Jackson Hole and the Risk of Inaction

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Jackson Hole is not going to rescue the bad decisions of investors and politicians from other countries because everyone in the Federal Reserve knows they have something more important to do.

If we analyze the consensus expectations of analysts and investment banks at the end of 2017, the conclusion was unanimous: Buy Europe and emerging against the United States amid weakening US dollar estimates in 2018. And it has been exactly the opposite. We already warned a few times about the risk of such a biased consensus towards a weak US dollar. Continue reading Jackson Hole and the Risk of Inaction →

China. Why we should be even more worried after the devaluation

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It was the 27th of May, 2019, when Guo Shuqing, head of China’s banking and insurance regulator, said in a speech that speculators “shorting the yuan will inevitably suffer from a huge loss.”

On the night of the 4th of August, the People’s Bank Of China gave the green light to the third directed devaluation in the past five years. The onshore yuan finished the domestic session at 7.03 per dollar, its weakest level since March 2008, according to Reuters.

I find it amusing to read some analysts stating that the Chinese government’s stealth yuan devaluation has offset the impact of tariffs or will improve the economy.

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Everything You Need to Know About Software Patent Applications

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By UpCounsel Contributor
By UpCounsel Contributor

This article is an external collaboration from UpCounsel.

 

You have a great new idea for what you hope is the next big app. You did your research and you could not find anything out there that is even remotely similar. You have brought together investors and are working with a team of developers and now you are wondering whether you can protect your idea by securing a patent. But is it patentable? Can you patent an idea for software? Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About Software Patent Applications →