Alan Rohrbach

About the Author

Alan Rohrbach is Lead Analyst and President of Rohr International, Inc.  He is an international equity index, interest rate and foreign exchange trend advisor. His forte is ‘macro-technical’ analysis of how fundamental influences blend with technical aspects to drive trend psychology. Clients include international banks, hedge funds, other portfolio managers and individual traders.

Fed-ticipation and the Trump equities factor

By Alan Rohrbach | August 25, 2016

There is a radical thought here. Yet, that will keep until we explore the reason for many market participants frustration: Fed-ticipation. That’s the attempt to understand what the U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to do next... and when. The term is a pun on the old Carly Simon song "Anticipation."

Central banks on road to nowhere?

By Alan Rohrbach | August 16, 2016

There was quite a bit of economic data last week, and once again it was very mixed. While there were a few bright spots elsewhere, weak international trade numbers were reinforced by soft Chinese and U.S. Retail Sales figures.

Was the BoE really a shocker?

By Alan Rohrbach | July 14, 2016

I am pleasantly surprised to find the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee managed to hold rates steady at the 0.50% all-time low, and not expand its purchased assets beyond the previous £350 billion. It is a triumph of sane assessment of real conditions over highly anticipatory policy making.

The FTSE advantage?

By Alan Rohrbach | July 1, 2016

The FTSE advantage? Whattaya nuts? The Cassandra’s told us that in the wake of the UK Brexit decision to leave the European Union there were going to be major, indeed very major, problems for the United Kingdom.

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