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Nikkei sells off on fresh yen strength; rest of Asia trades mixed
July 26th, 2016
Japanese stocks sold off in a mostly positive Asian session on Tuesday, dragged by fresh strength in the yen after a local media report suggested the government’s highly anticipated stimulus package may not live up to expectations. Other Asian ...
Weaker dollar lifts oil prices, but mood remains bearish
July 26th, 2016
Oil prices rebounded from over three-month lows on Tuesday, lifted by a drop in the dollar, but concerns of ongoing oversupply weighed on markets and many traders are raising their bets on further price falls. International Brent crude oil ...
Global Brokers See 109 Million Reasons to Ramp Up in China
July 25th, 2016
Interative Brokers and Saxo among firms laying groundwork QDII2 program to be rolled out at ‘appropriate time’: PBOC Online brokerages from around the world are gearing up for what could be China’s biggest step yet to unleash the nation’s ...
The real message from asset inflation
July 22nd, 2016
The earliest signs are developing of hyperinflation, more correctly described as a collapse of the purchasing power of all the major government currencies. Central bankers are almost certainly unaware of this danger, partly because their chosen statistics fail to ...
There’s a group of investors waiting in the shadows with $200 billion to spend
July 21st, 2016
Money managers are saving up and eager to be the lenders of first resort. Private-debt fund managers have amassed a record high $199 billion in untapped capital as of June, according to the latest report by Preqin. That’s a ...
Globalization’s Few Winners and Many Losers
July 21st, 2016
Quality, quality of life, and well-being are not easily quantified, so they are ignored. I often write about the Tyranny of Price, the rarely examined assumption that lower prices are all that matters. Thanks to the Tyranny of Price, ...
We’ve Entered an Era of Rising Instability and Uncertainty
July 19th, 2016
And there you have our future, visible in the 13th, 16th and 18th century price-revolution waves which preceded ours. That we have entered an era of rising instability and uncertainty is self-evident.There will always be areas of instability in ...
IPsoft and Deloitte announced an alliance
July 19th, 2016
IPsoft and Deloitte Consulting LLP today announced an alliance that will bring together Deloitte’s leading consulting services and IPsoft’s industry-leading autonomic and cognitive solutions to optimize client operations and enable business growth at scale. By developing go-to-market strategies and ...
European stocks open higher; ARM rallies 45% after Softbank bid
July 18th, 2016
European stocks traded higher led by a rally in ARM shares after Softbank tabled a $32 billion offer for the U.K. semiconductor giant and as investors digest a number of geopolitical events including the failed coup in Turkey. The ...
“Soon” And “Really, Really Crazy.”: Starting Up The Helicopters
July 14th, 2016
As the abject failures of the past few years’ monetary experiments became apparent, it was clear that something else would have to be tried. The only questions were when this would happen and how crazy the next iteration would ...
