Natural Gas
The Greatest Racket Of All Time
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/19/2015 19:45 -0500It seems it is high time for a strategic rethink in the Global War On Terror, but powerful forces are arrayed against it. Apart from the fact that a truly huge racket is at stake, the situation is also reminiscent of the proverbial guy with the hammer – everything looks like a nail to him. So we should reasonably expect more of the same, only in even grander style (as the so-called “surge” has shown, any successes tend not only to be temporary, but have a habit to soon give way to even greater disasters).
Global Markets Surge Overnight On Fed Minutes Optimism; ECB Minutes Set To Keep Rally Going
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/19/2015 06:55 -0500- 200 DMA
- Aussie
- Bond
- Carlyle
- China
- Continuing Claims
- Copper
- Crude
- Crude Oil
- Dallas Fed
- Donald Trump
- Equity Markets
- Eurozone
- fixed
- France
- Germany
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- headlines
- Housing Starts
- Initial Jobless Claims
- Japan
- Jim Reid
- KKR
- Monetary Policy
- Natural Gas
- Nikkei
- Philly Fed
- Portugal
- Price Action
- RANSquawk
- Recession
- Reuters
- Trade Balance
- Yen
While it is still unclear just why the FOMC Minutes which are said to have made a December liftoff "more likely" unleashed a dramatic market rally, one which sent both stocks and TSYs higher, the sentiment continued overnight, with both Asian stocks surging on the US momentum, as well as Europe, where the DAX gapped solidly above the 200 DMA as most European shares advanced, led by resources, travel stocks. U.S. futures continue their ramp higher, and at last check were another 8 points, or 0.4%, in the green. But if the Fed Minutes were enough to unleash the latest leg in this rally, than the ECB's own minutes due also today, should send futures back over 2100 without much difficult, regardless of their actual content.
If We Want To Stop Terrorism, We Should Stop SUPPORTING Terrorists
Submitted by George Washington on 11/18/2015 19:05 -0500The 9 Ways to Stop Terrorism
"Record" El Nino Already Wreaking Havoc With California Electricity Prices
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/18/2015 13:50 -0500Just three weeks ago we warned of "all kinds of mayhem" about to be let loose as scientists feared this year's El Nino may be among the biggest ever, and as Bloomberg reports, the impact is already being felt in California... but not in much needed rain or snow. California has yet to see the full force of El Nino, and it’s already tripping up the state’s power-demand forecasters. The state saw "significant" electricity price spikes in the third quarter as El Nino made it difficult to predict how much power would be needed with a "relatively high percentage of intervals" when prices spiked above $1,000 a megawatt-hour in the 5-minute market... 25 times normal costs!
Could The Tide Be Turning Against North American Natural Gas?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/18/2015 12:48 -0500A lot of hope has been pinned on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports as an outlet for surging North American gas supply. But a couple of events the past week show that getting LNG exports off the ground may be more difficult than most observers have predicted.
Guest Post: Gold, Oil, & 'Grandmaster' Putin's Trap
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/15/2015 21:15 -0500It is important to keep in mind that the dollar’s attacks on gold always end the same way – in a painful knockout for the dollar. There have been no exceptions to this rule throughout monetary history, nor will there be this time. Hence the well-known market rule: “Any maximum of the gold price is not the last one.” It would be naive to believe that this golden rule is unknown to that grandmaster of patience, Vladimir Putin, and to Xi Jinping. By systematically increasing their gold reserves, Russia and China are relentlessly moving forward to strip the US dollar of its status as a global reserve currency. America’s standard military solution won’t work in this situation.
Frontrunning: November 12
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/12/2015 07:40 -0500- Stock futures little changed as Yellen comments awaited (Reuters)
- Draghi stimulus hint underpins stocks, knocks euro (Reuters)
- Black Friday's Losing Its Mojo and Retailers Might Be Relieved (BBG)
- Macy’s Fights Downward Spiral With Bet on Off-Price Backstage Stores (WSJ)
- Greece Comes to a Standstill as Unions Turn Against Tsipras (BBG)
- Euro zone production falls more than expected in September (Reuters)
- Valeant played a key role in building, operating Philidor RX (Reuters)
Martin Armstrong Warns "It May Be Too Late"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/11/2015 13:20 -0500"Our Presidents have been weakened and usurped by the insiders. Obama got to play golf with Tiger Woods while the nation he handed to the insider crowd. We need to rethink the structure of government but it may be simply too late."
