Last month, the Bank of England (BOE) announced the results of its Monetary Policy Committee meeting. Given the recent trend of global currency debasements, I found the highlight to be…
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Tagged British pound, England, foreign currencies, inflation, monetary policy, United Kingdom
My career in the investment business began on September 2, 1992. It was an interesting time. The S&P 500 was just above 400, and a few years away from a…
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Tagged euro, Europe, Eurozone, fiscal policy, foreign currencies
Italy’s recent election has garnered a lot of attention from the media and investors, and justifiably so. The results – a hung parliament, a political party run by an ex-comedian…
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Tagged Eurozone, foreign currencies, global investing, Italy, politics
As Sara Zervos previously discussed on January 22, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced it would raise its inflation target to 2% from 1%. In doing so, it pledged to…
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Posted in Global Economy
Tagged currency, euro, foreign currencies, monetary policy
Prices of imported goods have been steadily rising, making imported goods and raw materials more expensive for U.S. consumers. So the story has been told. But last Friday marked the…
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Tagged fixed income, foreign currencies, global investing, inflation