Currently the financial markets rally has come to a halt so far. Market volatility is still low. There have been view events. The U.S. Fed has raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point.   „U.S. economy is doing well.” According to Federal Reserve chairwoman, Janet Yellen, the economy will keep growing just enough to […]

Emerging markets used to outperform developed markets in both doom and boom periods. Enthusiastic analysts formed new economic investment classes such as „BRIC“ countries that would own the future. Since the Financial Crisis nearly 10 years ago the party seems to be over. Is it in fact?   What are Emerging Markets?   Emerging markets […]

Global financial markets have still been heading to new record levels. The Dow Jones Industrials reached 21’000 and the broader S&P500 reached 2’400 index points – for the very first time in history. This might have been the trigger for Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to single out the danger of the central bank being […]