December 03, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff
ECB extends QE and the Euro... soars 2% vs the Dollar???
Saxo Bank Head of FX Strategy John Hardy takes a look at what is arguably one of the ECB's worst communications failures.
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July 27, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
The Fed leaks but something reeks - Guest Editorial
"The reality is that I see the Fed as being unlikely to embark upon a round of consecutive rate rises considering the current status of the economy" - Steven Knight, Blackwell Global
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March 31, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
Has the ECB bitten off more than it can chew? Apparently not, say analysts
Despite continual financial woes in the Eurozone, some analysts consider that conditions may sufficiently improve that the 60 billion euro per month bond buying measures could be scaled down early
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January 22, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
FxPro Chief Economist Simon Smith analyzes the ECB quantative easing measures
"Such a mis-pricing of sovereign risk within the Eurozone was a key feature of the pre-credit crisis environment. Whilst premium are wider (Italy just over 1% above Germany, vs. 0.2%-0.3% in 2007), yields are lower." - Simon Smith, Chief Economist, FxPro
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January 22, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
Black swans and white elephants: ECB's Mario Draghi announces plans to buy 60 billion euros a month of euro debt until Sep 2016
The pan-European currency approached an 11-year low as Mr. Draghi’s quantative easing measures exceeded a proposal the ECB was said to have considered for 50 billion euros a month. Euro drops in value after announcement
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