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China, Oil, & Markets: It's All One Story
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 13:40 -0500If there’s one thing to take away from this year’s developments in markets and economies so far, it’s that they are all linked, they’re all part of the same thing. If you can’t see that, you’re not going to understand what’s happening. It’s tempting to see this as a China problem, but first of all there is no China problem that will not of necessity also gravely affect the west , and second of all when you read, just to name an example, that America’s new jobs pay 23% less than the jobs they replaced, it’s just plain silly to believe that the economy is doing well, let alone recovering.
Dow Dumps 1200 Points From Holiday Highs, Nasdaq In Correction As Steeper Yuan Collapse Lies Ahead
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 13:38 -0500Remember 'The Santa Claus Rally' that Bob Pisani said "we should expect" - well The Dow is now down over 1200 points from the highs just before the end of the year and extending those losses as Reuters reports, PBOC advisors are said to call for steeper yuan depreciation, pressuring the government to depreciate by 10-15%.
Frontrunning: January 7
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 07:40 -0500- China turmoil sends oil, stocks sliding (Reuters)
- China's Stock Traders Go Home After 29 Minutes (BBG)
- Yuan hits weakest since Feb 2011 on fresh low midpoint (Reuters)
- Stocks Extend Rout, Oil Slides on China as Soros Warns of Crisis (BBG)
- China's 29 Minutes of Chaos: Stunned Brokers and a Race to Sell (BBG)
- North Korea Uses Bomb Test to Boost Dictatorship (WSJ)
Iran Accuses Saudi Arabia Of Bombing Its Embassy In Yemen
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 07:18 -0500In a move that could very well lead Iran to take the "proxy" out of Yemen's proxy war, Saudi Arabia has reportedly bombed the Iranian embassy in Sana'a, injuring staff in what Tehran says was a "deliberate" attack. "My classmate and I were at recess when a huge explosion hit the neighborhood. We ran to the side and she fell to the ground in fear."
TransCanada Sues Obama Administration; Says Keystone Pipeline Rejection Was Unconstitutional
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 23:01 -0500Obama's Keystone pipeline rejection "mission accomplished" banner has just led to a big slap on the face of the former constitutional expert, and could carry a multi-billion dollar chage after late this afternoon, TransCanada filed a lawsuit in Federal court in Houston, suing the U.S. government and claiming the Obama acted unconstitutionally when he rejected the Keystone XL, while also seeking $15 billion alleging the pipeline denial was "arbitrary and unjustified."
Eyewitness Account Of The "Monstrous" Migrant Attacks In Germany: "It's Like Civil War"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 22:51 -0500"These people that we welcomed just three months ago with teddy bears and water bottles ... started shooting at the cathedral dome and started shooting at police. Well seasoned police officers then confessed to me that they never saw something like this in their entire lives."
Brazil's Olympic Stadium Goes Dark Over Unpaid $250,000 Electric Bill
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 19:10 -0500To be sure, there were already a number of concerns about the upcoming Olympic games in Rio. For instance, last summer we learned that thanks to a lack of sanitation infrastructure, Olympic athletes are almost certain to come into contact with disease-causing viruses in the water. In the latest embarrassment, power to the stadium that will host the Olympic track and field events was cut off after a dispute between the government and a soccer club ended in a $250,000 unpaid utility bill.
"Pray For Us": Libya Issues "Cry For Help" As ISIS Advances On Oil Fields
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 14:36 -0500
Gold Price Up On Mid East, Asia Risk – January Best Monthly Performance
Submitted by GoldCore on 01/06/2016 13:59 -0500Gold has has been one of the best months for gold in terms of monthly performance in the last 10 years. Bloomberg confirms that today.
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10 Key Energy Trends To Watch For In 2016
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 12:55 -0500Energy investors got clobbered in 2015, and are hoping for things to turn positive as we head into the New Year. What can we expect in 2016? Here is a rundown of some key trends to watch for...
Yes, The ECB Chief Economist Really Said It: "If You Print Enough Money, You Always Get Inflation. Always."
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 11:38 -0500And with that we can finally close the book on slippery central bank semantics on what precisely it is that they do, and what it is they plan to achieve.
"America Is A Gang Of Cruel Robbers": North Korea Boasts Of "Successful" Nuke Test As Skeptics Laugh
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 11:16 -0500
Frontrunning: January 6
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 07:40 -0500- Obama, wiping tears, makes new push to tighten gun rules (Reuters)
- Global stocks hit by China worries, North Korea nuclear test (Reuters)
- Oil hits 11-year low, Saudi-Iran row cuts chances of output restraint (Reuters)
- North Korea says successfully conducts first H-bomb test (Reuters)
- Valeant Planning to Appoint New Leader as CEO Remains Hospitalized (WSJ)
- Treasuries Extend 2016 Winning Start With Growth Outlook Clouded (BBG)
The Carnage Returns: Stocks Tumble After Sharp Chinese Devaluation; Brent At 2004 Lows; Gold Surges
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 06:55 -0500- Apple
- Bank of Japan
- Bear Market
- Bond
- China
- Citigroup
- Consumer Confidence
- Copper
- CPI
- Crude
- Crude Oil
- France
- Germany
- headlines
- High Yield
- Holiday Cheer
- Hong Kong
- Italy
- Japan
- Jim Reid
- Kyle Bass
- Kyle Bass
- Markit
- Middle East
- NASDAQ
- Nasdaq 100
- Nikkei
- North Korea
- Price Action
- RANSquawk
- Reuters
- Shenzhen
- Trade Balance
- Unemployment
- Wall Street Journal
- Yen
- Yuan
Before we go into details of the overnight carnage, this is where we stand currently: S&P futures now down 33 points or 1.63% while 2Y Treasury rallies pushing its yield back below 1% as EU stocks extend their drop after China weakened its currency, North Korea says it tested a hydrogen bomb; Brent crude falls to lowest level since 2004.
Germany In Shock After "Monstrous" Attacks, Rape By 1,000 Men "Of Arab Or North African Origin"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/05/2016 23:18 -0500About 90 women have reported being robbed, threatened or sexually molested at the New Year's celebrations outside Cologne's cathedral by young, mostly drunk, men, police said on Tuesday. The scale of the attacks has shocked Germany. About 1,000 drunk and aggressive young men were involved. City police chief Wolfgang Albers called it "a completely new dimension of crime" adding that "the men were of Arab or North African appearance." Cologne mayor Henriette Reker said the attacks were "monstrous" adding that "we cannot allow this to become a lawless area."



