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[Reuters] Wall Street flat as countdown to Trump’s swearing-in begins [Bloomberg] Draghi Says ECB Unconvinced on Inflation as Pickup Driven by Oil [Bloomberg] ECB Leaves Bond-Buying Program Unchanged as Inflation Gains] [Bloomberg] American Consumers’ Economic Expectations Are The Highest Since 2002 [Reuters] U.S housing starts surge in December; jobless claims near 43-year low [Bloomberg] […]
About this week’s show: Financial Repression will increase, just ask Carmen Reinhart Euro & Yen will devalue as Dollar and Gold will rise Societies that feel a threat to their private property buy gold The McAlvany Weekly Commentary with David McAlvany and Kevin Orrick “Longer term, my concern is, if the government sucks in more […]
[Bloomberg] Yellen Says Economy Near Goals Warrants Gradual Rate Hikes [Bloomberg] Risk-On Stance Awaits Asia After Yellen Remarks: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] China’s Holdings of U.S. Treasuries Drop by Most Since 2011 [Bloomberg] Commerce Pick Ross Calls China ‘Most Protectionist’ Major Nation [CNBC] Trump’s trade policies could make things much worse for debt-ridden China [Bloomberg] Wall […]
[Bloomberg] Dollar Drops on Trump Comments as May Boosts Pound: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Chinese Stocks Decline in Longest Losing Streak for Three Years [Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Drop on Concerns Over ‘Hard’ Brexit, U.S. Policies [Reuters] Britain will leave EU single market, May says [BBC] Brexit at-a-glance: What we learned from Theresa May [Reuters] Trump […]
[Bloomberg] Brexit Plans Rattle Pound and Stocks as Gold Rises: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] China Shares Head for Longest Losing Streak Since August 2015 [Bloomberg] Portugal Bonds Falter as ECB Running Out of Eligible Debt to Buy [Bloomberg] Emerging Markets Drop on Trade Jitters as Mozambique Bonds Slide [Bloomberg] Yuan Top Forecaster Sees No End […]
[Bloomberg] Pound Slides at Much as 1.6% as May Reported to Seek Hard Brexit [Bloomberg] Pound Drops on EU Concern, Australian Shares Gain: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Trump says Brexit to be ‘a great thing’, wants quick trade deal with UK [Reuters] World’s eight richest as wealthy as half humanity, Oxfam tells Davos [CNBC] Trump will […]
It’s been only two weeks, yet 2017 is off to an interesting start. It’s certainly quite a contrast to last year’s “worst market start in decades.” Fear and risk aversion held sway a year ago. The great Chinese Bubble was at risk of imploding, and such a cataclysmic event could have pulled global markets and […]
[Reuters] U.S. banks to stay in fashion as earnings kick off [Bloomberg] Merkel Cites Risks in 2017, Including ‘Protectionist Tendencies’ [Reuters] Trump suggests he may do away with Russia sanctions if Moscow helpful: WSJ [CNN] China: No negotiation on ‘One China’ policy despite Trump remarks [Forbes] At Davos; China Seeks The Limelight As Trump Takes […]
