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This Week In Bitcoin: The IRS Targets Coinbase, Venezuela To Mint Its Own Cryptocurrency
Article By:
Frank Holmes
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Monday, December 11, 2017 2:20 PM EDT
Writing about blockchain and bitcoin right now is a little like buying a new computer in the 1990s. The tech was advancing so fast that as soon as you brought the thing home, it was sorely outdated. The cryptocurrency world changes even faster!
In this article: BITCOMP
Gold Fingered
Article By:
Tim Knight
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Monday, December 11, 2017 2:09 PM EDT
Those who love gold must feel horribly betrayed, particularly as they look at Bitcoin. The same money put into cryptos instead of gold would have yielded millions.
Treasurys Sell Off After Ugly, Tailing 10Y Auction Despite Record Specialness In Repo
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Monday, December 11, 2017 2:01 PM EDT
If the 3Y TSY auction which priced earlier was stellar, outperforming historical averages on every metric, then the just concluded 9-year, 11-month reopening of CUSIP 3F5 was mediocre at best.
Bulls Off To A Respectable Start
Article By:
Ryan Mallory
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Monday, December 11, 2017 1:51 PM EDT
The last two weeks have provided some shaky starts to their respective trading weeks, but today, the market is quietly building on its gains from the previous two trading sessions and sits once again at all-time highs.
Retail Investors Aren’t As Stupid As They Tell You
Article By:
Michael Ashton
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Monday, December 11, 2017 1:46 PM EDT
Let’s face it, when it comes to the bullish/bearish argument about equities these days, the bears have virtually all of the arguments in their favor.
Restaurant Sales Decline In November
Article By:
TheoTrade
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Monday, December 11, 2017 1:37 PM EDT
The BLS Report beat the ADP report as it showed 228,000 jobs were added in November. This beat expectations by 28,000. The October report was revised lower by 17,000 and the September report was revised up by 18,000, making the revisions a wash.
Deleveraging The Great Wall Of Chinese Debt
Article By:
Michael Pento
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Monday, December 11, 2017 1:30 PM EDT
On October 18th of this year, the stock market cheered as Chinese micro-lender Qudian launched its $900 million-dollar initial public offering. Qudian services the insatiable demand that exists in China for short-term on-line unsecured "micro-loans."
In this article: QD
Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – Part 5
Article By:
Raul Ilargi Meijer
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Monday, December 11, 2017 1:10 PM EDT
Although "Bitcoin" can’t be hacked, it’s only software and has many vulnerabilities. If held on an exchange, you have legal and financial risk. If held at home, you could have a hard drive fail and lose your passwords.
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Elliott Says NXP Worth $135M Per Share As Broadcom Commits To Qualcomm Deal
Here’s Why The Fed Will Raise Interest Rates This Week
Article By:
Michael Carr
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Monday, December 11, 2017 12:51 PM EDT
The November employment numbers led to positive headlines and the 228,000 new jobs beat expectations for 200,000 new jobs. At the same time, unemployment remained low at 4.1%. Of course, all of this is good news.
Expect More Volatility?
Article By:
Callum Thomas
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Monday, December 11, 2017 12:44 PM EDT
Global equity volatility visually looks to be in the process of bottoming with the average implied volatility index across the major global equity markets appearing to make a rounding bottom.
In this article: VIX
Appalachian Basin Produces More Natural Gas Than Any OPEC Country
Article By:
Robert Rapier
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Monday, December 11, 2017 12:36 PM EDT
Appalachian Basin natural gas production has risen by 200% in the past five years. The region’s gas production now ranks ahead of all but two countries in the world.
In this article: UNG
Who Is Going To Buy All The New U.S. Government Debt?
Article By:
Norman Mogil
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Monday, December 11, 2017 12:27 PM EDT
With bond yields at historic lows and equity markets making new highs almost daily, the conventional thinking is that it will be difficult to attract bond investors unless rates rise dramatically.
Weekly Report - Geometry Of Global Financial Markets
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Pattern To Profit
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Monday, December 11, 2017 12:20 PM EDT
Bitcoin hits a significant upside target, but rally may still have legs.
100% Bullish Signal For Precious Metals Sector
Article By:
Przemyslaw Radomski, CFA
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Monday, December 11, 2017 12:14 PM EDT
There is something that we saw based on last week’s closing prices that had 100% bullish efficiency in the past few years. What is it and how we can use this knowledge?