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Goldman thinks oil prices could fall another 50%
December 7th, 2015
Goldman thinks oil prices could fall another 50% as the market spends another year sorting itself out The oil market is out of whack and Goldman Sachs doesn’t see this situation sorting itself out for another year. In a ...
China Begins G-20 Leadership With Ideas to Reduce Dollar’s Role
December 7th, 2015
South Korea, France to lead working group exploring SDR use China exploring ways to make system more resilient to shocks As China takes the reins of the Group of 20 for the coming year, the first indications are emerging ...
Why the Fed Has to Raise Rates
December 4th, 2015
No empire has ever prospered or endured by weakening its currency. A great many insightful commentators have made the case for why the Fed shouldn’t raise rates this month–or indeed, any other month. The basic idea is that the ...
OPEC Heads for Status Quo as Members Clash Over Output Cut
December 4th, 2015
Saudi Arabia opposes cuts without Russian participation Venezuela rallies cash-strapped members to support output cuts OPEC looked on track to maintain the status quo after member states clashed over oil production policy at an unusual informal gathering before the ...
Gold sank to the lowest level in more than five years, Silver and platinum dropped to multiyear lows
December 3rd, 2015
Gold Drops as Top Bullion Forecaster Says Rate Rise Near Certain Fed Chair Janet Yellen signals her confidence in U.S. economy Holdings in SPDR shrink by most since 2011 as dollar climbs Gold sank to the lowest level in ...
Oil is expected to reach new lows – CNBC Oil Survey
December 3rd, 2015
OPEC is not expected to take any action this week to prop up oil prices, which have yet to hit rock bottom, according to a new CNBC Oil Survey. Oil is expected to reach new lows in the first ...
Money Is Becoming Unmanageable: Hedge Funds Post Losses, Face Outflows
December 3rd, 2015
Some of the money managers who made names (and billions of dollars) for themselves in the past decade are suddenly failing: ” Hedge Funds Brace for Redemptions (Bloomberg) – When BlueCrest Capital Management told investors Tuesday ...
CME Group Volume Averaged 13.7 Million Contracts per Day in November 2015
December 3rd, 2015
Eurodollar options average daily volume rose 70 percent Equity index average daily volume rose 16 percent Interest rate average daily volume rose 9 percent CME Group, announced that November 2015 volume averaged 13.7 million contracts per day, up 6 percent from November ...
Brent slips on OPEC worry; U.S. crude steady ahead of inventory data
December 2nd, 2015
API says U.S. crude inventories rose by 1.6 mln bbls last week Reuters poll had cited 500,000 bbls draw instead U.S. crude falls in post-settlement trade after API data OPEC expected to keep output high at Friday meeting (Adds ...
Chinese stocks rally on rumored mortgage tax break
December 2nd, 2015
Chinese markets rallied Wednesday afternoon on speculation of an upcoming incentive to be announced by Beijing to boost the country’s lagging property market. Elsewhere, other Asian equities ended lower on Wednesday as sentiment remained shaky in the region, with ...