Digital RMB - a new type of stimulus
23 Oct 2020 - Rory GreenBoth the Fed and the ECB have grabbed headlines recently with talk of central bank digital currencies (CBDC). But of all CBDC projects currently in the works, it is the one by the People’s Bank of China that is nearest.
#China #Stimulus #People's Bank of China #Digital RMB #CryptocurrencyChina outperformance to continue
08 Oct 2020 - Lawrence BrainardEquites are volatile globally but China is a big outperformer. Looking at rising equity volatilities, we conclude that markets are not ignoring downside risks; the point is that right now, the upside potential and.
#Equities #China #Emerging Markets #MSCIWorld Trade momentum
06 Oct 2020 - Konstantinos VenetisMacro momentum is easing but remains positive. Our Global Leading Indicator remains consistent with improving macro momentum, in line with the message from other widely followed high-frequency series like the OECD.
#Equities #China #Bond markets #Commodities #USDUS-China warpaths converge on tech
14 Aug 2020 - Christopher GranvilleIt is no accident that the escalation has concentrated on tech, while financial sector measures have remained relatively restrained for now. All the various strands and sources of US reactions to the rise of China now.
#China #Technology #US EconomyProspects for the recovery of the global oil market
03 Apr 2020 - Stephen O'SullivanOn January 1 Brent crude oil was trading above $66/bbl. Three months later, it had fallen by more than 60% from that level. A coronavirus-driven decline was followed by a collapse when the three-year old agreement.
#China #Oil & Gas #Covid19 #OPEC #Oil Price #RussiaOil price declines and the impact on China’s energy complex
12 Mar 2020 - Stephen O'SullivanOil prices have been steadily declining in recent weeks as the impact of the coronavirus on energy demand in China and the rest of the world has become evident. This slide accelerated significantly at the beginning of.
#China #Oil & Gas #Covid19 #OPEC #Oil PriceThree reasons markets were ignoring the coronavirus
14 Feb 2020 - Dario PerkinsThe contrast between the awful humanitarian crisis in China and the euphoria in global stock markets had been bordering on the surreal. Every night (London time) the Chinese authorities updated their count of the number.
#China #Covid19 #Stock MarketSlowdown in Chinese gas demand growth linked to changing power
23 Jan 2020 - Stephen O'SullivanIt’s the money, honey China’s gas demand growth has risen steadily – and rapidly – in recent years. There was particularly strong growth in 2017 and 2018 as the government’s coal-to-gas switching programme drove demand.
#China #Energy #Oil & GasGreen shoots?
04 Dec 2019 - Dario PerkinsInvestor sentiment has shifted in recent weeks. This was certainly the message from the latest BoAML survey – which showed portfolio managers, distinctly less negative about the global economy, suddenly piling into.
#China #Stimulus #Reflation