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[Reuters] World stocks muted, dollar firms on fading U.S. job’s bounce [Reuters] Oil prices edge lower, tightening supply outlook supports [Reuters] White House adviser: ‘A lot of work to do’ in China trade talks: CNBC [Reuters] Germany’s Merkel drops hint of a ‘creative’ Brexit compromise [CNBC] Beijing has been ‘ineffective’ in reviving its slowing economy: […]
[Reuters] Russia suspends nuclear arms treaty after U.S. says to pull out [Reuters] Venezuelan general urges military to disavow Maduro as opposition stages rallies [Bloomberg] What CEOs Are Saying About the Possibility of a Recession [WSJ] Why the Fed Made a U-Turn: Perceived Risks to Growth Shifted [WSJ] Over 60, and Crushed by Student Loan […]
January 30 – Financial Times (Sam Fleming): “After putting traders on notice six weeks ago to expect further increases in US interest rates in 2019, the Federal Reserve… executed one of its sharpest U-turns in recent memory. Leaving rates unchanged at 2.25-2.5%, Jay Powell, Fed chairman, unveiled new language that opened up the possibility that […]
[Reuters] Stock rally pauses after disappointing China data [Reuters] Italian bond yields jump as weak PMI shines a light on rising deficit [Reuters] U.S. job growth surges; unemployment rate rises to 4.0 percent [Reuters] Factory activity shrinks across Asia as cooling China threatens global growth [Reuters] China central bank told banks to moderate pace of […]
This week we cover the Venezuela conflict and how $840M in gold bars have been prepared for loading onto a Russian jet at Venezuelan airport. This comes only a few months after Maduro requested Venezuela’s gold holdings from the Bank of England. We’ll cover the price breakouts for gold and silver as well as the […]
[Reuters] Friendly Fed fires world stocks to best January on record [Reuters] Dollar weaker on Fed’s dovish outlook; Aussie dollar, euro gain [Reuters] U.S. weekly jobless claims jump to near one-and-a-half year high [Reuters] Trump upbeat on China trade talks but wants to meet Xi to cinch deal [CNBC] China says its manufacturing activity contracted […]
[Reuters] Stocks steady before Fed as Apple relief offsets Brexit complications [Reuters] Fed likely to hold rates steady as it navigates data blind spots [Reuters] U.S., China launch high level trade talks amid deep differences [WSJ] Federal Reserve Likely to Hold Rates Steady [WSJ] As China Trade Talks Begin, Trump Faces Pressure to Make a […]
Charles Calomiris joins the weekly commentary – CLICK HERE to buy Charle’s book – Fragile by Design: The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World) All banking is politically driven Cryptos may replace central banks but they will be government controlled People vote their most recent […]
