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SAMT Journal Autumn 2016

02. October 2016, by SAMT Admin
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The U.S. election race is over, the new president has finally been elected and reading the VIX indicator shows that fear was far from reaching historical highs. Therefore, for technicians, it was no surprise that markets tanked initially at the opening but started to recover during the day and even ended in positive territory. But what will it mean for the markets when Trump steps into the office in January? Read the article “Gold, the Dollar and the Dawn of a New Presidential Cycle” by Alberto Vivanti on page 15 to gain some insights into what you might expect.

Another topic where the markets are concerned is with a potential rate hike in interest rates in December. Will it finally happen or will it be delayed once again? What will be the impact on our economy and who could profit from it? Read the article “As the U.S. Approaches Another Rate Increase” by Jeanette Schwarz Young on page 21.


Martin Pring analyzes the primary trend rise in yields, arriving at some interesting conclusions on page 10.

On page 7 a global economic view in Dr. Dominick Salvatore’s article in which he examines the world economic situation after nearly seven years from the end of the deepest financial crisis of the postwar period.

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