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Why The World’s Central Banks Hold Gold – In Their Own Words
Article By:
Ronan Manly
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018 1:42 PM EDT
The world’s central banks are attributed to hold 33,800 tonnes of gold between them. Why do these central banks hold so much gold and what are their motivations for doing so?
In this article: GLD
Loonie, Peso Surge On Report US Drops NAFTA Demand For Auto Imports
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018 8:11 AM EDT
The Canadian Loonie and Mexican Peso jumped late on Tuesday after a report by the Globe and Mail that the U.S. government has dropped a demand that all vehicles made in Canada and Mexico for export to the US contain at least 50% U.S. content.
In this article: FXC
Emerging Markets: What Changed
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Saturday, March 17, 2018 4:31 PM EDT
In the EM equity space as measured by MSCI, Qatar (+8.5%), China (+2.2%), and Hungary (+2.0%) have outperformed this week, while Mexico (-3.0%), South Africa (-3.0%), and Brazil (-2.9%) have underperformed.
How Much Longer Can We Get Away With It?
Article By:
Charles Hugh Smith
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Friday, March 16, 2018 11:24 AM EDT
Alas, fakery isn't actually a solution to fiscal/financial crisis.
Why I Like Foreign Small Cap ETFs
Article By:
David Merkel
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Friday, March 16, 2018 6:16 AM EDT
The US market is high, and I am leaning against that in countries where valuations are lower, and growth prospects are on average better.
Venezuela's 4,000% Hyperinflation 'Breaks' Cash-Weighing Scales
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, March 15, 2018 3:18 PM EDT
Mired in a brutal economic collapse, Venezuela refuses to publish basic statistics.
Trade Wars, Gateways To Diminished Credibility And Economic Hardship
Article By:
Nomi Prins
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Thursday, March 15, 2018 6:30 AM EDT
Trump’s use of tariffs as a means to control trade deficits comes after his first year in office, during which the overall U.S. trade deficit widened 12.1 percent to $566 billion, its highest level since the 2008 financial crisis.
There Is An Old Saying
Article By:
David Kotok
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Monday, March 12, 2018 11:50 AM EDT
There is an old saying: “You can lay all the economists end to end and they will still not reach a conclusion.”
Corn Exports Jumps On South American Crop Changes, But Beans Don’t
Article By:
Jerry Gidel
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Friday, March 9, 2018 1:52 PM EDT
S. American and S. Plains weather and their forecasts will be the main price factors for the grain and soybean markets going towards the US planting intentions report on March 29.
Canada, Mexico To Be "Exempted Indefinitely" From Tariffs; Peso, Loonie Soar
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, March 8, 2018 3:07 PM EDT
While the Trump tariffs will take effect in 15 days, more importantly, Canada and Mexico will be "exempted indefinitely."
International Women's Day
Article By:
Vivian Lewis
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Thursday, March 8, 2018 2:17 PM EDT
Except for the weather, it is not a terrible Thursday. We have news from Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Israel, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Britain, Thailand, Japan, Chile, and Egypt.
It's Not Bad Trade Deals--It's Bad Money, Part 2
Article By:
David Stockman
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018 11:16 PM EDT
You do not get an $810 billion trade deficit and a 66% ratio of exports ($1.55 trillion) to imports ($2.36 trillion), as the US did in 2017, on a level playing field.
Trade War Feint
Article By:
Vivian Lewis
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018 10:58 AM EDT
The big market sell-off turns out to have been an unintended consequence of a Trump negotiating tactic: putting pressure on our country's Nafta partners and opposite numbers in the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks.
In this article: GSK, ABGOY, DGRLY, SHPG, CGEN, GLPG, ZYME, AQN, MAGS, SAN, VOD, TCEHY, LBTYA, MZOR, ALV, CGRIF, GLD, SAXPY, MXE
Pre-USDA March Report
Article By:
Jerry Gidel
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Monday, March 5, 2018 3:12 PM EDT
The upcoming March World Production and Supply/Demand revisions will be released on March 8.