The Fed and the BOJ More Fed cuts to come....but not the sort that will contiue to inspire confidence in equity markets. In Japan the battle for central bnk independence will be declared when Ueda raises rate by 75BP in the BoJ December meeting. That will ... Read More

Peter Lewis Money talk with David Roche and Fancis Lun discussing: : China the green ambitions and why the EU is the over-achieving dark horse; Trump change of tone on Ukraine- blather or substance; The Fed loss of independence. Read More

Odd bins Investment Conclusion Asian equities added as European equities reduced. A warning on Fed Independence. Shipping data show weakness in the US economy. Read More

Odd bins: Jackson Hole, Russia & Shipping Investment Conclusion : Jackson Hole is a pivot in the Fed’s reaction function which now under-emphasises tariff effects on inflation and over-emphasises the weakening labor market. So more cuts than I thought (3 at le... Read More

RTHK The Close: Carolyn Wright, Richard Harris & David Roche discuss Jackson Hole policy shift and Trump’s plot against the US Fed. Market implications. Read More

The Jackson Hole Pivot Investment Conclusion What Chair Powell's newly announced policy means for investors: More asset bubbles in equities, crypto and non-bank credit; Higher inflation down the road as the money will be printed to fund it; ... Read More

Like it or not, the US Fed's Jackson Hole Conference is going to be all about Fed independence and the battle with President Trump to preserve it. The anodyne (labor market) theme of the Conference will not defuse that bomb. The issue of whether inflation concerns should outwe... Read More

Peter Lewis Money Talk: What is the state of the US economy compared to China’s? Peter Lewis, Gary Ng and Little old me debate, discover and contrast! Read More

Parsing FOMC Minutes and Tariff Announcements I parsed the FOMC minutes. I think the Fed will hang tough. Seems only Bowman & Waller want to cut. All the others more worried about inflation than the labour market. I expect inflation to rise sharply & durably in... Read More

Peter Lewis Money Talk - a great discussion of US policy, the break down of alliances and investment implications; Federal Reseve independence and the USD; and whether measures to shut China out of tech will result in China passing the US out. Read More