Major storm clouds gather again in global financial markets
Why would anybody chance their money by investing in global financial markets that look this risky, except to go short and bet against them? This is probably what many investors are mulling as they stare…
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Last chance diplomatic talks start with Iran this weekend as US aircraft carriers arrive in the region
Diplomatic talks billed by President Obama as the ‘last chance’ for a settlement of the dispute between the international community and Iran over its nuclear program will start this weekend, while at the same time…
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$2.5bn debt rescheduling at Dubai International Capital as Dubai cuts its debt mountain again
Dubai is making faster than expected progress in cutting back its debt mountain and is far ahead of many Western countries whose debts are still growing, notably the USA. Today Dubai Holding announced that its…
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No escape from the next crisis says Obama’s fiscal commission chair former Senator Alan Simpson
Former Senator Alan Simpson, Co-Chair of President Obama’s Fiscal Commission, doesn’t believe the national debt can be solved without a financial or political crisis. He speaks with WSJ’s Alan Murray at the latest Wall Street…
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Why is Saudi sending so much oil to the US this month and next and is this a danger for oil prices?
The Saudi state-owned shipping group Vela is sending 11 supertankers containing 22 million barrels of crude oil the the US this month and next leaving observers wondering why the oil market is being hit with…
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9.4% Apple ‘flash crash’ is the stock market trend turning down?
Last week was a nervous and negative one on Wall Street with a sudden panic when the world’s most valuable company saw its stock price plunge. The 9.4 per cent Apple ‘flash crash’ was over…
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How inflation will return and devastate financial markets
Most stock market participants seem to focus on the next day and not the next month and certainly not the next few years. But most investments actually end up being rolled over into a longer…
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Many airlines to fail due to high fuel prices says Emirates but its expansion plan is also deadly
The President of Dubai Government’s rapidly expanding Emirates Airlline, Tim Clark told Bloomberg that more carriers will go bankrupt due to high fuel costs and a global economic slowdown. That does then beg the question…
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Nomura thinks current monetary anarchy has 10% downside risk for stocks
Bob Janjuah, global head of tactical asset allocation at Nomura International discussed monetary anarchy and its potential negative impact on stock prices with Maryam Nemazee on Bloomberg Television’s ‘The Pulse’ today.
He is worried about…
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Is the Chinese economic miracle just another credit bubble now going wrong?
Suddenly stocks are falling on the back of bad news from China. The greatest credit bubble in history is blowing up. For the amount of money pumped into the Chinese economy since the global economic…
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