This week in international economics defined markets with further concern for a global economic slowdown. Opinions can be found on both sides of the fence with some economists seeing a potential recession amidst Brexit turmoil, limited European growth and reduced Asian output, while others claim that deceleration is a normal result of the labor market […]
This week in macroeconomics, US homes sales fell, weekly jobless claims rose and Wall Street closed just shy of historic highs as US GDP data showed a slowdown in economic growth. While the Dow manages to cling to the 20,000 point level, the Trump administration’s plans for trade policy have brought uncertainty to global markets. […]
The last two weeks in macroeconomics revealed a more vulnerable financial configuration as new hires and home sales in the US dropped, the Federal Reserve stayed its hand from increasing interest rates after publishing a reduced forecast for economic growth and the Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500 indices all ended lower. The UK referendum […]
Since the last market report on December 2, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates a quarter of a percent, the US dollar stalled its rising value and Italians voted no on constitutional reform. Despite a perceived increase in global volatility overall, US stocks continue to rally on the expectation of looser regulation and higher infrastructure […]
C Market: Spring Back, Smack Down by Kevin Morales This week in global finance the US Federal Reserve stated that it perceived economic growth to be on track as home sales rose and hiring improved, renewing its commitment to raising interest rates. The dollar continues to firm up, nearing parity with euro and causing tension […]
This week’s events in global finance were rendered meaningless by the British referendum to leave the European Union. British voters’ decision to exit the EU sent shock-waves throughout financial markets, causing commodities, indices and stocks to plunge, and striking a blow to the value of the pound and the euro as well. Final implications for […]
This week in global finance, US markets posted a cautious recovery from the Brexit downturn with equities, indices and commodities showing gains at the end of trading today after news that the Bank of England could cut interest rates. US payroll reports will be issued next week and markets will look to the Fed for […]
This week in the global economy, Wall Street takes the spotlight in finance performance with a fourth consecutive week of gains, led by positive reports in corporate earnings. After digesting the news of Brexit, stock markets in the US, Europe and Japan are trading with more stability and the central banks of each respective economy […]
One of our first arrivals for this year’s Colombian main crop comes from a small cooperative in Huila known by its acronym ASOPCAFA, rather than its full name: Asociacion de Productores, Transformadores y Exportadores de Café del Municipio de Aipe – Huila. The coffee, much like the producing coop’s name, is a mouthful and its […]
This week in global economics, the US dollar finally devalued slightly after rampaging higher in post-election trading as news of reduced unemployment figures and improved economic performance in the US generated renewed confidence in an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve. Italian voters will go to the polls on Sunday to vote on constitutional […]
This week in macroeconomics: the Dow rose to 19,999, just one point shy of a historic 20,000 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 reached their own record highs. US employment numbers slowed in December, increasing at a lesserrate than expected, and wages increased by 0.4%. The US Federal Reserve hinted at potentially three more rate […]
Mid-year Market Recap Look up from your cupping table or your roaster’s cooling tray, take a walk outside and you’ll notice that the weather is warm, children are playing outdoors and skies are blue. It’s summer and the year is already halfway over. Somehow amid the flurry of activity with industry events, Central American crop […]
