Treasury Warns Congress (and Investors): This Financial Creature Could Sink the System by Wolf Richter • Dec 8, 2014 • 13 Comments Among those who’ll get to eat the losses: unsuspecting retail investors.
Norway May Need to Build Post-Oil Economy Pronto by Oilprice.com • Dec 8, 2014 • 1 Comment New oil projects get scrapped amid falling production and plunging prices.
Oil and Gas Bloodbath Spreads to Junk Bonds, Leveraged Loans. Defaults Next by Wolf Richter • Dec 7, 2014 • 11 Comments Revenues, earnings plunge. Liquidity dries up. Stocks eviscerated.
Canada’s LNG Export Dreams Go to Heck by Oilprice.com • Dec 6, 2014 • 1 Comment Done in by the plunging price of oil.
S&P Wakes Up, Cuts Italy to One Notch Above Junk, Economy Sinks into Terrific Mess by Wolf Richter • Dec 5, 2014 • 3 Comments But no worries, the ECB’s desperate backdoor bailout keeps Italy afloat.
How Financial Engineering Wreaks Havoc on the Price of Oil by Oilprice.com • Dec 5, 2014 • Comments Off on How Financial Engineering Wreaks Havoc on the Price of Oil Delivering counter-intuitive price action even if fundamentals improve.
So the Japanese Government Bond Market Is Dead. And the Yen? by Wolf Richter • Dec 4, 2014 • 12 Comments In two years, 37% of Japan’s yen-denominated wealth has gone up in smoke.
Dreadful Chart of Russian Ruble vs Probability of Default by Wolf Richter • Dec 3, 2014 • 5 Comments The plunge in the price of oil and the impact of the sanctions are ransacking the Russian economy and finances.
Corporate Bond Bubble Comes Unglued at the Bottom, Investors Begin to Bleed by Wolf Richter • Dec 3, 2014 • 1 Comment A desperate feeding frenzy takes its course.
Mexico on the Verge of a New Tequila Crisis? by Don Quijones • Dec 3, 2014 • 1 Comment Toxic mix: plunging oil price, soaring debt, itchy hot money, and public rage.