Frankfurt – 20/03/20 Risk on – Risk off The fact that today the so-called covenant of witches was in force was almost completely forgotten in the current exceptional situation. As a result, futures contracts and options on the major stock i...
Frankfurt – 19/03/20 “Whatever it takes…” In the fight against the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, the European Central Bank has announced an emergency bond purchase programme worth 750 billion euros. This wi...
Frankfurt – 18/03/20 Dark Not at all slowly, but surely it is getting darker and darker on the international stock exchanges. Uncertainty about the consequences of the crisis triggered by the novel coronavirus remains exceptionally high and conti...
Frankfurt – 16/03/20 Lockdown Governments in Europe are taking ever more drastic action in the virus crisis, and public life is being shut down. Whether it’s flight bans, border closures, the closure of restaurants and shops, the declaratio...
Frankfurt – 17/03/2020 Drastic Measures Now the drastic support measures in the USA seem to be gradually taking effect after all because the international markets at least stopped their free fall for the time being. On Tuesday, the US Federal Re...
Frankfurt – 13/03/20 State of Emergency US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency because of the spread of the coronavirus in the USA. The measure would release additional federal funds of up to 50 billion dollars to fight the n...
Frankfurt – 12/03/20 Hysteria Here it is, the perfect storm that’s taking apart life as we knew it and that is crashing the world markets. Reactions to “fight this dreadful virus” are getting out of control, are completed uncoor...
19 October 1987 On this memorable day, speculation on higher US interest rates caused prices to plummet worldwide. The Dow Jones index plunges 22.6 per cent. Even after the attacks of 11 September 2001, the slump was not as severe. In Frankfurt, prices...
Frankfurt – 11/03/20 Trembling volatility Today, Wednesday, the panic was once again the order of the day. After the global indices skyrocketed on Tuesday, the mood today was one of a sell-out, and stock prices plummet. The markets thus remain f...
Frankfurt – 10/03/20 Dead Cat Bounce? Especially Wall Street presented itself recovered with strong gains of over 4 per cent for the day. However, many analysts see a so-called “dead cat bounce” in this move and are warning investors ...
