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Independent advisor
for debt, capital and
financial market risk

Since 1979, ICC Consultants has been providing its clients with optimal capital structures, competitive financing conditions and the best possible protection against interest rate, currency and commodity risks. We offer sharp analyses, and have a long track record of successful transactions. This makes us a trusted advisor to hundreds of European businesses.

About ICC Consultants

We started in 1979 as an independent FX consultant for Dutch importers and exporters. After the end of the Bretton Woods era in the 1970s, when fixed exchange rates were indirectly linked to the US dollar, floating exchange rates caused businesses many headaches ...

Eddy's Weekly Market Insight

Friday, 20 December 2024

Eddy's Weekly Market Insight

For several weeks now, we have been warning that the U.S. economy might be too strong for the interest rate cuts that the financial markets had priced in until yesterday. We pointed out that if the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rises above 4.45% - 4.5%, it should be considered a red flag. Chart analysis suggests this could signal a further rise to around 5.4%. The 10-year yield has now risen to 4.52%, and if it does not soon fall back toward 4.35%, a breakout to the upside is likely. The question, of course, is what has caused this shift in sentiment. Until recently….
Edward Markus, Founder & Chief Economist

Insights

Interest rate risk

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Financing

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Renterisico

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Currency risk

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Our clients

Private equity - owned

Family businesses

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