August 31, 2015
Dallas Fed Region Activity Plunges Well Below Any Forecast
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Hard hitting global and local news
Hard hitting global and local news
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Link: Inventory Grows in Economic Liftoff Anticipation
This Bloomberg headline " If the Options Market Is Right, China’s Stock Rescue Is Doomed " reads like something one would find in a tabloid, but the reverse is now true. Options traders have never been so pessimistic on China’s stock market, betting the government’s renewed effort to prop up share prices is doomed to fail. The cost of bearish contracts on the China 50 exchange-traded fund surged to the highest level versus bullish ones since they started trading in Shanghai six months ago
MarketWatch details Where every Fed member stands on raising interest rates . Chairwoman Janet Yellen : Not at Jackson Hole.
Disputes over GDP go on and on and on. MarketWatch reports By another measure, the U.S.
Please consider the Vox article China’s Latest Stock Market Crash, Explained .
Another Asia-Pacific Equities Bloodbath Posted by Michael Shedlock at 8:57 PM Disclaimer: The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy.
Don’t Worry, IMF Says "Premature" to Speak of Chinese Crisis Growth in China is slowing rapidly. How rapidly is a subject of much debate. Today, a senior IMF official says ‘Premature’ to Speak of Chinese Crisis .
Flashback January 9, 2015: ​ Major Oil Traders Book Tankers for Stockpiling Crude at Sea . A continuous fall in global oil prices has prompted major oil traders to start hiring supertankers as they can benefit from stockpiling crude oil at sea. The oil giant Shell and energy traders Trafigura and Vitol have booked crude tankers for up to 12 months, said Reuters, referring to the fixture lists provided by tanker brokers and oil traders.
CME FedWatch 2015-08-20 Rate Hike Odds The CME concludes there is a 23.57% chance of a hike. This is bad math because the CME ignores ranges. If the Fed comes flat out and sets a target rate of precisely 0.25% that is a hike from here