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Has An Inflection Point Been Reached For Investors?
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Sunday, October 7, 2018 10:22 AM EDT
The move toward 3.25% on the 10-year yield has stretched conditions, and near-term consolidation shouldn't surprise. Investors should be prepared for higher interest rates. The 10-year average yield over the past decade was surpassed 8 months ago.
Trade Deficit Widens Despite Tariffs: Record Deficits With China, Mexico
Article By:
Mish Shedlock
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Friday, October 5, 2018 1:59 PM EDT
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $53.2 billion in August, up $3.2 billion from $50.0 billion in July, revised.
Auto Production And Sales Plunge In Germany, Brazil
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Tyler Durden
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Friday, October 5, 2018 4:44 AM EDT
Following the recent dreadful auto sales numbers out of the United States, both Germany and Brazil have posted extremely weak auto production and sales numbers.
Art Of The Deal: Trump Administration Praises “Paradigm-Shifting" Model
Article By:
Mish Shedlock
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Thursday, October 4, 2018 10:00 PM EDT
The revised deal is nearly identical to NAFTA. It hardly did anything at all.
Why Venezuela Is Starving
Article By:
Mises Institute
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Tuesday, October 2, 2018 7:26 AM EDT
Hyperinflation is destroying the hope of millions of Venezuelans that for many reasons continue living there and suffering the misery that socialism has achieved.
Drivers: The Week Ahead
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Sunday, September 30, 2018 10:55 AM EDT
Four events stand out in the first week of October: the situation in Italy, UK Prime Minister May's speech at the Tory Party Conference, the EMU PMI, and the US jobs data.
US, Canada Set To Reach NAFTA Deal In "Chapter 19" For US Dairy Access Compromise
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Tyler Durden
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Saturday, September 29, 2018 7:19 PM EDT
After a month of tense negotiations and with one day to go until a deadline, the US and Canada are poised to announce a NAFTA deal at the last minute, ending the impasse that has jeopardized $500 billion in annual trade between the neighbors.
Fed And Italy Lift Dollar Tone
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Saturday, September 29, 2018 4:27 PM EDT
We had anticipated that the dollar's downside correction against the European currencies was over or nearly so and looked for the dollar to find better traction. The Dollar Index held above the previous week's low.
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Argentina Hikes Rates To 65% As Peso Plunges To New Record Low
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Friday, September 28, 2018 10:56 AM EDT
It appears the market is willing to test BCRA's mettle as it pukes pesos down to a new record low against the greenback and pushes towards the bottom of its new "no intervention" band.
How Venezuela’s National Cryptocurrency Is Working
Article By:
CoinCentral
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Thursday, September 27, 2018 2:15 AM EDT
While the Petro is proving itself seemingly useless to the Venezuelan populace, numerous families in the capital city of Caracas are opening Bitcoin mining rigs, despite doing so being illegal.
Argentina Gets Record $57 Billion As IMF Boosts Bailout, Creates "No Intervention" Zone For The Peso
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Tyler Durden
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018 10:30 PM EDT
Argentina is expected to slide into recession this year as a result of the currency collapse and the economic slowdown.
In this article: ARGT
Mexico Unemployment Improves Again
Article By:
Bespoke Investment Group
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018 3:12 PM EDT
This morning, Mexican Unemployment for the month of August declined to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.29% versus estimates for a reading of 3.33%.
15 Bullish Assumptions
Article By:
Michael Lebowitz
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018 9:50 AM EDT
If all goes well for nine more months, the post-financial crisis economic expansion will become the longest economic expansion in recent U.S. history.
Argentine Peso Plunges On Reports Of Increased IMF Credit Line
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Tyler Durden
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Monday, September 24, 2018 9:49 AM EDT
Having rallied the last few days, carried on a falling US Dollar-driven rebound in EM FX broadly, the peso is plunging in the early market as this increased credit line throws further doubt on Argentina's potential for a turnaround.
In this article: ARGT