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Visualizing The Demise Of The Once Mighty Euro
Visualizing The Demise Of The Once Mighty Euro The European Union has always been primarily a political project. The idea of the union was to take peoples that had long and complicated histories, and to place them in a situation where they must work together and shed their differences in order to achieve success. From the […]
China and the dollar
China and the dollar With the benefit of hindsight, the two-day devaluation of the yuan in mid-August might have been a masterstroke of strategy. China executed a financial move that appeared to undermine its own position but instead created trouble for the US; how much is still to be played out. So was the devaluation […]
Another petro-state throws in the towel – the last nail in the petrodollar coffin
Another petro-state throws in the towel – the last nail in the petrodollar coffin Source: Norwegian Ministry of Finance, Bawerk.net According to the proposed budget submitted by the current ‘blue-blue’ government the Norwegian deficit will reach another record high in 2016. Mainland taxes are expected to bring in 1,008 billion NOKs, while expenditures are estimated […]
Not the “Death of the Dollar” but “Death of the Euro?”
Not the “Death of the Dollar” but “Death of the Euro?” The rise of the Chinese yuan as an international currency is not only unstoppable but is advancing in leaps and bounds, according to SWIFT. It comes at the expense of other currencies, though it’s not triggering the long-awaited “death of the dollar.” On the contrary. […]
Did Argentina’s CNV Pass a Law to Avoid a Bond Payment?
Did Argentina’s CNV Pass a Law to Avoid a Bond Payment? Last Tuesday, Argentina’s securities regulator, the CNV, shocked markets by announcing Resolution 646 requiring that mutual funds price dollar-denominated assets in pesos at the official government rate rather than the market rate that is closer to the parallel or blue dollar. Despite efforts from banks […]
Commodity Carnage Continues Amid Fears Of Glencore Liquidation
Commodity Carnage Continues Amid Fears Of Glencore Liquidation Despite a relatively unchanged US Dollar, commodities across the board are under significant (and seemingly coordinated) pressure this morning. It appears that the key selling began as Europe opened and the carnage in massive commodity group Glencore began to materialize. Glencore CDS is now above 700bps (up 154bps […]
A Currency War That Few Economists and Analysts Notice, Much Less Understand
A Currency War That Few Economists and Analysts Notice, Much Less Understand “The enormous gap between what US leaders do in the world and what Americans think their leaders are doing is one of the great propaganda accomplishments of the dominant political mythology.” Michael Parenti Most economists and financial analysts think that ‘currency war’ merely […]
Currency Wars, Battles, And Hostile Actions
Currency Wars, Battles, And Hostile Actions With its recent miniscule 2% devaluation of the Yuan, media pundits noted that China had now also entered into the global currency war. What this comment implies is that other countries with the ability to issue or print their own currency, including the U.S., have been participating in a […]
Is Brazil About to Drag Down Spain’s Biggest Bank?
Is Brazil About to Drag Down Spain’s Biggest Bank? The timing could not have been worse. In July last year, an analyst working for Banco Santander Brasil did something he shouldn’t have. He warned the firm’s private banking clients about the economic risks posed by the reelection of Brazil’s scandal-tarnished president, Dilma Rousseff. Those risks […]
Oil Production Boom Is Not What It Seems As Future Investments Are Uncertain
Oil Production Boom Is Not What It Seems As Future Investments Are Uncertain Amid a holiday-dappled week, we barrel in to Wednesday without the presence of the weekly oil inventory report; we will have to wait until tomorrow at 11am (EDT) for that. We do, however, get the API report after market close, although the […]
Jackson Hole: Cherry Flavored Cyanide, or Strawberry
Jackson Hole: Cherry Flavored Cyanide, or Strawberry The Federal Reserve puts on a conference in the idyllic location of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Of course it’s all about how best to centrally plan our little lives for us, and who is to be sacrificed to whom. The American Principles Project and the Atlas Network Sound Money […]
A Question of Money – Interest – Bankers
A Question of Money – Interest – Bankers QUESTION: Mr Armstrong, interesting article today, the story of the store of value (at least long term) has always confused me. One can look at saving accounts also as an asset as it yields the interest payment and one relinquishes the access to the money. No difference […]
