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PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 07 : Supporters of the ‘En Marche!’ (Onwards!) political movement, Emmanuel Macron celebrate after the results announced at the Esplanade du Louvre in Paris, France on May 07, 2017. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

What Macron Can Do for Free Markets Everywhere

by Mohamed A. El-Erian | May 9, 2017 | Opinion

Once the initial market relief plays out — that, even during an unprecedented “anti-establishment” wave in both Europe and the US, French voters rejected a far right president in Marine Le Pen of the National Front — interest will shift to how relative...

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President Donald Trump walks to the White House after arriving on Marine One, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Washington. Trump is returning from a trip to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US Prevails in an Unusual G-20 Communique

by Mohamed A. El-Erian | Mar 25, 2017 | Opinion

In one of the most highly anticipated Group of 20 communiques in a long time, the US administration appears to have prevailed over the objections of many countries, including from Europe, Australia and China. In an outcome that not so long ago would have been deemed...

Things to Know About the Market Reaction to the Fed

by Mohamed A. El-Erian | Mar 22, 2017 | Opinion

The markets’ immediate response to the Fed’s hike on Wednesday included an impressive run-up in stocks and significantly lower yields on US government bonds. Some market observers hailed the benefits of a “dovish hike” by a “Goldilocks Fed.” Others cautioned...

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SETTING THE TABLE. – Bloomberg

Assessing the Markets’ Shift to a ‘Presidential Put’

by Mohamed A. El-Erian | Mar 12, 2017 | Opinion

Stock-market investors, especially the very bullish ones who have been proven right and have been richly rewarded in recent years, are in the midst of a gradual transition in their operating regime. Their environment is moving away from comfortable reliance on central...

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US President Donald Trump. Reuters

Markets Need to Hear More Details from Trump

by Mohamed A. El-Erian | Mar 9, 2017 | Opinion

President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress on Tuesday night was wide-ranging in coverage, nationalistic in tone and presidential in delivery. The president repeated many of the themes he advocated during the campaign and has reiterated since the Nov. 8th...