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European Stocks, US Futures Surge On Last Minute Hopes Of "Extraordinary Policy Easing" By Mario Draghi
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/03/2015 06:52 -0500- Australia
- B+
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Barclays
- Beige Book
- Bond
- China
- Citigroup
- Continuing Claims
- Copper
- CPI
- Crude
- Crude Oil
- Equity Markets
- Eurozone
- Federal Reserve
- fixed
- France
- Germany
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- headlines
- India
- Initial Jobless Claims
- Italy
- Janet Yellen
- Japan
- Jim Reid
- Joint Economic Committee
- Markit
- Morgan Stanley
- Nikkei
- OPEC
- Precious Metals
- Price Action
- Rating Agency
- ratings
- Real estate
- Recession
- recovery
- San Francisco Fed
- Saudi Arabia
- State Street
- Trade Deficit
- Turkey
- Wells Fargo
- Yen
Yesterday's market swoon which unwound all of Tuesday's gains on concerns about a hawkish Fed and fears about terrorism in the US, are now completely forgotten, and have been replaced with the latest daily round of pre-ECB euphoria, driven by hopes that Mario Draghi will announce even more dovish details to Europe's Q€ 2 than just a 10 bps rate cut and a boost to QE more than €10 billion, both of which have been already priced in.
Visualizing The Greatest Economic Collapses In History
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2015 20:30 -0500- Australia
- Bank Failures
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Capital Markets
- China
- Estonia
- Finland
- fixed
- Germany
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- Hyperinflation
- India
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Market Crash
- Mexico
- Money Supply
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Portugal
- Recession
- Roman Empire
- Romania
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
The very first major economic collapse in recorded history occurred in 218-202 BC when the Roman Empire experienced money troubles after the Second Punic War. As a result, bronze and silver currencies were devalued. As HowMuch.net depicts in the video below economic collapses date back thousands of years. While many countries today still feel the effects of the most recent Global Financial Crisis, it is important to note that economic troubles are not unique to the present-day, but rather date back to some of the oldest civilizations.
The Emerging Market Growth Model Is "Broken"; RIP EM
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2015 13:11 -0500"Emerging economies’ growth prospects look damaged in several respects. The central fact facing EM is the negative external shock that results from weak global trade growth and the collapse of Chinese import growth. This brings to an irreversible end the period of rapid, investment-led Chinese growth and strong global trade growth which had supplied EM with a once-in-a-generation positive external shock during the years between 2002 and 2013."
Murder And Mayhem In The Middle East (Why It Matters To Those Living In The West)
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/01/2015 22:00 -0500While the populations of Europe and the US are fed raw propaganda about the regional aims involved, the reality is far different. While we might be tempted to sit in our Western environs, secure in the idea that at least we aren’t ‘over there’ where all the bad things are happening, it would be a mistake to think that this turmoil will not impact you.
Global Stocks Start Off December With A Bang, US Equity Futures Rebound; Yuan Drops
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/01/2015 06:56 -0500- AIG
- Australia
- B+
- Bank of England
- Barack Obama
- Bear Stearns
- BOE
- Bond
- Borrowing Costs
- Central Banks
- Chicago PMI
- China
- Citigroup
- Consumer Prices
- Copper
- CPI
- Crude
- Crude Oil
- Dallas Fed
- European Central Bank
- France
- Germany
- Global Economy
- Greenlight
- High Yield
- India
- Investor Sentiment
- Italy
- Jim Reid
- Markit
- Mexico
- Monetary Policy
- Nikkei
- OPEC
- RANSquawk
- Reality
- recovery
- Stress Test
- Turkey
- Unemployment
- Volatility
- Yuan
There was something for everyone in last night's much anticipated Chinese PMI data, with the official number sliding to the lowest in over 3 years, suggesting the PBOC will need to do more stimulus and is thus bullish, while the unoffocial Caixin print rising to the highest since June, suggesting whatever the PBOC is doing is working, and is also bullish. Not unexpectedly, global stocks decided to take the bullish way out, and have risen across the globe led by Asia, where stocks rose as much as 1.8%, Europe also green and US equity futures up 10 points as of this writing.
Gold Demand in China Heading For Record and Reserves Increase 14 Tonnes In October
Submitted by GoldCore on 11/30/2015 10:52 -0500While gold prices continue to languish in the doldrums and are on course for their worst month since 2013, global demand and especially Chinese retail, investor and official demand continues to remain very robust. Indeed, China looks likely to see a new record demand for gold annually again in 2015.
