The momentum of the global recovery buy-everything trade looks to be flagging in the near term, nudged along by worse than expected US Jobless Claims data...
At the end of World War I, J. A. Schumpeter coined the term “thunder of history” to describe the historical roots of fiscal systems. Indeed, wars,...
US Futures Slide After China Reopening Disappoints; Yields Resume Rise Global stocks struggled to avoid a second day of declines on Thursday as hints of surging...
The surge in global commodity prices continues with copper and oil leading the way. Oil Prices – It’s Not Just About Increased Demand... Read More... The...
Industrialisation was key to long-term economic growth in the west and Asia. After years of going in the wrong direction, new research suggests that many African...
Industrialisation was key to long-term economic growth in the west and Asia. After years of going in the wrong direction, new research suggests that many African...
Futures Rebound From Overnight Lows As Bond Rout Slows US equity futures rebounded from an overnight selloff which dragged Asian and European stocks lower, and which...
Government bond yields crept higher overnight, notably in the United States where the US 10-year rose above 1.30%, and the 30-year consolidated above 2.0%
Just about the entire world economy is in the grips of reflation. What's reflation? My definition of reflation is when economic activity and prices are all...
A number of factors are coming together in the market picture, and indicate a possible change in conditions in the mid-term. These include increases in commodity...
Today, the Canadian dollar fell against its US competitor driven by the falling crude oil prices and the rising US Treasury yields that boosted the greenback. The USD/CAD currency pair recouped most of yesterday’s...
The Russian ruble weakened against its US peer on Tuesday as higher producer prices and weaker industrial production weighed on the currency. The ruble has recorded modest gains against the greenback, driven by rising energy...
World Stocks Hit Longest Record Streak In 17 Years As Yields Surge China may still be closed, and the US is returning from President's Day holiday,...
China may still be closed, and the US is returning from President's Day holiday, but global stock markets haven't missed a beat
Billionaires have carbon footprints hundreds of times higher than the average American. Two scholars tried to put a number on it.
US futures higher, dollar loses ground US markets were closed for a public holiday overnight. That was probably no bad thing as rolling blackouts swept parts...
The World Health Organization listed AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, widening access in the developing world, while sources said the EU is in talks with...
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Oil jumps above USD 60, equities climb European stocks are enjoying a very strong start to the week, led by energy stocks as WTI jumps above...
US cash markets may be closed for holiday (as is China and Hong Kong) but futures are up and running
The Indian rupee struggled for direction against its US peer to start the holiday-shortened trading week. The rupee has benefited from greater risk tolerance in the broader financial markets, with investors willing to return...
Apart from being another year older, not much has materially changed in the world over the weekend from my perspective. Markets remain target fixated on the...
Opening The CIA's Can Of Worms Authored by Edward Curtin via Off-Guardian.org, “The CIA and the media are part of the same criminal conspiracy,” wrote Douglas...
Oil Surges To Jan 2020 Highs Amid Permian Freeze, Supercycle Chatter While the US cash market may be closed for holiday tomorrow, world traders aren't wasting...
India Today has reported that Tesla will be opening an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in Karnataka, India, according to a statement released by Chief Minister...
Where Energy Modeling Goes Wrong Authored by Gail Tverberg via Our Finite World blog, There are a huge number of people doing energy modeling. In my...
Spot, The Robot Dog, Is Now "Battery Trained" On Tuesday, Boston Dynamics uploaded a video of Spot, the autonomous robot dog designed to inspect hazardous job...
Minutes and PMIs eyed Investors are growing increasingly hopeful about the economic outlook and next week’s PMIs will tell us whether businesses share their optimism. Central...
Bonds & The Dollar Dumped, Black Gold & Bitcoin Pumped A noisy week in US equities (led by Small Caps) after record inflows, ending with the...
JPMorgan Predicts That The Biggest Short Squeeze Yet Begins Next Month