Articoli con tag : IMF

The Special Drawing Rights and the US Dollar

A cura di Walter Snyder, Swiss Financial Consulting The next meeting of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) will be on 21st to 23rd April 2017 in Washington, D.C. The US dollar is overvalued in relation to other currencies, and therefore it could be a good idea to sell US dollars just as this News ...

US Dollar vs Renminbi

A cura di Walter Snyder, Swiss Financial Consulting This Newsletter has often mentioned the rise of the renminbi as an international currency and its potential to challenge the US dollar as the most important means of exchange globally. It seems that most analysts take notice of this but do not see ...

The EU referendum and the future of Fintech in London

Fintech companies in UK face an uncertain future as the possibility of a leave vote or ‘Brexit’ looms over the country. ICM polls published on Tuesday afternoon show a surprising turn in the nation’s stance favouring leave by 52 per cent to 48 per cent. The poll shows an alarming change in att ...

Kowtow To The Fed And Imf

di Walter Snyder, Swiss Financial Consulting The IMF will take a decision on whether to include the Chinese currency in the SDR basket at the end of November while the Fed will most likely raise its rates by 25 basis points at its December FOMC meeting. These decisions will have far-reaching effects ...

Post Bail Bond and Get a Haircut

di Walter Snyder, Swiss Financial Consulting This Newsletter is judged on how well it perceives the financial world. There are some things that were correctly viewed and some others that were wide of the mark. Buying Chinese stocks was a good bet last year though Russia suffered sanctions. The oil p ...

Tai Fun in the Year of the Sheep

di Walter Snyder, Swiss Financial Consulting On 26th May 2015 FTSE announced that it was preparing for the inclusion of China A Shares in EM indices. On 9th June 2015 MSCI will decide whether to include China A shares. From 1st July 2015 mainland and Hong Kong investors will be able to buy mutual fu ...

The Great Chinese Gold Mystery

di Walter Snyder, Swiss Financial Consulting This Newsletter has often referred to the nefarious manipulation of the gold price and the glorious advance of the yuan towards recognition as an international reserve currency. A recent Bloomberg article of 21st April 2015 (“Mystery of China’s Gold S ...