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Repeating The Worst Parts Of 2014, EM Version
Article By:
Jeffrey P. Snider
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019 1:33 PM EDT
As Argentina’s peso careened toward oblivion, the country’s government begged IMF officials for more money. The organization in June 2018 had already agreed to a bailout expected to total more than $50 billion over three years.
The Venezuela Oil Options
Article By:
Phil Flynn
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019 11:25 AM EDT
Now that the US has moved to sanction Venezuelan oil, the Nicolas Maduro regime is running out of options.
In this article: OIL
What The Venezuelan Oil Sanctions Mean For Supply
Article By:
ING Economics
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019 7:19 AM EDT
The US has imposed sanctions on Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA, effectively bringing US purchases of Venezuelan oil to an end.
If Venezuela Can’t Get It’s Gold Back – Who’s Next?
Article By:
Chris Marcus
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019 5:35 AM EDT
Venezuela has requested to have its gold repatriated. To which so far the Bank of England has refused to comply.
In this article: GLD
Venezuela Backs Down
Article By:
Phil Flynn
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Monday, January 28, 2019 9:06 AM EDT
Both oil and Venezuela are backing down as Venezuelan President in question Nicolas Maduro thought it best to hold off on demanding that U.S. diplomats leave the country.
Not The Queen's Gold
Article By:
Keith Schneider
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Sunday, January 27, 2019 2:38 PM EDT
Gold is at levels not seen since May 2018 and currently one of the top performing assets as ranked by our TSI indicator. This action in Gold seems counter-intuitive to strong equities and therefore, other forces must be at play.
Macro Market Wrap Up, Jan. 27
Article By:
Mad Genius Economics
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Sunday, January 27, 2019 2:31 PM EDT
Financial institutions have led the stock market down since October 2018, and we can expect more pain out of this sector, especially as emerging markets continue to falter on higher interest rates and dollar strength.
La France Profonde
Article By:
Vivian Lewis
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Friday, January 25, 2019 7:35 PM EDT
Markets today are back in recuperation mode overall, with exceptions among the companies which have been reporting dud figures for 2018 or recent quarters. We have one (Vodafone) from Britain today.
In this article: DB, NVS, SLB, VOD, TCEHY Also: ALV, CRH, NOK, SAN, VALE, ANFGF, NPSNY, TMRAF, MELI, AMZN, CGEN, AQN
Oil Fueled By Unrest In Venezuela
Article By:
TradingPeek
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Friday, January 25, 2019 4:04 AM EDT
Oil prices rose to the highest in morning trading after several reports on the administration's intention to impose sanctions on Venezuelan oil.
Mexico Misallocated
Article By:
Timothy Taylor
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Thursday, January 24, 2019 10:15 PM EDT
Economic growth in Mexico presents a puzzle. Mexico has followed many of the standard recommendations that are said to support economic growth.
Currency War Combatant Capability Comparisons
Article By:
Raymond Matison
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019 9:30 PM EDT
Specific comparisons of country GDP, population, and M1 currency outstanding in this report make plain that the United States is so much larger and more powerful than every single nation on the globe except China.
Crypto Roundtable – With Joel Valenzuela (Dash) And Robert Allen (Coincube)
Video By:
Chris Marcus
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019 2:18 AM EDT
With crypto prices on the low end of their one year range, many are left confused as to whether the bull market is over. Or if we’re still in the early stages of a growing movement.
In this video: BITCOMP
Equities And The Greenback Recover While Rates Firm A Little
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Sunday, January 20, 2019 11:27 AM EDT
US disruptions are being minimized, and this is understood as dollar positive. One disruption is the partial government shutdown, which market participants are looking past, partly because the direct economic impact is seen as modest and temporary.
Why Argentina Should Take Urgent Measures To Cut Country Risk And How To Do It
Article By:
Daniel Lacalle
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019 1:00 AM EDT
Argentina maintains a high country risk - in fact, the second highest in Latin America and the third of the emerging countries if we include Turkey.
In this article: ARGT