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Article By:
Mati Greenspan
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Monday, October 29, 2018 7:55 AM EDT
Just about all the stock markets are rallying hard today, except for China, which just now seems to be pricing in October's sell-off.
In this article: BITCOMP
Emerging Markets Dip For 4th Successive Weak: ETFs In Focus
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Zacks Investment Research
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Saturday, October 27, 2018 7:45 PM EDT
The MSCI emerging market index has plummeted 23% since reaching this year’s high on Jan. 26. The fall in emerging markets (EM) has been caused by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar and rising U.S. interest rates.
Has A USD Correction Begun?
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Saturday, October 27, 2018 4:57 PM EDT
Although it lost some momentum ahead of the weekend, the Dollar Index reached a two-month high at the end week, reflecting the two-month lows of the euro and sterling.
In this article: SPX
Fear The L-Shaped Economic Growth Pattern
Article By:
Jeffrey P. Snider
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Friday, October 26, 2018 8:02 PM EDT
Markets are freaking out about the growing evidence for so many growth ceilings. The other term for it is an “L” shaped economic pattern. The economy slows or contracts and then only comes back from it to an unusually small degree.
It Is Tough For Investors When The Weekend Is The Firebreak
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Friday, October 26, 2018 7:24 AM EDT
Yesterday's bounce in US equities may have been another bear trap as several tech favorites reported disappointing earnings after the close Asian shares fell with Hong Kong, Korea, and Singapore markets losing more than 1% today.
It's The Big One
Article By:
Vivian Lewis
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Tuesday, October 23, 2018 12:21 PM EDT
The selloff started overnight in Australia and then spread to Hong Kong. The rot then spread to other markets and Wall Street opened down a lot, 1.5% to 2% across the board, depending on which index you looked at.
Posen And Cramer On Trade Wars And Cold Wars
Article By:
Gary Anderson
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Tuesday, October 23, 2018 10:32 AM EDT
We should be going from sanguine to alarmed. And we should be alarmed on multiple fronts. Posen warns that once Trump ramps up the tariff war, and he almost predicted it back in 2015, that economic dislocation will increase quickly.
Discussing Asia And The Panic In Emerging Markets
Article By:
WisdomTree
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Tuesday, October 23, 2018 10:23 AM EDT
Japan and emerging markets...the overlap between the two is that Japan, in local currency terms, trades with volatility levels not so different than standard emerging market countries, with a large beta to global growth prospects.
What’s The Story?
Article By:
Phil Flynn
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Monday, October 22, 2018 9:10 AM EDT
The Global oil market can’t afford to lose more oil as we are seeing spare oil capacity fall to the lowest level in modern history.
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Brent Is Trading At 80 Dollar And Oil Continues To Rise
Article By:
TradingPeek
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Monday, October 22, 2018 4:42 AM EDT
Oil prices rose on Monday, with Brent crude trading at $80 and US crude above $69 a barrel on fears of Hurricane Willa in Mexico.
Franklin Templeton Launches 3 New International ETFs
Article By:
Zacks Investment Research
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Sunday, October 21, 2018 5:49 PM EDT
Franklin Templeton launches three new geographically focused ETFs, Franklin FTSE Saudi Arabia ETF FLSA, Franklin FTSE South Africa ETF FLZA and Franklin FTSE Latin America ETF FLLA. These ETFs are linked to market cap weighted foreign stock indexes.
Here’s What Humanity Will Have To Pay To Limit Global Warming Per HSBC
Article By:
ValueWalk
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Sunday, October 21, 2018 2:35 PM EDT
Around 10 billion tons of carbon dioxide is emitted by human activity annually. Even Bill Gates does not have enough money to make a dent at the current per-tonne cost of extraction. The cost of trying to meet the proposed 1.5°C goal is tremendous.
Emerging Market Currencies Have Weakened Because Of Dangerously High External Debts And A Strong US Dollar
Article By:
Arthur Donner
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Sunday, October 21, 2018 6:00 AM EDT
Emerging market currencies have not had it easy this year, particularly since the US dollar has been so strong.
Does The Dollar Have Legs? - Saturday, Oct. 20
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Saturday, October 20, 2018 5:29 PM EDT
The US dollar appreciated against most of the major currencies last week while several of the typically volatile emerging market currencies, like the Turkish lira, South African rand, and Brazilian real appreciated.
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