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On Sweden and Capital Preservation

Capital preservation has once again has become mantra. The safety offered by Japan and Switzerland are meeting resistance from policy makers. As the market looks for alternatives, the Swedish krona has much to offer, including a relatively…

Bear market is far from over

We believe that the market has now entered a major downtrend. It is a mistake to dismiss the slide we've seen to date as mindless and devoid of fundamentals as many strategists maintain. These are not just scary headlines----they are scary…

Is the Fear Becoming Self-Fulfilling?

The dollar continues to remain firm against most of the majors; global stocks down sharp. Risk appetite took another turn for the worse; dollar bloc and scandis remain most sensitive. Outside the carnage in EM equities, funding strains are…

Stocks tumble

The dollar is firmer against nearly all the majors amid risk aversion; European stocks at a 6-day low. Markets are likely to focus on the US data in today’s session; downside surprise supportive of USD. PBOC expects to see less upward…

Constructive view of Canadian dollar

The US dollar fell to 4-year lows against the Canadian dollar late last month near CAD0.94. In the tumultuous markets in the first half of August, the US dollar rallied about 6.5% into August 9th to briefly poke through CAD1.0 for the first…

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