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Dollar Extends Drop as Japan Leads Stocks Lower; Metals Rise
July 28th, 2016
Odds of Fed rate increase this year remain below 50% South Korean won climbs to October high; yen rebounds The dollar extended losses after the Federal Reserve reiterated its gradual approach to raising interest rates, despite acknowledging risks to ...
Europe eyes higher open ahead of Fed decision
July 27th, 2016
European stocks are expected to open higher on Wednesday ahead of the latest monetary policy decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve. The London FTSE index is expected to open 14 points higher at 6,738, the German DAX up 62 points at 10,310 and ...
Precious Metals Slide on Stronger Dollar Before Fed as Yen Drops
July 25th, 2016
Ringgit falls sixth day to lead Asian currency declines Turkish stocks climb after steepest weekly drop since 2008 The dollar’s strength weighed on precious metals as investors looked toward central bank meetings this week in the U.S. and Japan. European ...
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 ...
Asian Stocks Drop as BOJ Rejecting Helicopter Money Supports Yen
July 22nd, 2016
Oil below $45 a barrel as gold retreats with copper, nickel Ringgit sinks as 1MDB scandal in focus; yuan strengthens Asian stocks fell with European equity index futures as commodities sank to levels last seen in May. Malaysia’s ringgit ...
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, ...
The Central Bankers’ Bold New Idea: Print Bitcoins
July 20th, 2016
When it comes to bitcoin and digital currencies, central banks might be considering the adage: “If you can’t beat them, join them.” In a research paper published on Monday, economists at the Bank of England advocated that central banks issue their own ...
Asian Stocks Near Three-Month High as Yuan Rises With Crude Oil
July 20th, 2016
Commodity shares decline amid a retreat in industrial metals Hong Kong equity index set for bull market as yuan gains Asian stocks rose with European equity index futures as positive earnings reports from some of the world’s biggest companies ...
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 ...
Aussie, Kiwi Sink on Rate-Cut Bets as Asia ex-Japan Stocks Fall
July 19th, 2016
S&P 500 futures slip as crude oil drops to about $45 a barrel Yen advances with U.S. Treasuries as ringgit weakens The Australian and New Zealand dollars dropped by the most this month as speculation mounted that their central ...
