crossroad ?
It can be said that the current period is when every central bank has to decide on its road to take in terms of rate cuts, hold or hike....
Sameer Kalra
Jun 3
Month of June - Boom or Bust ?
The first 48 hours of June have been more than exciting for investors, especially the ones that focus on event-led moves. First, was the...
Sameer Kalra
May 21
Inflations, Tariffs & Rates
The US economic surprise index was at -23, a level last seen in August 2022 when the post-Fed started to halt rate hikes. This time...
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May 6
Reduction in Tightening Begins
Last week's Federal Reserve Policy statement and Chair Powell's discussion made it clear that tightening on all fronts seems to be...
Sameer Kalra
Apr 15
Commodity,Inflation & The Fed Reserve
Over the weekend two major events took place that might result in higher commodity prices for longer. First was the Israel - Iran...
Sameer Kalra
Apr 8
Central Banks Volatility Index Rising
On Friday USA Non-Farm Payroll data indicated that 300,000 jobs were added to the economy during March 2024. This surprised investors,...
Sameer Kalra
Mar 19
Japan : Land of Rising Rates
Today after 17years Japan entered a neutral to positive interest rate zone and it was after 8years of negative interest rate policy (...
Sameer Kalra
Mar 18
Inflation Rise to Delay Rate Cut ?
The consumer inflation data has come above estimated for two months straight. Given that analysts and other stakeholders are optimistic...
Sameer Kalra
Mar 5
Tightening to loosen before Rate Cut ?
In the past couple of weeks, the FOMC members have been talking about the speed of balance sheet reduction. They have also tried to...
Sameer Kalra
Feb 5
Fed Says - Ready, Steady But Wait
Last week inflows in money market funds pushed the total AUM above $ 6 trillion for the first time. All this money is continuously...
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