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Argentina Names New Central Bank Chief as Peso’s Plummet Worsens

July 11, 2018

Argentina’s central bank is getting a new chief after the monetary authority failed to stop the peso’s plunge despite obtaining the biggest loan in the history of the International Monetary Fund.

Luis Caputo, previously the finance minister, will take over Continue reading →

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Argentina, BLACKROCK INC, Buenos Aires, Business, Capital Markets, currency, Emerging Markets, Interest Rates, International Monetary Fund, markets, Risk Aversion, US Dollar Spot

Millionaires Now Control Half of the World’s Personal Wealth

June 16, 2018

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The rich are getting a lot richer and doing so a lot faster.

Personal wealth around the globe reached $201.9 trillion last year, a 12 percent gain from 2016 and the strongest annual pace in the past five years, Boston Consulting Continue reading →

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asia, Billionaires, Bonds, Boston, Business, china, currency, Europe, markets, north america, US Dollar Spot, wealth

WorldsBig-Three Central Banks to Meet With Different Agendas

June 10, 2018

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The world’s three most powerful central banks convene next week, with the U.S. Federal Reserve setting the pace in a retreat from the era of easy money.

Three meetings within 36 hours of each other are set to conclude with Continue reading →

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Argentina, BANK OF JAPAN/THE, Emerging Markets, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Government Bonds, Indonesia, Jay Powell, markets, U.S. Economy, US Dollar Spot

The $300 Billion FAANG Surge Lives Another Week

June 10, 2018

Investments

The world’s favorite stocks fought through to their seventh rally in nine weeks, though not without landing a few blows on traders.

For about 24 hours on Thursday and Friday, losses in the FAANG block looked liable to snowball, bringing Continue reading →

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ALPHABET INC-CL A, AMAZON.COM INC, APPLE INC, BANK OF AMERICA CORP, FACEBOOK INC-A, markets, NASDAQ 100 STOCK INDX, NETFLIX INC, S&P 500 INDEX, Stocks, US Dollar Spot

Tesla Asks for Model 3 Factory Volunteers to Prove Haters Wrong

April 2, 2018

Investments

Some Model S and X workers may switch to Model 3 line Friday
Reaching goal would be ‘incredible victory,’ executive says

Tesla Inc. exhorted its factory workers to prove wrong the “haters” betting against the company and is letting a Continue reading →

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Automotive, Bonds, Business, Credit Rating, Doug Field, Elon Reeve Musk, Engineering, hyperdrive, MOODY'S CORP, New York, technology, TESLA INC, US Dollar Spot

Tesla Bonds Are in Free Fall

April 1, 2018

Investments

While stock drop gets the attention, bond rout has big risks
Company is in ‘negative feedback loop; everyone is worried’

Elon Musk’s creditors are suddenly having a serious bout of buyer’s remorse.

In August, they lined up for the Continue reading →

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Automotive, Bonds, Business, Debt, Elon Reeve Musk, Fixed Income, hyperdrive, Interest Rates, Jeff Osborne, markets, MOODY'S CORP, TESLA INC, US Dollar Spot

What Market Players Are Saying on Departure of Grown Up’ Cohn

March 24, 2018

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The resignation of globalist financier Gary Cohn as top White House economic adviser roiled markets Wednesday, sending the dollar down against the yen and U.S. stock futures lower. While global equities recovered from a trade-induced blow last week, market players Continue reading →

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Donald John Trump, Environment, Imports, Intellectual Property, Japanese Yen Spot, markets, Michael K O, Stock Futures, US Dollar Spot, War, White House

Asian Stocks Fall as Traders Await Powell Hearing: Markets Wrap

March 20, 2018

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Asian stocks started March on a weak footing after U.S. shares tumbled in afternoon trading Wednesday. Treasuries and the dollar held gains as traders awaited a second appearance from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, whose comments riled markets earlier this Continue reading →

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asia, australia, Emerging Markets, Federal Reserve, Hong Kong, Japan, Jay Powell, markets, S&P 500 INDEX, Stocks, US Dollar Spot

Gary Cohn to Resign as Trump Adviser After Dispute Over Tariffs

March 13, 2018

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Gary Cohn is resigning as President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, leaving his post as the administration prepares to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum that Cohn has opposed.

Cohn didn’t mention the dispute in a statement distributed Continue reading →

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Donald John Trump, Law, Lloyd Craig Blankfein, National Security, politics, Tax Cuts, Tax Reform, Tokyo, U.S. Economy, US Dollar Spot, White House

These Doomsday Preppers Are Starting to Switch From Gold to Bitcoin

November 24, 2017

Investments

Wendy McElroy is ready for most doomsday scenarios: a one-year supply of nonperishable food is stacked in a cellar at her farm in rural Ontario. Her blueprint for survival also depends upon working internet: part of her money, assuming she Continue reading →

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Bitcoin, blockchain, currency, food, Generic 1st 'GC' Future, Investing, MINT, technology, US Dollar Spot, War, Washington