Week Ahead Forecasts

Week of July 11 – July 15, 2011

By Mark So on July 10, 2011

Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:55PM Philippine time . July 8 (Bloomberg)…”Payrolls expanded by 18,000 in June after a revised increase of 25,000 in the previous month, the Labor Department reported today. Read more »

Week of July 4 – July 8, 2011

By Mark So on July 4, 2011

Sunday, July 3, 2011 11:55PM Philippine time . Despite the positive move for the Euro last week, it is still in a downward path … This week, we shall see again how the jobs picture is for the US as the ADP report comes out Wednesday and the Non-Farm payrolls on Friday. Read more »

Week of June 27 – July 1, 2011

By Mark So on June 26, 2011

Sunday, June 26, 2011 10:00PM Philippine time . Things have changed very little with what I wrote last week: The Euro is still in a downward path … Risk appetite has taken a back seat and investors are cashing out on the Euro. Read more »

Week of June 13 – June 17, 2011

By Mark So on June 12, 2011

Sunday, June 12, 2011 10:30PM Philippine time I’m keeping my commentary short this week. . The EUR/USD reversal is upon us, I wrote last week that

“something’s going to give, and after all the momentum out of the USD dies down, there will be a reckoning for the Euro big time.” Read more »

Week of May 30 – June 3, 2011

By Mark So on May 29, 2011

Sunday, May 29, 2011 6PM Philippine time

I wrote last week: Greece is once again in the spotlight late last week which caused the Euro to weaken materially despite higher inflation concerns within the Eurozone. Read more »

Week of May 23 -May 27, 2011

By Mark So on May 22, 2011

Sunday, May 22, 2011

11PM Philippine time

. My thoughts and narrative for this week will be quite shorter than the past few weeks as my views have not changed since and there really isn’t anything riveting to talk about. Read more »