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Productivity, Microchips, And War
Article By:
George Friedman
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Monday, October 10, 2016 7:00 PM EDT
Classical economics argues that as capitalism matures, competition causes both wages and profits to decline.
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Sentiment In Asia: Seemingly One-Sided
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Alexandra Lienhard Briglia
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Monday, October 10, 2016 5:49 PM EDT
What increasingly negative sentiment across Asia-Pacific means for financial trends?
Bullish Oil Comes To A Halt On Profit Taking
Article By:
Anna Coulling
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Monday, October 10, 2016 7:28 AM EDT
The next OPEC meeting is scheduled for late November, with a projected cut in production to 32.50 million barrels per day from the current 33.6 million barrels per day.
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Emerging Markets: Preview For The Week Ahead - Oct. 10
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Sunday, October 9, 2016 4:35 PM EDT
Despite the weaker than expected US jobs report, the dollar remains firm and EM is ending the week on a soft note. The main culprit was higher US rates, with the 2-year yield moving up to 0.85% and is the highest since early June.
Who Sold His Gold This Week?
Article By:
Secular Investor
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Saturday, October 8, 2016 10:17 AM EDT
You couldn’t really miss THE event of this week, as the gold price nosedived on Tuesday, taking out the psychological support level at $1300/oz, but also the technical support levels around the $1280 mark.
Near-Term Dollar Outlook - October 8, 2016
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Saturday, October 8, 2016 10:00 AM EDT
The US dollar finished September in a weak technical position. However, the fundamental news, including mostly upside surprises from the economic data, and even some doves on the Federal Reserve seemed to warm to a year-end hike & lifted the dollar.
Emerging Markets: What Has Changed - October 7, 2016
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Friday, October 7, 2016 2:32 PM EDT
Deflation appears to be easing, while the economy rebounded in August after a weak July.
What Hubbert Practitioners, Art Berman, And The EIA Agree On With Shale Oil
Article By:
Bruce Pile
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Friday, October 7, 2016 11:19 AM EDT
There is large agreement among the minds that should know about the longevity of the shale oil plays.
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"The Production Cuts Were Going To Happen Anyway" - An Inside Look At The OPEC "Deal", And How It Happened
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, October 6, 2016 4:10 PM EDT
The OPEC Algiers announcement on September 28, the broad market consensus was that just like in previous summits, there would be no deal and the best market watchers could hope for from the oil producing cartel was an agreement on another meeting.
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The IMF Sounds An Alarm As Global Debt Hits A Record $152 Trillion Or 225% Of World GDP
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Wednesday, October 5, 2016 3:25 PM EDT
Today the IMF also released its latest Fiscal Monitor report which sounded a loud alarm when it revealed something disturbing: at 225 percent of world GDP, the global debt of the nonfinancial sector is currently at an all-time high of $152 trillion.
The Daily Shot And Data - October 5, 2016
Article By:
Sober Look
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Wednesday, October 5, 2016 7:39 AM EDT
The British pound slumped to a 31-year low on renewed worries about Brexit. The reality is setting in that the so-called "hard Brexit" is quite possible. The weaker pound is in effect compensating for the potential EU tariffs.
Meanwhile, Saudi Stocks Crash Near 7 Year Lows
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Monday, October 3, 2016 3:46 AM EDT
Following demands from officials for banks to reschedule loans to clients affected by last week's decision to cut salaries and bonuses for state employees, Middle-East bank stocks are collapsing and Saudi's Tadawul Index is back near its 2009 lows.
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