It’s too early yet to be alarmist but if these kinds of numbers were confirmed in December and January, it would mean that the bright interval we’ve had this summer was a flash in the...

We could see a few more days like this until the coalition forces make their big push for Baghdad.

We think the Fed is hesitating. It still intends to achieve monetary neutrality but it is not ready to shed away its caution as it fears uncontrolled inflationary skid.

The market is reacting more to the U.S. and UK determination to wage war.

Sentiment remains fragile… We are still waiting for signs that companies are rebuilding margins and investing again.

The data showed an improvement as many expected with the end of the Iraqi war, but we must remain cautious as one figure alone does not make a trend and we still need some hard...

Rita’s approach nabs the market’s attention, taking precedence over all other news in the market,

As we were still in the process of assessing Katrina’s impact on the economy, Hurricane Rita appears, stirring new worries of oil supply shortage in the United States.

Risks remain and uncertainty is on the rise, this was in substance the message of G7 finance ministers and central bankers this weekend, … Even if global economic growth remains solid, it is suffering from...