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Perhaps more than any other time in the last six decades, the fate of markets is inextricably intertwined with the ebb and flow of geopolitics. From the ECB's attempts to use the central bank's balance sheet to influence political outcomes across the eurozone to Saudi Arabia's efforts ...more

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For ETF Providers, There Are Worse Things Than A Selloff
In a world where passive investing reigns, there are worse things than selloffs if you're on the "right" side of the epochal active-to-passive shift.
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OPEC Slashes Demand Forecasts For Its Crude As WTI Logs Record Losing Streak
Less than 48 hours after suggesting production cuts are in the cards, OPEC slashed demand estimates for the cartel’s crude.
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For The First Time In 5 Years, China Drops Key Currency Pledge In Sign Of Growing Angst
Earlier this month, the yuan staged a rally so large that it qualified as a 6+ standard deviation event going all the way back to the end of the dollar peg.
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Beware The ‘Tightening Tantrum’ And Fear The ‘Lights-Out’ Trade
The confluence of bullish technicals which have variously conspired to ignite a powerful rally of the late October lows are playing out against a backdrop of tightening financial conditions.
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Bad Omen: The Buyback Trajectory Is Slowing
Anytime there’s a selloff and folks are looking for excuses to stay bullish, buybacks obviously come up and it’s not hard to understand why.
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Chinese Stocks Have A New Biggest Worry: Plunging Liquor
Amid generally mixed trading in Asian shares to start the week, don’t let it be lost on you that mainland shares in China suffered another grievous blow, falling more than 2% for the fifth session in October.
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The Last Time This Happened, The World Ended…
5 years ago

"I think I would have remembered that!"

no, actually you wouldn't. no "remembers" the world ending by definition.

It’s The Oil, Stupid
5 years ago

that isn't relevant to this discussion and it assumes nothing of the sort.

on the bright side, if you want to read about that topic, I can point you to one of the best bloggers on the internet who writes beautifully on late stage capitalism. check this out: https://notesfromdisgraceland.wordpress.com/

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