Russia’s Grip on European Natural Gas Markets Tightens by Nick Cunningham • Jan 2, 2018 • 5 Comments US LNG has been billed as a game changer, threatening to end Russia’s control of the European market.
US Dollar Refuses to Die as Top Global Reserve Currency by Wolf Richter • Jan 1, 2018 • 96 Comments Central banks are leery of the newly arrived Chinese yuan.
Italian Banks Try to Join EU’s Newfangled Bond Bamboozle by Don Quijones • Dec 31, 2017 • 19 Comments But investors are burned out.
The Dreaded “Flattening Yield Curve” Meets QE Unwind by Wolf Richter • Dec 30, 2017 • 46 Comments During prior incidents of an “inverted” yield curve, the Fed had no tools to get the market to push up long-term yields. Today it has one: the QE Unwind.
US Dollar Has Worst Year since 2003, Defying the Fed by Wolf Richter • Dec 29, 2017 • 87 Comments Where will it go from here?
The Biggest Oil Story of 2017 by Nick Cunningham • Dec 29, 2017 • 48 Comments US oil exports boom as OPEC cuts production.
Turns out, Uber Shareholders Are Eager to Sell at 30% Discount by Wolf Richter • Dec 28, 2017 • 29 Comments Big pain and some relief for Saudi Arabia.
I’m in Awe of How Far the Scams & Stupidities around “Blockchain Stocks” are Going by Wolf Richter • Dec 28, 2017 • 89 Comments This can happen only during the very late stage of a bubble.
Peak Good Times? Stock Market Risk Spikes to New High by Wolf Richter • Dec 27, 2017 • 31 Comments Leverage, the great accelerator on the way up and on the way down.
Post-Deepwater-Horizon Regulations Get Rolled Back by Nick Cunningham • Dec 27, 2017 • 32 Comments “They’re blocking research into the risks. What is Secretary Zinke afraid of?”