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Five things you should know before you start your work day

1. The commodity rout continues to pull down global stocksAsian stock markets dropped for the fourth day, Bloomberg reports.China’s stocks tumbled, with its benchmark index falling the most since February 2007 on concerns the Chinese government won’t be able to continue propping up the market. The Shanghai Composite Index plunged 8.5 per cent to 3,725.56 at the close, as 75 […]

China Just Started Nationalizing Its Stock Market | Zero Hedge

Last week we presented China’s latest bazooka in its ongoing attempt to halt its plunging market (apparently threats to arrest sellers were insufficient) – China Securities Finance Corp. As a subsidiary of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, this meant that “China’s central bank is now underwriting brokerages’ margin lending businesses” and that “the PBoC is now in the business of […]

2015 2nd Quarter Market Commentary

2015 2nd Quarter Market CommentaryJuly 22, 2015 | Documents and Literature,Insight,News & Press | Editor | 0 CommentOverviewThe fireworks came out just in time for the Fourth of July.  The second quarter was relatively sleepy until the end of June when the Greek debt crisis made headlines again.  Greece rejected a cash-for-reform proposal by the EU and missed an IMF […]

The Bank of Canada Stumped?

Barrie McKenna of the Globe and Mail reports, Bank of Canada cuts key rate as economy contracts, exports stall:
Stephen Poloz is refusing to call it a recession, but the Bank of Canada Governor says the country needs another jolt of interest rate relief as the economy shrinks and exports stall.The central bank lowered its trend-setting overnight rate a quarter percentage […]

China's stock market crash has got people … – Business Insider

REUTERS/Bobby YipDespite bouncing back today, Chinese stock markets have been in crisis and banks are warning that if efforts to put a floor under the market don’t stick then the turmoil could get as bad as the US crash in 2008 and the debt crisis in Europe in 2012.The main Shanghai Composite collapsed over 30% in the last month, despite repeated attempts by the government to […]

Biotech stock bubble set for massive implosion: Stocks rose 88 …

(NaturalNews) If you’re trying to understand today’s stock market and are having some degree of difficulty, you’re not alone.The markets are confusing enough sometimes for experts, so they can be particularly baffling for laypersons. Still, a few economic basics ought to be pretty simple to understand, right?Wrong – apparently.About a year ago, as documented by the Zero Hedge website, Federal […]

For stocks—the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?—commentary

2) Shanghai shares fell 3.3 percent on Monday despite another rate cut by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), and reduction in reserve requirements, which allows banks to lend more freely, and again, at a lower cost to borrowers.3) Puerto Rico says it can’t pay the $72 billion owed to its creditors and wants a moratorium on payments until it […]

"On the Verge of a Massive Collapse": Ron Paul Says Stock Market …

“On the Verge of a Massive Collapse”: Ron Paul Says Stock Market Headed for a Day of Reckoning
Mac Slavo
June 20th, 2015SHTFplan.comComments (9)Read by 1,197 people

We all know it is only a matter of time until the music stops.But Dr. Ron Paul, the former Congressman often celebrated for his outspoken views and opposition to the funny money economic system, says […]

"The Fed Has Wreaked Havoc" Ron Paul Warns Markets' "Day Of …

“I am utterly amazed at how the Federal Reserve can play havoc with the market,” Ron Paul exclaimed on CNBC’s “Futures Now” referring to Thursday’s surge in stocks, warnings that he sees it as “being very unstable.” As Paul rages, “the fallacy of economic planning” has created such a “horrendous bubble” in the bond market that it’s only a matter […]

Fed Shift Is Major Stock Market Risk :: The Market Oracle :: Financial …

Fed Shift Is Major Stock Market RiskStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015Jun 19, 2015 – 05:43 PM GMTBy: Zeal_LLCThe US stock markets were quick to rally after the Federal Reserve did nothing at its policy meeting this week. Traders love the endless dovishness gushing forth from this Yellen Fed. But their complacency is very misplaced. It was epic Fed easing that […]