Global Market Moves

Stocks in the Asia Pacific region were mixed Wednesday morning as countries continued to put measures in place to battle the coronavirus pandemic. Stocks in Australia led in losses among the major markets, with the S&P/ASX 200 declining 1.28% as shares of major banks such as the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Westpac fell more than […]

The Treasury’s Bottom Hole?

White House officials have already discussed pitching a payroll tax cut and a capital gains tax cut, creating 50-year Treasury bonds and waiving businesses of liability from workers who contract COVID-19. As Americans await relief from the $2 trillion stimulus package passed less than two weeks ago, the Trump administration […]

Good News for Small Business

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he was pressing ahead with the Friday launch of a $349 billion coronavirus rescue loan program for small businesses. This comes after conceding to bank demands as an effort to fix aspects of the program which banks claimed could cause participating lenders legal and […]

Markets Look For Direction

Stocks sank on Wednesday as Wall Street kicked off the second quarter on a sour note amid concerns the coronavirus will keep the economy shut down longer than expected.  “This is going to be a rough two-week period,” Trump said at a White House press conference. “When you look at night […]

US Dollar Struggles as Virus Fears Weigh – 26 March 2020

The US Dollar was lower versus the Japanese yen and Euro during London trade on Thursday as FX traders await today’s release of US unemployment benefit claims. Analysts believe that the numbers to be released will have increased exponentially as US businesses lay off their workers due to the Coronavirus […]