26.8.07
By Adrian Ash "...The call for more money to fix the financial markets comes just as global inflation is beginning to cause real mischief..."
http://www.safehaven.com/article-8289.htm
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Get ready for oil supplies to dwindle, experts warn
26.8.07
Aleklett believes the peak could arrive as soon as 2008 -- and that the struggle to adjust to the new energy reality could take 20 years, posing enormous challenges for developed nations.
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=58fc9401-92d8-47b8-b1f2-bb320676825b
Aleklett believes the peak could arrive as soon as 2008 -- and that the struggle to adjust to the new energy reality could take 20 years, posing enormous challenges for developed nations.
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=58fc9401-92d8-47b8-b1f2-bb320676825b
25 QUOTES ON THE CREDIT CRISIS
28.8.07
The financial market globally is up to its elbows in one of the strangest and most complicated credit crises in history. Events have come in rapid succession with mind-numbing effect. No sooner does the dust settle in one part of the market than it is kicked up in another. Through it all, the reactions on the part of the participants have been the stuff of a good financial thriller. We thought it would be interesting to catalog some of that reaction for you on one web page. So here they are - from the witty and profound to the scary and downright silly - our Top 25 Quotes on the Credit Crisis of '07
http://www.financialsense.com/editorials/kosares/2007/0828.html
The financial market globally is up to its elbows in one of the strangest and most complicated credit crises in history. Events have come in rapid succession with mind-numbing effect. No sooner does the dust settle in one part of the market than it is kicked up in another. Through it all, the reactions on the part of the participants have been the stuff of a good financial thriller. We thought it would be interesting to catalog some of that reaction for you on one web page. So here they are - from the witty and profound to the scary and downright silly - our Top 25 Quotes on the Credit Crisis of '07
http://www.financialsense.com/editorials/kosares/2007/0828.html
Do freight rates tell the true story?
26.8.07
"Twice already this year it has proved a reliable indicator of fundamental trends for commodities when markets wobbled," it says. "Once the dust settles, the likelihood is for some very strong rebounds in commodity prices."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/08/25/ccfreight125.xml
"Twice already this year it has proved a reliable indicator of fundamental trends for commodities when markets wobbled," it says. "Once the dust settles, the likelihood is for some very strong rebounds in commodity prices."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/08/25/ccfreight125.xml
BHP Billiton sales to India outpacing gains in China
BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company, says that growth in sales to India is outpacing gains in China as the southern Asian nation requires more coal and nickel to meet rising demand
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/26/business/sxbhp.php
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/26/business/sxbhp.php
Global copper deficit widens in H1 2007
22.8.07
The global copper deficit widened in the first half of this year, largely on strong Chinese demand and in spite of higher production, said the World Bureau of Metals Statistics
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/08/22/afx4043454.html
The global copper deficit widened in the first half of this year, largely on strong Chinese demand and in spite of higher production, said the World Bureau of Metals Statistics
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/08/22/afx4043454.html
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Top 25 Derivative Bank Nightmares
http://www.rense.com/general77/topfe.htm
Check the derivative book of the 25 banks with the highest derivative book
Check the derivative book of the 25 banks with the highest derivative book
Shrinking supply of Venezuelan oil to the US
23.8.07
Sagging supply of byproducts has been the main reason for the decline of oil shipments to the United States. Still, Venezuela continues being among the top five in the ranking of major oil suppliers
http://english.eluniversal.com/2007/08/22/en_eco_art_shrinking-supply-of_22A940517.shtml
Sagging supply of byproducts has been the main reason for the decline of oil shipments to the United States. Still, Venezuela continues being among the top five in the ranking of major oil suppliers
http://english.eluniversal.com/2007/08/22/en_eco_art_shrinking-supply-of_22A940517.shtml
Fed bends rules to help two big banks
24.8.07
If the Federal Reserve is waiving a fundamental principle in banking regulation, the credit crunch must still be sapping the strength of America's biggest banks.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/24/magazines/fortune/eavis_citigroup.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2007082417
If the Federal Reserve is waiving a fundamental principle in banking regulation, the credit crunch must still be sapping the strength of America's biggest banks.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/24/magazines/fortune/eavis_citigroup.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2007082417
THE LIQUIDITY CRISIS OF 2007
24.8.07
Is the current stock market correction a healthy correction, or thestart of a bear market? http://www.financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/sutton/2007/0824.html
Is the current stock market correction a healthy correction, or thestart of a bear market? http://www.financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/sutton/2007/0824.html
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Subprime Infects $300 Billion of Money Market Funds
20.8.07
Unbeknownst to most investors, some of the largest money market funds today are putting part of their cash into one of the riskiest debt investments in the world: collateralized debt obligations backed by subprime mortgage loans.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aEUtlgwzL_qc&refer=home
Unbeknownst to most investors, some of the largest money market funds today are putting part of their cash into one of the riskiest debt investments in the world: collateralized debt obligations backed by subprime mortgage loans.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aEUtlgwzL_qc&refer=home
Top Swiss banker attacks US lending standards as 'unbelievable'
21.8.07
Jean-Pierre Roth, president of the Swiss National Bank, said market turmoil was far from over as tremors from the sub-prime debacle continued to rock the world.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/08/20/bcnswiss20.xml
Jean-Pierre Roth, president of the Swiss National Bank, said market turmoil was far from over as tremors from the sub-prime debacle continued to rock the world.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/08/20/bcnswiss20.xml
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Who says there is almost NO inflation
15.8.07
Prices for key foods are rising sharply
The Labor Department's most recent inflation data showed that U.S. food prices rose by 4.2 percent for the 12 months ending in July, but a deeper look at the numbers reveals that the price of milk, eggs and other essentials in the American diet are actually rising by double digits
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/18902.html
Prices for key foods are rising sharply
The Labor Department's most recent inflation data showed that U.S. food prices rose by 4.2 percent for the 12 months ending in July, but a deeper look at the numbers reveals that the price of milk, eggs and other essentials in the American diet are actually rising by double digits
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/18902.html
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