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Emerging Markets: What Has Changed - Friday, Feb. 17
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Friday, February 17, 2017 12:58 PM EDT
In the EM equity space as measured by MSCI, Brazil, Hungary, and Qatar have outperformed this week, while Peru, Egypt, and Colombia have underperformed. To put this in better context, MSCI EM rose 0.9% this week while MSCI DM rose 0.9%.
Billion Dollar Unicorns: Careem Is The Latest Middle East Unicorn
Article By:
Sramana Mitra
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 10:46 AM EDT
While Uber maybe the biggest known brand worldwide, other local services are making a big impact in their respective regions. Billion Dollar Unicorn club member Careem is leading the market in the Middle East.
Energy Report - Feeling The Love!
Article By:
Phil Flynn
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 9:14 AM EDT
OPEC members are feeling the love as most OPEC members say they are surprised by how good compliance has been.
In this article: OIL
Wall Street Hit Record Highs Again
Article By:
Marvin R Clark
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Monday, February 13, 2017 11:56 PM EDT
Wall Street hit record highs again. Stock markets around the world were higher this morning. The S&P 500’s market value topped $20 trillion.
Emerging Market Preview Of The Week Ahead - Feb. 13
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Sunday, February 12, 2017 4:59 PM EDT
EM FX ended last week on a firm note. Falling US rates allowed many foreign currencies to gain some traction. This week, a heavy US data slate could test market convictions on the Fed, with January PPI, CPI, IP, and retail sales all being reported.
World Market Weak Spots
Article By:
Candy Matheson
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Saturday, February 11, 2017 5:59 PM EDT
While there are a couple of particularly weak European countries (namely, Portugal and Greece), most world markets, overall, are in a one-year uptrend, under accumulation, and above their 20 and 50-day moving averages.
US Rig Count Rise Continues: What Will OPEC Do If The Market Doesn't Rebalance?
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Friday, February 10, 2017 1:25 PM EDT
The rise in rig counts has been all Permian and all horizontal. Oil rig counts rose 8 this week to 591 - the highest since Oct 2015.
India Stock Market Bullish – Ready To Challenge All-Time Highs
Article By:
Taki Tsaklanos
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Monday, February 6, 2017 4:43 PM EDT
One of the markets we expected to outperform in 2017 is the Indian stock market. After just one month in 2017, we already see an extremely encouraging price action, and the Nifty 50 Index is about to challenge all-time highs.
In this article: INDA
Oil Is In
Article By:
Phil Flynn
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Monday, February 6, 2017 8:50 AM EDT
The weekly commitment of trader (COT) reported that crude futures traded by large speculators and hedge funds totaled a net position of 492,692 contracts in the data reported through January 31st, a gain of 10,169 contracts from the previous week.
Emerging Markets: Week Ahead Preview - Feb. 6
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Sunday, February 5, 2017 6:00 PM EDT
EM ended the week on a firm note, with markets digesting what they perceived as a dovish Fed bias. We disagree, and continue to believe that markets are underestimating the Fed’s capacity to tighten this year.
Will The U.S. Impose New Sanctions On Iran?
Article By:
Phil Flynn
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Friday, February 3, 2017 8:20 AM EDT
The Trump Administration is acting swiftly and it is widely believed the U.S. will be announcing new sanctions on Iran because of a ballistic missile launch that was in violation of the agreement made by the Obama administration.
Saudi Arabia Making U.S. Oil Great Again
Article By:
Phil Flynn
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 9:20 AM EDT
Saudi oil minister. Khalid al-Falih. wants to invest in U.S. oil because he believes that President Donald Trump is good for oil.
Keeping Your DUCs In A Row
Article By:
Rodney Johnson
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 11:05 AM EDT
In their quest to kill the American fracking industry, the Saudis have made the frackers stronger.
In this article: OIL
Emerging Markets: Preview Of The Week Ahead - Jan. 30, 2017
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Sunday, January 29, 2017 4:56 PM EDT
EM was truly mixed last week, pulled in both directions by both idiosyncratic risks and global developments. MXN, BRL, and ZAR were the best performers on the week, while TRY, HUF, and RON were the worst.
Truth In Labels Act
Article By:
Mish Shedlock
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Saturday, January 28, 2017 6:40 PM EDT
Let’s take “Truth in Labels” labeling to the logical conclusion in light of globalization.