Message of the Markets: Chickens Coming Home to Roost
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Puerto Rico's economy is collapsing, US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Friday as he announced a visit to the US territory two weeks after its debt default.
Two weeks ago, The Bank of Portugal shocked markets by bailing in senior Novo Banco bondholders.
US Treasury to track cash buyers of prime real estate ... The US Treasury has launched a test programme to track all-cash buyers of high-end real estate in New York and Miami, amid fears that the US property market has become a favoured destination f
It appears the world is ganging up on The Fed as following China's recent clear and present threat should the USD strengthen, BoJ's Kuroda warned that further QQE might threaten the bank's finances - implicitly demanding moar from Yellen because he k
Bear markets when they happen are never a pleasant event for any investor. Long only investors especially tend to be the worst hit.
Norway is in trouble.
----The Jig Is Up On 25 Years Of Bottom Fisher Bailouts
2016 Will Be A 'Cataclysmic Year' And 'Investors Should Be Afraid'
---The Great Financial Crisis Of 2016 Will Be A Whopper
China, Oil, Copper And Junk Bonds All Continue To Crash
---Despite 2015 Export Decline, Data Inflated By Hidden Capital Flight
Unfortunately, this is just another indication that a major global financial crisis has begun and that we are now entering a bear market.
Back in 2008, I began warning of increasing capital controls that we would see in the future, as a component in the decline of Western economies (Western in the broad sense, including Japan, Australia, etc.)
Back in 2008, I began warning of increasing capital controls that we would see in the future, as a component in the decline of Western economies (Western in the broad sense, including Japan, Australia, etc.)
We're approaching a level of truly horrific returns in the energy space as the price of oil continues to crumble in the early days of 2016. There are quite a few people predicting a repeat of 2008, but the reality is that the energy space has alre
Stocks have been roiled in recent weeks, with markets around the world seeing an extended sell-off to start the year. In the U.S., major indexes have already given up all fourth-quarter gains in the first trading days of the year.
The best summary of what happened overnight comes courtesy of Michael Every, head of financial markets research at Rabobank Group in Hong Kong, who was quoted by Bloomberg as follows:
A little over a year ago, Paul Hodges was roundly mocked when in December 2014 he made a drastic call that "Oil May Drop To $25 On Chinese Demand Plunge, Supply Glut, Ageing Boomers." After oil got as close as 40 cents away from the dreaded 2-handle,
Regular contributor Michael Pollaro offers three more charts which tell a story that's both disturbing and apparently misunderstood by a lot of mainstream analysts.
Another algo-induced stop-run has tried and failed to maintain its gains this morning as Morgan Stanley becomes the latest (after Goldman) to join the "oil in the $20s is possible" bandwagon.
Capital Flight Intensifies in Italy, France, Spain; Are German Banks Safe?
Less than two months ago, on November 19, Goldman released its list of top trades for 2016, #1 of which was the infamous long USDJPY, short EURUSD equial-weighted basket which has led to massive losses for anyone who had put it on.
I have never had a lot of patience. I suppose this is one of my character flaws.
Asian shares tumbled again Monday, with Shanghai plunging over five percent, after more weak data reignited concerns about China's economy following a global stocks rout at the start of the year.
Having correctly foreseen in September that "China's devaluations are not over yet" it appears Nomura's infamous 'bear' Bob Janjuah has also nailed The Fed's subsequent actions (hiking rates into a fundamentally weakening economy in a d
Brazil's industrial production fell more than all analyst forecasts in November, underscoring the challenge that policy makers face in pulling Latin America's largest economy out of its worst slump in decades.
Another day, another fresh all-time record low in The Baltic Dry Index as Deutsche Bank's "perfect storm" appears ever closer on the horizon.
Having correctly foreseen in September that "China's devaluations are not over yet" it appears Nomura's infamous 'bear' Bob Janjuah has also nailed The Fed's subsequent actions (hiking rates into a fundamentally weakening economy in a desperate bid t
We ended 2015 as yet another year when most investors felt safe with their stocks, bonds, property and other investments.