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Cross asset, Markets. 7 September, 2012, 4:10
Venturing into the unknown
What we are seeing in financial and economic indicators are, in some cases, unprecedented even if we look back centuries.
Markets, Stocks. 5 September, 2012, 17:20
Shanghai Composite hits new closing low, again
Shanghai Composite Index hits new closing low again.
Commodities, Markets. 5 September, 2012, 16:46
China’s steel output was understated, says Wu Xichun
Steel production figures were under-reported.
Markets, Stocks. 3 September, 2012, 0:54
Chinese companies are not prepared for the slowdown
Chinese companies are built for rapidly growing sales, not quite for a steady state, even less for a slowdown.
FX, Markets. 2 September, 2012, 18:30
FX positioning and outlook – 2 September 2012
Weekly FX positioning and outlook for the coming week (3 Sept 2012 to 7 Sept 2012).
Markets, Stocks. 1 September, 2012, 0:05
The glaring divergence between S&P 500 and Shanghai Composite
While US equities are happy about Bernanke’s speech, Chinese equities are making one new closing low after another.
Commodities, Markets. 31 August, 2012, 16:46
China’s Steelmakers make US$0.26 for each tonne of steel, says CISA
Falling steel prices are squeezing China’s steelmakers profit to almost non-existent for the industry as a whole.
Markets, Rates and Bonds. 31 August, 2012, 3:35
US money market funds continue to show risk aversion
US MMFs exposure to European banks are increasingly done via repo.
FX, Markets. 31 August, 2012, 3:22
Is this the Price Signal We have been Waiting For?
Today’s decline of euro could be an important signal.
Commodities, Markets. 30 August, 2012, 12:37
Iron ore and cotton inventories at Chinese ports remain at elevated levels
Chinese ports are now so full of iron ore and cotton.
Commodities, Markets. 29 August, 2012, 15:21
Steel and iron ore prices in China make new lows
Steel and iron ore prices in China are making new low after new low, just like Chinese equities.
Markets, Stocks. 29 August, 2012, 15:14
Shanghai Composite makes new post-crisis low (again, again, and again)
Shanghai composite makes new post-crisis low again, again, again, and again.
Markets, Stocks. 27 August, 2012, 15:41
China’s mega-bear market is still well and alive
The underperformance of Chinese equities is nothing unexpected if one compares that with other massive bubbles in history.
Markets, Stocks. 27 August, 2012, 15:09
Shanghai Composite makes new post-crisis low (again)
Shanghai Composite just made a fresh post-financial crisis low.
FX, Markets. 26 August, 2012, 18:51
FX positioning and outlook – 26 Aug 2012
Weekly FX positioning and outlook for the coming week.
Commodities, Markets. 25 August, 2012, 1:35
China’s steel and iron ore prices refused to stop falling
Steel and iron ore prices in China refuse to stop falling.
Cross asset, Markets. 24 August, 2012, 2:05
HOPECAST: a hope disguised as a forecast
When a “forecast” is simply a “hope”, that is a “hopecast”.
Markets, Stocks. 23 August, 2012, 15:35
Shanghai composite and PMI’s new orders less inventory track each other
Shanghai composite and PMI’s new orders less inventory measure track each other pretty well.
Commodities, Markets. 22 August, 2012, 17:30
China’s steel and iron ore prices fall, steel mills defaulted on contracts
Steel and iron ore prices in China are still falling, and some steel mills are defaulting on contract or deferring shipments.
Commodities, Markets. 22 August, 2012, 11:16
Europe is vulnerable to agricultural commodities prices shock
Agricultural commodities prices are rising in Europe as well.