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Fed Policy Just Slammed Into A BRIC Wall
Article By:
Graham Summers
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Monday, June 11, 2018 1:15 PM EDT
The Fed’s plan of withdrawing $1 trillion in liquidity this year via QT has slammed into a BRIC wall.
Venezuela: The Collapse Is Real
Article By:
Gold Telegraph
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Monday, June 11, 2018 7:33 AM EDT
The economic crisis in Venezuela is so dire, desperate parents are being forced to abandon their most priceless treasures – their children.
Emerging Markets: Preview Of The Week Ahead Starting June 11, 2018
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Monday, June 11, 2018 3:00 AM EDT
EM FX ended Friday on a mixed note, capping off a roller coaster week for some of the more vulnerable currencies. We expect continued efforts by policymakers to inject some stability. However, we believe the underlying dollar rally remains intact.
Trade Deficit Rising
Article By:
Menzie Chinn
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Sunday, June 10, 2018 3:52 PM EDT
Trade deficits usually widen during periods of accelerated growth because of greater economic activity results in higher consumption and investment and faster growth relative to the rest of world is usually associated with a currency appreciation.
Pairs In Focus This Week - Sunday, June 10
Article By:
Daily Forex
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Sunday, June 10, 2018 11:41 AM EDT
Fundamental analysis tends to support the U.S. Dollar, as American economic fundamentals continue to look strong. The weakest and most vulnerable currencies remain the Mexican Peso, as well as the South African Rand.
Time To Fade The Short EM Trade
Article By:
Peter Schiff
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Saturday, June 9, 2018 6:03 PM EDT
There's an excellent opportunity to face the emerging markets trade and prepare for the ultimate reversal of these moves.
In this article: EEM
First Kill All The Lawyers
Article By:
Vivian Lewis
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Friday, June 8, 2018 10:45 PM EDT
Because market forces have pushed up US dollar interest rates, most other countries have seen the same increase. Also stories about company legal issues, which justify my quote from William Shakespeare heading this blog.
In this article: NTR, SQM, EONGY, ZYME, TCEHY, MNILY, NPSNY, TMUS, NOK, ORA, IVSBF, CZZ, VOD, OROCF, PYPL
Charts Of The Week: They Just Called You Stupid
Article By:
Jeffrey P. Snider
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Friday, June 8, 2018 8:45 PM EDT
India was not alone in having its central bank unexpectedly act in attempted defiance of the “dollar.” There was Indonesia (last week) raising rates, too, and Turkey. And Brazil, well, that country’s monetary officials called you stupid.
Emerging Markets: What Changed - Friday, June 8
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Friday, June 8, 2018 7:09 PM EDT
In the EM equity space as measured by MSCI, Qatar, UAE, and Poland have outperformed this week, while Brazil, Turkey and Russia have underperformed. To put this in better context, MSCI EM rose 0.5% this week while MSCI DM rose 1.2%
IMF To Approve Argentinian Loan
Article By:
Mike Campbell
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Friday, June 8, 2018 2:42 PM EDT
The IMF has given provisional clearance to a loan to Argentina worth $50 billion over a three-year period. The agreement requires the approval of the board of the IMF, but this should be a formality.
Argentina Peso Plunges To New Record Low
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Friday, June 8, 2018 10:48 AM EDT
Last night, Argentina got 50 billion pieces of good news, when the IMF agreed to provide the troubled Latin American nation with a $50BN standby loan, the largest even in IMF history.
In this article: ARGT
Dollar And Yen Rise Amid Heightened Anxiety
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Friday, June 8, 2018 7:33 AM EDT
With what promises to be an acrimonious G7 meeting, from which the isolated US President will depart early, and a broadening pressure in emerging markets, the US dollar turned better bid late yesterday and is recovering further today.
Here We Go Again: Brazilian Markets Take A Beating
Video By:
Lars Christensen
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Friday, June 8, 2018 6:00 AM EDT
Comments on the sell-off in the Brazilian markets.
In this video: EWZ
Argentina Bailed Out With Biggest Ever Loan In IMF History
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Friday, June 8, 2018 4:13 AM EDT
The IMF has officially bailed out the country - again - this time with a $50 billion, 36-month stand-by loan, and coming in about $10 billion more than rumored earlier in the week, it was the largest ever bailout loan in IMF history.
In this article: ARGT
Brazil Nuts
Article By:
Tim Knight
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Thursday, June 7, 2018 3:10 PM EDT
Well, it’s nice to see at least one equity market getting blown all to hell. That’s Brazil.
"EM FX Never Lies" - BofA Warns As Brazilian Real Is Routed
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, June 7, 2018 8:50 AM EDT
Mohamed El-Erian warned overnight that Brazilian policymakers are "in quite a tricky position -- and there’s little room for error," and judging buy this morning's rout in the real, he is dead right.
In this article: EWZ