Olivier Desbarres

G20 & EM Economist and FX/Rates Strategist (23 yrs experience)
Founder & Director of 4X Global Research
Smartkarma Insight Provider

[Robin Powell @RobinJPowell]

"Hedge funds have underperformed, costing us millions," the New York City Employees Retirement System is told. "Let them sell their summer homes and jets, and return those fees to their investors."

@EDKrudy #NYC #Investing #HedgeFunds https://t.co/7kYirFApPH

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anyone have any idea what time this Italian Senate vote is happening today?

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Political data matter and clearly point to Macron winning French presidential election. Question is by what margin but his re-election will not have big positive impact on Euro or Eurozone equities. https://t.co/M0cyMVpTNr

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Amidst carnage in financial markets, some assets - inc US Treasury yields, some Asian and high-yielding EM currencies, AUD & NZD and even S&P 500 - have shown greater degree of stability. For now. https://t.co/jM3TnZKXtd

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@M_PaulMcNamara I remember reading a while back that slowdown in vaccination rate in February was expected ...before pick up in March.

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@NeilClark66 On that basis there’s no need to put hand in front of face when we sneeze, or wash hands or worry about air pollution etc...

It’s not natural to wear latex on your shlong but it’s sure helped bring down Incidence of AIDS, STDs not to mention unwanted pregnancies.

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@asentance https://t.co/qpXfqkgoY6. this may help...

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Time Is Priceless but Has a Steep Cost https://t.co/bEBw8nmfMY via @smartkarma

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i can't wait for this US election to be over. We can then go back to talking about really interesting things which have not been pre-occupying our minds for months and years...such as Brexit

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@_SidVerma Blue vs red. And it’s not even everton vs Man U.

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4X Global Research's flagship Fixed Income Research & Macro Strategy (FIRMS) report is now available on RSRCXHchange, the research aggregator and marketplace platform, at https://t.co/3xq3PK3Seu.

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WARNINGS ABOUT US ECONOMY AND DOLLAR OVERBLOWN

Our latest insight on Smartkarma

https://t.co/X00AL1DQKb

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Check out my latest article: The curious case of Sterling’s outperformance https://t.co/ttuJnYoKPu via @LinkedIn

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Check out my latest article: UK - Are markets ready for GDP bombshell and renewed tightening of local lockdowns and self-isolation rules? https://t.co/Lx0n412JkZ via @LinkedIn

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@JimMFelton Strikes me that there are many parallels between face masks and condoms, a physical barrier, which if worn & removed correctly, can protect both users from the exchange of bodily fluds and sexually-transmitted diseases (inc AIDS). Was there ever such a debate about condoms?

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China’s V-Shaped Recovery Under the Microscope

My latest Insight on Smartkarma

https://t.co/Fj3sxkQoPp

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Major Economies & Currencies – What to Look Out for and Why It Matters

My latest Insight on Smartkarma

https://t.co/QTOX3nelsq

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United Kingdom: Back to 1999…and to the Future

https://t.co/uYCY4RJAg3

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"Purchasing power is king and consumer confidence its queen…but opportunity to spend is knight in shining armour" [United Kingdom: Anatomy of Economy on Lockdown Life-Support, 18 June 2020]

UK retail sales May data out 07.00. Analysts expect rebond after ugly April numbers