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Baltic Dry Plunges 8%, Near Most In 6 Years As Iron Ore At Chinese Ports Hits All Time High
It would appear record inventories of Iron ore and plunging prices due to China's shadow-banking unwind have started to weigh on the all-too-important-when-it-is-going-up-but-let's-blame-supply-when-dropping Baltic Dry Index. With the worst start to a year in over a decade, the recent recovery in prices provided faint hope that the worst of the global trade collapse was over... however, today's 8% plunge - on par with the biggest drops in the last 6 years - suggests things are far from self-sustaining. Still think we are insulated from the arcane China shadow-banking system, which suddenly everyone is an expert of suddenly? Think again.
Why? Perhaps the following chart showing Chinese iron ore steel stockpiles at the country's 34 major ports will provide the answer:
Charts: Bloomberg
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Container ships? We dont need no stinking container ships.
Amazon has drones.
We download apps for that.
The Ore chart looks like a chart of nflx...
Baltic needs a capitulation then you can retire on it
RR has drone ships --- so everything from mine to port to port under wrap --- no need human, no need BDI.
I got a hunch the weather had something to do with this.
Tell the Libyans to sink more ships.
I thought the 'Baltic Dry Index' was an "lagging indicator"?
Still waiting for all those lagging PPI.CPI#'s to catch up from DECEMBER>>> Also GDP prints< excess inventory> drawdowns..
Hollywood, "Stompy Feet" TOTUS, will be reporting from the 19th hole shortly...
The BDI is one of my favs for gauging the overall consumption market.
Lagging is so 20th century, don't you think?
DaddyO
Is that what it looks like right before the patient dies?
FUCK YOU FED, your lies and tricks aren't working. People are broke or not shopping on purpose. EMBO!
Vie gehts Herrr Oberst! It's the people who are not working. Nicht gut.
And now the people of the world will be ordered to kill each other only for the political sake of their leaders.
Perhaps this time we will all just say "fuck it, lets ride"
I prefer the people say "let's roll" against the financial terrorists which truly are the Federal Reserve and complicit politicians.
As for shopping, I spend as little as possible as my peaceful protest against the system. No new cars, nothing of substantial value, secondhand shopping, etc. I do as little shopping with the major corporations as possible. Doing everything I can to choke the system.
OK.. Rolling is good. And yes, end the fucking Fed which is killing the people.
We may be on the brink of a major breakthrough for humanity when the people of the world just say no to all this stupid political and bankster shit that's been ruling us for centuries.
At some point people break the cycle of enslavement, back into freedom. Problem is most of us here are just ahead of the curve.
Sad but true. Still, I sense a change in the air and I commend and thank you Colonel for your practical actions.
Likewise - No debt, No car, no cellphone, no TV.
You have to vote with your wallet, it's the only vote that really counts.
On board. Happier too when I think I am sticking it to the man.
Less debt means more freedom...at least to me.
OT Malaysian 370 spotted by rig worker?
http://gcaptain.com/rig-worker-witnesses-burning-plane-off-vietnam/
BTW, excellent site for maritime perspectives
+100 anonnn
Great link, thanks for sharing.
Very detailed description with much credible bearing and direction info.
This is the kinda info that investigators can use to triangulate flight paths, altitudes and such.
DaddyO
Great link! Thanks for posting.
Based on news stories on several channels it would appear that the guy on the rig is spot on.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/12/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane/index.html
According to the Chinese satellite images and the lat and long, I'd say the plane was indeed on fire in the sky before going down.
DaddyO
When you see the fuckwits on Twatter (sic) all suddenly start to talk about what Dr Copper is telling us, you know it is time to go outside and get some fresh air.
Nobody, and that includes the Chinese, know what is actually happening, and what is going to happen in China. That's why it is scary.
all those, soon-to-become-poor...ancillary em's
~too rich too soon... to smart to late, to old to soon, and I never got a chance to hold it... hurts the most~
Pretty cool.
Not as good as the move in January - From 2250 down to 1050.
That snow storm in Arkanas really screwed global shipping.
A punch in the head to the asshole who came up with the weather and the economy - near heard a bigger pile of repetitve shit in my life - it's right up there with the moon made of green cheese.
How does anyone know what the moon is made of- no one has ever set foot on it.
buy the ship.
Ghost Cities ............. Ghost Bulk Carriers..............Channel Stuffing.............. http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/105693/precious-shipping-orders-twelve-bulk-carriers-from-china/
@ Cupid Stunt
Great post... I wonder when 'Somali Pirates' will be used to "Juice the export numbers"...
There is only one way for the market for all eternity, a diagonal straight line up.
This is all dependent on whether the government keeps its nerve and lets the (incredibly-centralized-Chinese) ,0001% go under.
Methinx not. Ready for a spring back.
Right on the government there is the .0001%
Bush's fault.
For a long time not producing in the Soviet/Mao system was a terrorist act. Not consuming that which wasn't made, not so much.
Now we have a don't care if you don't produce because we either import or are automating. As for consumption, fedgove local and state will consume your share, even your grandchildrens share.
They don't need your velocity money, or taxes even. They can print credit and destroy value faster then you can save.
Right now they have all the cards.
Does JP Morgan own the commodity warehouses there?
China has an edge in the race to the bottom...pollution gives them that extra flair when it all goes south.