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Global Stocks Rise, Copper Soars In Thin Holiday Volumes

By silveristhenew | Published December 27, 2017

European stocks are steady in post-Christmas trading if struggling for traction after a mixed session in Asia, amid trading thinned by a holiday-shortened week and ongoing worries about the tech sector; however a strong rally in commodities – including copper and oil – buoyed expectations for a strong 2018 and helped offset concerns over the […]

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China’s Infrastructure Boom Heading For Rapid Slowdown In 2018

By silveristhenew | Published December 5, 2017

There have been signs since October’s Party Congress that China’s infrastructure boom was about to cool off as the leadership seeks to contain debt levels and focus on the quality not the quantity of growth. Subway building is one sector which has seen some high-profile project cancellations. In mid-November 2017, Caixin reported that China’s top […]

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China Slashes Import Tariffs on Consumer Goods In Boost For Trump And Western Exporters

By silveristhenew | Published November 24, 2017

China announced it is slashing import tariffs on 187 consumer products starting next month. The Finance Ministry pointed to the cuts being concentrated in products in short supply domestically which, it believes, will prompt local producers to improve quality. The items in the list which, includes baby formula, diapers, electric toothbrushes, medicines, cosmetics, coffee machines […]

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China Issues First Dollar Bond Since 2004, Bails Out Corporate Liquidity

By silveristhenew | Published October 26, 2017

Despite downgrades from the rating agencies, China is issuing its first sovereign dollar bond issues in 13 years on an unrated basis (what do the agencies know anyway) and at tight spreads to US Treasuries. The 5 and 10-year issues come just over a month since S&P cut the nation’s rating one level to A+ […]

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S&P Futures Flat, Spain Rebounds, Nikkei Closes At 21 Year High

By silveristhenew | Published October 11, 2017

S&P500 futures point to a slightly lower open, as Asian stocks rise to trade near decade highs, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 closing at highest since 1996. European stocks are little changed, with Spanish shares gaining after Catalan President rows back from an immediate declaration of independence. MSCI's all-world stocks index briefly hit a fresh record […]

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China ‘Rescues’ Bond Market In Symbolic Move But Yield Curve Remains Inverted

By silveristhenew | Published June 20, 2017

For the 10th day in a row, China's bond yield curve remains inverted (the longest in history). With yields at 3-year highs, corporate bond issuance is evaporating, and has now emerged as the latest major, and most imminent, threat facing China's financial sector and $10 trillion corporate debt market. However, it appears Chinese authorities have […]

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Angry China Slams Moodys For Using “Inappropriate Methodology”

By silveristhenew | Published May 24, 2017

The market may have long since moved on from Moody’s downgrade of China to A1 from Aa3 (by now even long-only funds have learned that in a world with $18 trillion in excess liquidity, the opinion of Moodys is even more irrelevant), but for Beijing the vendetta is only just starting, and in response to […]

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Irish Government To Issue Free Gold Coin To Protect Citizens From Brexit’s Impact On Euro and EU

By silveristhenew | Published April 1, 2017

Irish Government To Issue Free Gold Coin To Protect Citizens From Brexit’s Impact On Euro and EU – Unprecedented move to see Irish government issue free gold coin to Irish citizens– Controversy as Irish government plans for Irish people to own 1 ounce of gold– Irish Finance Minister said the “little people” were exposed due to risks […]

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Grexit 4.0? Varoufakis Urges Tsipras: Ditch Negotiations, Adopt “Parallel System”

By silveristhenew | Published February 6, 2017

Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis strikes back and, as KeepTalkingGreece reports, urges Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to turn his back on Greece’s lenders, adopt a parallel payment system  and to unilateral restructure the loans held by the European Central Bank. In an op-ed in Efimerida ton Syntakton, Varoufakis, Varoufakis calls on Tispras to prepare for break […]

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