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Volkswagen Stock Chart Is Looking Like BP’s After Oil Spill
October 7th, 2015
Technical analysts say recovery in VW shares will take years BP shares are still 42 percent below their high of 2010 An ominous chart pattern that formed in shares of BP Plc after its 2010 oil spill is now ...
NIRP, its likelihood and effect on commodities
October 5th, 2015
In last week’s article I pointed out that negative interest rates should lead to a general shift in consumer preferences from money towards essential goods. Central bankers may wish for this outcome on a controlled basis to allow them ...
UAE energy minister says urgent need to cut subsidies in the region as oil prices decline
October 5th, 2015
There is an urgent need to cut regional energy subsidies as government budgets are squeezed by slumping oil prices, the UAE Minister for Energy said on Sunday. Opening an annual industry conference at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Suhail ...
The Most Interesting Story In Gold
September 28th, 2015
Or: Gold Miners’ Doom Is Streaming Companies’ Boom. The gold and silver miners are in crisis, as metal prices hover around break-even for many and capital dries up for most. Dozens of companies are one or two quarters away ...
Oil prices rise as firm Chinese seasonal demand offsets weak Japan data
September 25th, 2015
Oil markets rose on Friday as strong seasonal demand from China outweighed weak consumer data from Japan, although analysts said that the slowing global economic outlook meant that oil prices would likely remain low for months to come. While ...
Volkswagen bigger risk for Germany than Greek crisis
September 24th, 2015
Volkswagen could pose bigger threat to German economy than Greek crisis The Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) emissions scandal has rocked Germany‘s business and political establishment and analysts warn the crisis at the car maker could develop into the biggest threat to ...
European stocks rise despite China fears, Volkswagen up 4%
September 23rd, 2015
European stocks were trading higher on Wednesday in what has been a choppy morning of trade amid renewed fears over the health of the Chinese economy and continued fallout from the Volkswagen emissions scandal. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up was ...
Oil prices rise as U.S. drilling declines
September 21st, 2015
Oil prices rose by around one percent on Monday as U.S. drilling slowed and analysts estimated that $1.5 trillion worth of planned American production investment was uneconomical at prices of $50 per barrel or lower. Crude prices have plunged ...
Safe-deposit-box: the preferred method of tax dodgers
September 18th, 2015
Italians looking to conceal assets turn to safe-deposit boxes. Italians who want to stash their riches out of reach of tax collectors might familiarize themselves with a restaurant on the Via della Posta in the Swiss town of Locarno, ...
U.S. oil extends gains on stock-draw, Brent lags with Asian economies
September 16th, 2015
U.S. oil prices extended gains in Asia on Wednesday on an unexpected stockpile draw and higher gasoline prices, while international crude markets were weaker on the back of low Asian economic growth expectations. Front-month U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) ...