Global Stocks, Oil Take Drubbing. Gold, Treasuries, Yen Soar by Wolf Richter • Feb 11, 2016 • 19 Comments Thank God China and Japan were Closed.
Contagion Hits Japanese Banks, Nikkei Plunges, 10-Year Yield Negative for First Time Ever by Wolf Richter • Feb 9, 2016 • 22 Comments A banking crisis radiating out from Europe?
German Judges Pooh-Pooh Obama’s Sacred US-EU Trade Pact by Don Quijones • Feb 7, 2016 • 27 Comments A damning indictment.
Canada Rebels against the Destruction of the Loonie by Wolf Richter • Jan 19, 2016 • 56 Comments The fear of “currency instability.”
Time to Get “Radical” for Emerging Market Central Banks by Don Quijones • Jan 13, 2016 • 17 Comments Bank of Mexico Governor frets about destructive power of capital outflows.
Global Corporate Debt is Coming Unglued by Wolf Richter • Jan 6, 2016 • 33 Comments Default Rate Highest since 2009, US Distress Ratio Soars.
What Will Knock the Dollar off its Perch? by Wolf Richter • Jan 5, 2016 • 38 Comments “Would be foolish to rule out a similar if not a more devastating outcome.”
Dogged by Lousy Global Demand and Wild Overcapacity, China Containerized Freight Index Crashes to Worst Level Ever by Wolf Richter • Dec 8, 2015 • 4 Comments Bad breath of zero-interest-rate era wafts over real economy.
Undeterred By Global Glut, US Pushes Ahead On LNG Exports by Oilprice.com • Dec 1, 2015 • 15 Comments “Nobody really is making money from LNG now.”
Recession Watch: Falling Commodity Prices to Hurt America by Larry Kummer • Nov 24, 2015 • 9 Comments Leading indicator of trade, economic growth, and geopolitical instability.