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Crashing: Apple, Twitter, Oil, Commodities, Greek Stocks, Chinese Stocks
Crashing: Apple, Twitter, Oil, Commodities, Greek Stocks, Chinese Stocks The month of August sure has started off with a bang. Tech stocks are crashing, oil is crashing, industrial commodities are crashing, Greek stocks crashed the moment that the Greek stock market reopened for trading, and Chinese stocks continue to crash. At this point we have […]
‘Perfect Storm’ Engulfing Canada’s Economy Perfectly Predictable
‘Perfect Storm’ Engulfing Canada’s Economy Perfectly Predictable Years ago Andrew Nikiforuk, citing experts, warned where Stephen Harper’s priorities would lead us. Economists, an irrational tribe of short-sighted mathematicians, are now calling Canada’s declining economic fortunes “a perfect storm.” It seems to be the only weather that complex market economies generate these days, or maybe such […]
5 signs of trouble for Saskatchewan’s economy in oil slump
5 signs of trouble for Saskatchewan’s economy in oil slump Many said province could withstand economic blows from oil and gas, but there are troubling signs When crude oil prices began to plummet, economists comforted Saskatchewan residents that their diversified economy would safeguard them during the oil and gas slump. In fact, Saskatchewan’s economy isn’t […]
Recession Risk Mounting For Canada
Recession Risk Mounting For Canada The latest economic data from Canada shows that it is inching towards recession, after its economy posted its fifth straight month of contraction. Statistics Canada revealed on July 31 that the Canadian economy shrank by 0.2 percent on an annualized basis in May, perhaps pushing the country over the edge into recessionary […]
11 Red Flag Events That Just Happened As We Enter The Pivotal Month Of August 2015
11 Red Flag Events That Just Happened As We Enter The Pivotal Month Of August 2015 Are you ready for what is coming in August? All over America, economic, political and social tensions are building, and the next 30 days could turn out to be pivotal. In July, we saw things start to turn. As […]
A Reality Check For U.S. Natural Gas Ambitions
A Reality Check For U.S. Natural Gas Ambitions Something unusual happened while we were focused on the global oil-price collapse–the increase in U.S. shale gas production stalled (Figure 1). Figure 1. U.S. shale gas production. Source: EIA and Labyrinth Consulting Services, Inc. (click image to enlarge) Total shale gas production for June was basically flat […]
The South American Financial Crisis Of 2015
The South American Financial Crisis Of 2015 Most nations in South America are either already experiencing an economic recession or are right on the verge of one. In general, South American economies are very heavily dependent on exports, and right now they are being absolutely shredded by the twin blades of a commodity price collapse and a […]
Blame the Fed for the Commodities Slump
Blame the Fed for the Commodities Slump When we left you at the end of last week the world was falling apart. As you know, the economy functions on electronic credit… not cold, hard cash. Without the banks pumping more credit into the system – by way of loans – it sags. The Dow fell […]
Has The E&P Industry Lost Touch With Reality?
Has The E&P Industry Lost Touch With Reality? The U.S. rig count increased by 19 this week as oil prices dropped below $48 per barrel–the latest sign that the E&P industry is out of touch with reality. Getty Images from The New York Times (July 26, 2015) The last time the rig count increased this […]
Will ‘Corner Office Syndrome’ Be The Downfall Of Canada’s Oilfield Services?
Will ‘Corner Office Syndrome’ Be The Downfall Of Canada’s Oilfield Services? No sector of the economy should be considering the urge to merge more than Canada’s beleaguered oilfield services (OFS) business. The signals are powerful: overcapacity in virtually every product and service line; prices down to slimmest of margins; bankers are unhappy and getting twitchy; […]
Acrid Smell of Burned Fingers Wafts through the Bond Market
Acrid Smell of Burned Fingers Wafts through the Bond Market Commodities had once again an ugly week. Copper hit the lowest level since June 2009. Gold dropped below $1,100 an ounce. Other metals dropped too. Agricultural commodities fell; corn plunged nearly 7% for the week. Crude oil swooned, with West Texas Intermediate dropping nearly 7% […]
Central Banks Ready To Panic — Again
Central Banks Ready To Panic — Again Less than a decade after a housing/derivatives bubble nearly wiped out the global financial system, a new and much bigger commodities/derivatives bubble is threatening to finish the job. Raw materials are tanking as capital pours out of the most heavily-impacted countries and into anything that looks like a […]
Copper, China And World Trade Are All Screaming That The Next Economic Crisis Is Here
Copper, China And World Trade Are All Screaming That The Next Economic Crisis Is Here If you are looking for a “canary in a coal mine” type of warning for the entire global economy, you have a whole bunch to pick from right now. “Dr. Copper” just hit a six year low, Morgan Stanley is […]
Commodities Collapsed Just Before The Last Stock Market Crash – So Guess What Is Happening Right Now?
Commodities Collapsed Just Before The Last Stock Market Crash – So Guess What Is Happening Right Now? If we were going to see a stock market crash in the United States in the fall of 2015 (to use a hypothetical example), we would expect to see commodity prices begin to crash a few months ahead […]
Bank of Canada Sees Global Economy, Freaks Out, Cuts Rate, Warns of Financial Stability Risks, Loonie Plunges
Bank of Canada Sees Global Economy, Freaks Out, Cuts Rate, Warns of Financial Stability Risks, Loonie Plunges The Bank of Canada took a good look at the Canadian economy, saw it was sinking into the mire, glanced at the collapsed prices of commodities, particularly oil, saw how they were wreaking havoc in Canada, and then […]
