Archive for December 2021
The Old Man’s Views The Old Man Looks Back on 2021
Firstly, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Omicron upturned my Christmas plans, but we all got through it safely. We are about to enter another year of government restrictions and lockdowns, and it’s just not good enough. “5-weeks to stop the pandemic” has become 2-years, and we are still being screwed…
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Cromwell FX Market View Dollar Shines… Eventually
The week saw a slew of central banks reporting surprises. The Fed indicated that next year there will be up to 3 interest rate rises, followed by the Bank of England raising interest rates. Then the ECB reported in less dovish tones than the market expected Eventually it took a late sell off in stocks…
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The Old Man’s Views Satoshi Lives!
I am rushing to get ready for a flight to the UK. Hopefully, it will take off before Boris bans all incoming flights. As most of you are preparing for another Covid Christmas, I’ll try and keep it short so that you can get to the shops or down the pub as soon as…
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Cromwell FX Market View Markets Put Omicron Behind Them. Temporarily?
FX markets were mixed but the general theme of risk on returned as investors temporarily put Omicron fears behind them. Commodity currencies were strongest but moves seemed more corrective. the USD remained range bound vs European majors and Yen. With additional restrictions being introduced in the UK Sterling came under pressure but soon reversed as…
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The Old Man’s Views Covid, the Metaverse and Biden… What could go wrong?
Last night I had my Covid booster jab and feel like crap today. Therefore, I will mimic what our governments are doing: Follow the science and give out loads of mixed messages. What can we expect to see between now and the New Year? It’s a hard call, but I don’t see too…
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The Old Man’s Views The People Vs The Powers?
Omicron: Yet, another variant of the China virus that our governments enjoy using to impose their authority? If you can’t beat them, we should join them. I was thinking about this and how we promote cryptocurrencies. Perhaps we should be talking less about opportunity and more about fear. Fear is a great motivator, and…
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Cromwell FX Market View Omicron Dominates Headlines
Investor confidence collapsed as the news of the newly named Omicron Variant. World Heath Organisation warned that the variant has a large number of variants some of which have vaccination escape. This new filtered through into risk assets which fell significantly on Friday. Crude Oil lost over 13% which affected the Canadian Dollar as…
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