by Stephen Roberts | 8 Oct, 2013 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
Risk assets were stronger mostly through September assisted by further signs of moderate global economic expansion, easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and a surprise decision by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) at its September policy meeting to delay...
by Stephen Roberts | 23 Sep, 2013 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
The main message from the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) decision not to start tapering its $US85 billion bond and mortgage buying program (QE) is one of concern that US economic growth is still not improving sustainably. To back up this point the Fed lowered its annual...
by Stephen Roberts | 26 Aug, 2013 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
After an absence of five weeks it is interesting viewing how the economic landscape has changed. In the US, mounting evidence of sustainable economic growth and slightly higher inflation has increased concern in financial markets that the Fed is on track to start...
by Stephen Roberts | 25 Mar, 2013 | Economics, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
Rising economic or political uncertainty usually casts a pall on the prospects for risk assets, but often the damage is temporary providing economic growth prospects remain promising. Uncertainty about how the bail-out for Cyprus will progress and even some doubt...