Fourth Turning - Politicians Driving The World Towards War
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/29/2015 18:30 -0500- Belgium
- Ben Bernanke
- Ben Bernanke
- China
- Eastern Europe
- France
- Germany
- Glass Steagall
- Global Warming
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- India
- Iran
- Israel
- Japan
- KIM
- Main Street
- Middle East
- National Debt
- Obamacare
- Poland
- ratings
- Real estate
- Reality
- Recession
- recovery
- Saudi Arabia
- SPY
- SWIFT
- TARP
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Unemployment
- Washington D.C.
- White House
Americans today are blissfully distracted by their iGadgets, plotting out their holiday shopping strategies, leasing new cars, eating out, and buying advance tickets to the new Star Wars movie. They don’t see the wicked winter squalls ahead which will try their souls. We are experiencing the lull before the storms, but the storms are surely coming. The potential for catastrophe is high and burying our heads in the sand is not a strategy.
Guest Post: A Hybrid War To Break The Balkans?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/28/2015 20:45 -0500The successful completion of the Balkan Silk Road would lead to a significant sum of European trade being profitably redirected towards China and other booming non-Western locations like India and Ethiopia. The US fears losing its position as the EU’s top trading partner, knowing that the slippery strategic slope that could soon follow might lead to the rapid unraveling of its hegemonic control. The inevitable New Cold War clash that this represents and the extraordinarily high stakes that are involved mean that the Balkans will remain one of the main flashpoints in this dangerous proxy struggle, despite the hierarchical switch of its multipolar protagonists.
Will Low Oil Prices Increase Internal Instability In Conflict Countries?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/27/2015 09:08 -0500With over 1.6 million internally displaced in South Sudan, and another 600,000 refugees in neighboring countries, are oil price declines exacerbating humanitarian crises in oil-producing African countries, and can we expect further deterioration as a result of the recent price depression?
Frontrunning: November 27
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/27/2015 07:33 -0500- Russia Takes Aim at Turkish Economy Amid Fighter-Jet Spat (WSJ)
- ‘Commercial scale’ oil smuggling into Turkey becomes priority target of anti-ISIS strikes (RT)
- Russia-Turkey Ties Are Headed Into a Deep Freeze (WSJ)
- France signals softer stance on Assad after Russia talks (FT)
- China Calm Shattered as Brokerage Probe Sparks Selloff in Stocks (BBG)
- China Stock Bulls Hit Breaking Point as State Dials Back Support (BBG)
- China's Bond Stresses Mount as Two More Companies Flag Concerns (BBG)
Why We’re Sliding Towards World War
Submitted by George Washington on 11/25/2015 13:32 -0500- Afghanistan
- Alan Greenspan
- Brazil
- Charles Nenner
- China
- Federal Reserve
- Global Economy
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jim Rickards
- Jim Rogers
- Joseph Stiglitz
- Kuwait
- Kyle Bass
- Kyle Bass
- Marc Faber
- Martin Armstrong
- Middle East
- national security
- Obama Administration
- Paul Tudor Jones
- Purchasing Power
- Sovereign Debt
- Trade Wars
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Wall Street Journal
- Yuan
Why Now?
"Your Debt Bubble Is Here" - The Updated Leverage Cycle Map
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/24/2015 17:00 -0500Wondering where the world's economies are in the leverage cycle? Well, wonder no more. SocGen is out with its updated "leverage clock" which shows you where the bank thinks everyone falls in terms of ticking debt time bombs. As you'll see, SocGen's assessment is quite generous...
Why "Supply & Demand" Doesn't Work For Oil
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/23/2015 19:55 -0500The traditional view of the impact of low oil prices seems to be, "It is just another cycle." Or, "The cure for low prices is low prices." We are doubtful that either of these views is right.
It's "Red Or Black" For Those Still Foolish Enough To Play
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/22/2015 16:35 -0500There’s an old adage among veteran stock traders that goes something like his, “If I told you the news before it were made public – it’s still a 50/50 bet you would guess the market’s reaction correctly.” That was when the markets had some resemblance of normalcy. Today, normalcy has been replaced with sheer lunacy as to the speculation and interpretations for where these markets go from here.
Largest Immigration Wave In Modern History Ends: More Mexicans Are Leaving The US Than Entering
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/21/2015 18:30 -0500The 'Great Recession' was evidently so bad for the economy that it stopped the net influx of illegal immigrants from Mexico. For the first time since the 1940s, more Mexicans have been leaving the U.S. to return home than arriving, a reversal that brings down the curtain on the largest immigration wave in modern American history. As WSJ reports, the Pew Research Center figures released Thursday suggest that the surge in legal and illegal Mexican immigration that helped transform America - and remains a contentious issue on the presidential campaign trail - may have peaked for good.




