Tony Blair, a Walking, Talking, Grinning Conflict of Interest by Don Quijones • Apr 22, 2015 • 8 Comments Money, Oil, Minerals & Shady Deals.
Oil Prices Won’t Recover Anytime Soon – Exxon CEO by Nick Cunningham • Apr 22, 2015 • 4 Comments There’s mounting evidence oil might rebound. But what if the bust isn’t over yet?
Central Bank Governor Veers Off Script, Sees “Illusion of Liquidity” & “Asset Bubbles,” Dreads Crash by Wolf Richter • Apr 22, 2015 • 9 Comments And he offers an insanely good chart of the Hot Money.
The World’s Financial System Is Going Nuts by David Stockman • Apr 21, 2015 • 7 Comments Central banks have succeeded in generating a planet-wide mania.
F35, The Jet That Ate the Pentagon by Wolf Richter • Apr 21, 2015 • 10 Comments $1.5 trillion, but… “We don’t know where all the money is going” (brief bone-chilling video with cool footage of the thing flying, landing vertically, etc.).
Shanghai Containerized Freight Index Collapses: China-US Rates Hit Hard, China-Europe Rates Plunge to All-Time Low by Wolf Richter • Apr 20, 2015 • 6 Comments “Rates in many Asia export trades are in a tailspin.” And here’s why.
Who Is Saudi Arabia Really Targeting In Its Price War? by Art Berman • Apr 20, 2015 • 7 Comments Follow the money!
The Chilling Thing Blackstone Said about the Oil Bust by Wolf Richter • Apr 19, 2015 • 2 Comments Energy companies “biding their time in the hopes they don’t have to face the music.”
Strange Things Are Happening in European Bond Markets by Contributor • Apr 19, 2015 • 11 Comments I can’t even begin to think of all the unintended consequences this will bring about.
How to Beat the Bots on Wall Street by Contributor • Apr 18, 2015 • 7 Comments There is an existential crisis on Wall Street, especially in equities.