★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsMonetary Policy BoJ’s Rate Hike Fails to Halt Yen Slump, FX Intervention Remains Possibility to Avoid Inflation Rebound The Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised its benchmark short-term rate for the first time in 17 years yesterday, but dovish…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 20, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesMarketsPolitics & Policy Bitcoin Now Worth More Than Half of Crypto Market Cap, ETF Prospects Keep Majority of Supply Unspent Bitcoin (BTC) rose to a three-month high this morning on reports that the SEC had approved a spot-backed BTC ETF.…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 16, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsMonetary Policy ECB Benchmark Rate Reaches Record High, But Euro Could Continue to Crack Without Further Hikes A record high in the ECB's benchmark short-term rate has done little to stem the Euro's ongoing slide against the US…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 14, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMarketsPolitics & Policy China’s Diplomatic Onslaught Likely Key to Sustaining International Growth of Yuan-Denominated Payments China's efforts to build inroads with large emerging market economies has been supercharged by renewed diplomatic efforts across western Asia…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 12, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy China Financials Unbowed by Western Banking Turmoil, De-Dollarization in Asia Begins Taking Shape While shares of US and European banks have been roiled by liquidity concerns and failures or near-failures of several banks…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 22, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMarketsMonetary Policy Hawkish ECB Helps to Reduce Real Rate Spread with US, Ramping Up FX Pressure on USD/EUR Whether the Fed raises its benchmark fed funds rate by 25bps or chooses to pause at tomorrow's FOMC meeting, the Fed's…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 21, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeFinanceMonetary Policy As USD Continues to Crack, China and Others Wage War on Dollar Dominance in Global Trade A weakening Dollar throughout the second half of 2022, and into the new year, has coincided with a ramping up…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 18, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMarketsMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy UK’s Pound Sterling Slammed by Stagflationary Prospects, Loss of Confidence in Policymakers The UK's Pound Sterling (GBP) plummeted yesterday, recording one of its worst days of trading across the past three decades. Moreover,…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 27, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & TradeEnergy & Environment Gulf States Strengthened Their Surpluses and Economic Growth Projections with Q2 Energy Revenues Energy-rich economies along the Persian gulf continued to report robust financial performance in the second quarter of 2022, further justifying…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 22, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy Russian Default Unlikely to Dent Ambitions, New Gold Ban Will Have Similar Impact to Oil Embargoes Russia has officially fallen into default on its foreign debt for the first time in more than a century due…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 28, 2022