“I Can’t Deny It – The Outlook For Gold Isn’t Pretty Right Now”
Submitted by GoldCore on 11/11/2015 12:28 -0500It is important to note that the current weakness of gold is primarily in dollar and sterling terms. For investors in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the EU gold is once again acting as a hedge.
Sickening Images Of China Plagued By "Extremely Hazardous" Record Smog As Winter Heating Season Arrives
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/09/2015 23:10 -0500Frontrunning: November 6
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/06/2015 07:41 -0500- Bank of England
- Bank of New York
- Barack Obama
- Barclays
- Bernie Sanders
- Black Friday
- China
- Corruption
- European Union
- Exxon
- Federal Reserve
- Federal Reserve Bank
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- FINRA
- Fitch
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- Ikea
- Institutional Investors
- LIBOR
- Natural Gas
- Porsche
- Private Equity
- recovery
- Reuters
- SWIFT
- Tata
- United Kingdom
- William Dudley
- Dollar at three-month high as payrolls paralysis sets in (Reuters)
- 5 Things to Watch in the October Jobs Report (WSJ)
- China to Lift Ban on IPOs (WSJ)
- ArcelorMittal Is Latest Victim of China's Steel-Export Glut (BBG)
- 'Hope to see you again': China warship to U.S. destroyer after South China Sea patrol (Reuters)
- Giants Tighten Grip on Internet Economy (WSJ)
- Questions Surround Valeant CEO Pearson (WSJ)
Giant Sucking Sound of Capital Destruction in US Oil & Gas
Submitted by testosteronepit on 11/05/2015 23:55 -0500Now it’s getting serious.
NY Attorney General Launches Crack Down On Exxon Over Global Warming Denial
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/05/2015 18:12 -0500- Australia
- Barack Obama
- Carbon Emissions
- China
- Cohen
- Exxon
- Free Money
- Global Warming
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- Hank Paulson
- Hank Paulson
- India
- Mark Patterson
- Natural Gas
- Neel Kashkari
- New York State
- New York Times
- None
- Obama Administration
- President Obama
- Reality
- Ukraine
- Washington D.C.
- White House
It is now open season on "climate change deniers" everywhere.
S&P Futures Spike Back Over 2100 On Central Banks, Yen Carry Levitation, China Bull Market
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/05/2015 06:57 -0500- Australia
- Bank of England
- Bitcoin
- BOE
- Boeing
- Bond
- Central Banks
- China
- Continuing Claims
- Copper
- Crude
- Crude Oil
- Equity Markets
- European Union
- Eurozone
- France
- Germany
- Gross Domestic Product
- High Yield
- India
- Initial Jobless Claims
- Italy
- Jana Partners
- Japan
- Jim Reid
- Kraft
- Monetary Policy
- Natural Gas
- Nikkei
- Reuters
- SocGen
- Testimony
- Time Warner
- Trade Deficit
- William Dudley
- Yen
- Yuan
For those eager to cut to the chase and curious if overnight we have had another standard USDJPY ramp levitating US equity futures on low volume, the answer is yes. And since the USDJPY carry was patient enough, it managed to trigger the 2100 ES stops and as of this moment the futures were comfortably on the politically-correct side of 2100.
"Shocking And Incredible": IG Slams DOD For "Having No Knowledge" About $800 Million Program
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/03/2015 17:44 -0500By now most have heard of the infamous gas station in Sheberghan, northern Afghanistan which "cost" the U.S. Department of Defense nearly $43 million to "build."As it turns out this was nothing. As the IG notes, somehow the Department of Defense lost all track and knowledge of a "reconstruction" program that amounted to a whopping $800 million...






