Oil And Currency Markets Reflect Expectations For Lower Global Economic Growth
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Global Economic Intersection
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Saturday, November 22, 2014 11:39 AM EDT
Although the U.S. economy showed robust growth in the third quarter of 2014, recording an estimated 3.5% growth rate, economic data from Europe and China have led to expectations of potentially weaker demand for crude oil.
Easy Money, Slower Growth: The Growing Disconnect Between Stock Markets And Economies
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Charlie Bilello
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Friday, November 21, 2014 6:40 PM EDT
Promises of additional monetary easing measures seem to arrive on a weekly basis, providing a boost to share prices globally as investors are encouraged to take on more risk. At the same time, we’re seeing increasing signs of a global slowdown.
Sell, Sell, Sell…..The Central Bank Madmen Are Raging
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David Stockman
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Friday, November 21, 2014 5:40 PM EDT
The global financial system has come unglued.
Top-Down Approach Is Not Working… Go Bottom-Up
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Angry Bear
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Friday, November 21, 2014 3:42 PM EDT
Economics is full of ideas for fiscal & monetary policies. But these policies are Top-down approaches. They work through investment and the financial system.
Oil Inventories Rise Slightly But Still No Signs Of Glut
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Power Hedge
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Friday, November 21, 2014 3:22 PM EDT
The most recent petroleum status report shows that oil inventories reversed the decline that they saw in the previous report but these same inventories still remain below year-ago levels. Despite media reports, there are still no signs of a glut.
Today’s Moves By The ECB And China’s Central Bank Should Boost S&P 500 Earnings In 2015
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Leigh Drogen
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Friday, November 21, 2014 1:20 PM EDT
Two moves from global central banks this morning are getting a lot of love from investors.
Mr. Gono, Are You On The Line
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Bill Bonner
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Friday, November 21, 2014 11:52 AM EDT
The Dow is still pushing higher. Gold is back below $1,200 an ounce.
5 Things To Ponder: Rising Risk
Article By:
Lance Roberts
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Friday, November 21, 2014 10:40 AM EDT
Output growth has now fallen for three straight months, taking the pace of expansion down to its lowest since the start of the year.
Morning Call For November 21, 2014
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Jim Van Meerten
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Friday, November 21, 2014 8:58 AM EDT
December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 +0.69%) this morning are up +0.65% at a record high and European stocks are up +2.03% at a 1-1/2 month high after China cut interest rates for the first time in over 2 years.
Free Money Friday – Draghi And The PBOC Add Fuel To The Fire
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Phil Davis
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Friday, November 21, 2014 8:38 AM EDT
Europe is up 2% with no signs of slowing at lunch as Mario Draghi kicks it up a notch, saying the ECB is ready to "step up the pressure".
In this article: FXE
This Week’s Sizemore Insights: Hunting For Global Value
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Charles Sizemore
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Friday, November 21, 2014 7:49 AM EDT
Expensive markets are supposed to correct, and cheap markets are supposed to rally as both revert to their long-term averages.
Draghi Talks Euro Lower, Aso Lifts Yen
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Marc Chandler
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Friday, November 21, 2014 7:34 AM EDT
In the European morning, at a banking conference in Frankfurt, the ECB's Draghi expressed a sense of urgency that heightens the risk of fresh action as early as next month.
The Poster Boy For Liberal Economics Discovers The Tax Factor
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James Picerno
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Friday, November 21, 2014 7:24 AM EDT
It’s not every day that we learn that an influential economist who leads the charge for left-of-center policy in his day job has embraced the virtues of lesser taxes.
Yen Climbs; Asia Stocks Drop
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Daily Forex
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Friday, November 21, 2014 7:15 AM EDT
Japan’s yen rose for the first time in seven days as Finance Minister Taro Aso said its decline has been too fast.
In this article: FXY
Have Central Banks Entered An Undeclared War?
Article By:
Charles Hugh Smith
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Friday, November 21, 2014 4:29 AM EDT
The monetary tectonic plates are shifting, and predicting the next global financial earthquake is relatively easy.
Dollar Rises On Central Bank’s Divergence
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Daily Forex
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Friday, November 21, 2014 4:19 AM EDT
The U.S. Dollar rose close to a fresh 7-year high against the Japanese Yen and FX traders are eyeing the 120.00 level in the near term.