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Chinese Shipyards “Vanish” As Baltic Dry Collapses To New Record Low
Chinese Shipyards “Vanish” As Baltic Dry Collapses To New Record Low Another day, another plunge in The Baltic Dry Index, which just dropped a further 3.1% to 402 today – a new record low. While the index is driving headlines, under the surface, reality in the shipping (and shipbuilding) industry is a disaster. Total orders at Chinese […]
The Cost Of China’s “Neutron Bomb” Exploding: $7.7 Trillion And Higher
The Cost Of China’s “Neutron Bomb” Exploding: $7.7 Trillion And Higher On Friday we presented Kyle Bass’ latest interview in which the Texas hedge fund manager explained the reasoning why he thought shorting the Yuan is the “greatest investment opportunity right now.” The crux behind the argument was well-known to Zero Hedge readers, namely China’s […]
China’s Hard Landing To Trigger Meltdown In India: “We Will See Another Crisis”
China’s Hard Landing To Trigger Meltdown In India: “We Will See Another Crisis” In late September, India “surprised” 51 out of 52 economists by cutting rates a larger than expected 50 bps. Despite RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan’s penchant for catching markets off guard and despite the fact that exports had fallen for eight consecutive months, […]
Russell Napier Explains How The Decline Of The Yuan Destroys Belief In Central Banking
Russell Napier Explains How The Decline Of The Yuan Destroys Belief In Central Banking It’s Not a Pet, It’s a Falcon: How the decline of the RMB destroys belief in central banking and a successful reflation Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot […]
Nations Scramble to Compete in ‘Currency War’ as China’s Yuan Falls to Five-Year Low
Nations Scramble to Compete in ‘Currency War’ as China’s Yuan Falls to Five-Year Low Allan Ajifo / (CC BY 2.0) China, Europe and Japan are driving down the value of their currencies in order to make their exports more attractive on the global market, leaving millions of workers in associated industries “protected or vulnerable, depending on which […]
China, Oil and Markets: It’s All One Story
China, Oil and Markets: It’s All One Story If 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. Looking at falling oil prices […]
US Economy – on the Verge of Recession?
US Economy – on the Verge of Recession? US Manufacturing Sector Weakens Further – Alea Iacta Est? On the first trading day of the year, China’s stock market crumbled, seemingly waylaid by yet another weak manufacturing PMI report and a further slide in the yuan. On the same day, a few Fed members came out affirming […]
Chinese State Firms’ Debt Hits New All Time High, As Profits Tumble
Chinese State Firms’ Debt Hits New All Time High, As Profits Tumble Overnight China’s finance ministry reported the latest data on state-owned firms profitability. At a cumulative CNY 2.04 trillion (or $316 billion) for the January-November period, this was another nearly double digit decline, or -9.5% from the year ago period, following a -9.8% drop for the […]
“I Know Of No One Who Predicted This”: Russian Oil Production Hits Record As Saudi Gambit Fails
“I Know Of No One Who Predicted This”: Russian Oil Production Hits Record As Saudi Gambit Fails In late October, we noted that for the second time this year, Russia overtook Saudi Arabia as the biggest exporter of crude to China. Russia also took the top spot in May, marking the first time in history that Moscow beat out […]
The Yuan Ascends to World Reserve Status: “Dollar System Being Done Away With”
The Yuan Ascends to World Reserve Status: “Dollar System Being Done Away With” Today’s news is a historic milestone. The dollar’s days are numbered, and the new global economic order is shifting into place. As many insiders have expected, China has now officially gained status among the world reserve currencies, taking place alongside the dollar, […]
Will the Chinese Yuan Now Demolish the “Dollar Hegemony?”
Will the Chinese Yuan Now Demolish the “Dollar Hegemony?” IMF boss Christine Lagarde is gung-ho about it. IMF staff is too. The Executive Board will consider it on November 30 and in all likelihood approve it. It will take effect in October 2016. Then it’s a done deal: the Chinese yuan will be added to […]
Marc Faber Fears No Soft-Landing Of China’s “Credit Bubble Of Epic Proportions”
Marc Faber Fears No Soft-Landing Of China’s “Credit Bubble Of Epic Proportions” “Investors should (and most don’t) realize China is a credit bubble of epic proportions,” warns an anxious Marc Faber during a brief Bloomberg TV interview. “China is not just a country, it’s an empire,” Faber adds, and warns that while some sectors may […]
Confirmation: China As Brazil
Confirmation: China As Brazil There is always some chicken and egg to any financial irregularity; as in does a crisis cause a panic or is it the panic that causes the crisis? Though the evidence of the past eight years is decidedly on the side of the irregularity, central banks continue to press as if […]
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. […]
