Enlarge / A Ukrainian Military Forces serviceman watches through a spyglass in a trench on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists near Avdiivka, southeastern Ukraine, on January 9, 2022. (credit: Anatolii Stepanov | Getty Images) Ukraine Read more…
The Bank of Japan will conclude its first monetary policy meeting of 2022 on Tuesday and publish an updated set of economic forecasts. So far, the BoJ has been excluded from the global central bank Read more…
Part II: Are Stablecoins Really “Stable”? Summary Stablecoins, which are a category of digital currency, have many favorable characteristics. Payments can be settled essentially instantaneously, and “unbanked” individuals can easily use them. Their supplies are Read more…
In a crowded week for Canadian data releases, we expect the headline CPI inflation rate to stand out. The measure will likely accelerate to 4.9% year-over-year from 4.7% in November. Omicron-related weakness in energy products Read more…
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The Bank of Japan will be in the spotlight next week. It will likely reaffirm that rates won’t rise for a long time, leaving the yen at the mercy of foreign central bank moves and Read more…
Payments company Block is building an open source bitcoin mining system for a “fully decentralized and permissionless” internet. Avid bitcoin enthusiast Jack Dorsey is officially building an open bitcoin mining system to democratize what could Read more…
Financial markets saw a shake-out early this week on the back of the more hawkish Fed, now signalling a rate hike already in March when tapering of asset purchases is done. US 10-year bond yields Read more…
Markets December US retail sales were today’s main dish. The headline figure declined by 1.9% M/M which was significantly below near flat consensus. Core sales dropped by 2.3% on a monthly basis and the control Read more…
A late sell-off in the US on Thursday is weighing heavily on sentiment around the globe with Asia ending the week on a negative note and Europe heading for a similar finish. Tech was once Read more…