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Gold settles lower; other metals slide
August 25th, 2015
Palladium slides nearly 5%; copper still at 6-year low Gold futures failed to score any gains on Monday, despite its reputation as a refuge in times of market turmoil, while other metals took a hit on the latest rout ...
Brent Crude Falls Below $45 for First Time Since 2009 on Surplus
August 24th, 2015
Oil in London slid below $45 a barrel for the first time since March 2009 on concerns Chinese demand is slowing just as supplies from the U.S. and Iran threaten to swell a global surplus. Brent futures fell as ...
China Shares Hit New Low Since Depth of Selloff
August 21st, 2015
Early gauge of China’s factory activity falls to multiyear low China’s stock market set a new low since the depths of the summer selloff that wiped out roughly a third of its value, despite massive intervention from Beijing. The ...
Why Are So Many People Freaking Out About A Stock Market Crash In The Fall Of 2015?
August 20th, 2015
Is the stock market going to crash by the end of 2015? Of course stock market crashes are already happening in 23 different nations around the planet, but most Americans don’t really care about those markets. The truth is ...
Asian shares plunge to two-year lows as China stocks continue to fall
August 19th, 2015
Shanghai shares index drops 3.9%, denting hopes of Chinese stock markets stabilising following last week’s devaluation of yuan Asian shares on Wednesday struggled at two-year lows after Chinese stocks extended their fall, stoking fears about the stability of China’s ...
China, the Hollow Dragon
August 17th, 2015
In terms of profitability and trade-generated wealth, China is a hollow dragon. It is widely assumed that manufacturing (a.k.a. the world’s workshop) is the source of China’s wealth. But how can this be true, given that manufacturing profit margins ...
Asia stocks drift as yuan stable for second day
August 14th, 2015
Asian stock markets drifted Friday as China’s currency stabilized for a second day, easing uncertainty about its direction after an unexpected devaluation earlier in the week. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 0.2 percent to 20,520.50 while Hong ...
Can You Imagine The Fed Raising Rates In This World? Currency Crisis Edition
August 13th, 2015
A month ago China’s stock bubble was bursting and Greece was imploding. Yet the US Fed, in a violation of both headline sentiment and common sense, was still promising to raise interest rates come September. Fast forward to this ...
China central bank tries to soothe global markets, says no basis for yuan to fall further
August 13th, 2015
China’s central bank said on Thursday that there was no basis for further depreciation in the yuan given strong economic fundamentals, in a bid to reassure jittery global markets after it devalued the currency earlier in the week. As ...
The Availability and Price of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Produced in Countries Other Than Iran
August 12th, 2015
June – July 2015 Update The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that global oil inventories grew by an average of 2.5 million barrels per day (b/d) in June and July, sharply exceeding the 0.4 million b/d build during ...