By Economy Watch Days after news of the LIBOR scandal broke, a report commissioned by the G20 warns that oil prices could be rigged by traders as the current system of oil price reporting is “susceptible to manipulation or...
Read MoreBy JW Jones My most recent missive discussed some of the nuances of the options Greek, Delta which deals with the change in option price with regard to changes in price of the underlying. Today I would like to examine some of...
Read MoreBy Jos? Vi?als(viaiMFDirect) Our latest update of the Global Financial Stability Report has three key messages. First, financial stability risks have increased, because of escalating funding and market pressures and a weak...
Read MoreBy Mindful Money via QFinance One of the most intriguing developments of the credit crunch era has been the development of trends in interest rates and bond yields. It has been along the lines of the aphorism that those who have...
Read MoreBy Jason Simpkins of Wall Street Daily Oil prices have been especially volatile this year, torn between a political standoff with Iran and a slowing global economy. But now the fate of oil prices lies with just one man: Federal...
Read MoreBy Olivier Blanchard(viaiMFDirect) The global recovery continues, but the recovery is weak; indeed a bit weaker than we forecast in April. In the Euro zone, growth is close to zero, reflecting positive but low growth in the core...
Read MoreBy Michael Pettis Last night I arrived at my family’s home in Spain just in time to catch Spain play Italy. The whole family and lots of friends watched it, while feeding on great seafood and lots of wine, at a neighboring...
Read MoreBy Commodity Trade Mantra Gold Market traders are awaiting Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s semi-annual testimony about monetary policy to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday morning. Gold Market may remain volatile with an upside bias....
Read MoreBy Bruce Krasting Two big problems America faces are that there is not enough tax revenue, and income is skewed to the top 10%. These issues will define the 2012 election. Obama wants to lower the taxes that middle-income...
Read MoreBy Anthony Harrington via QFinance A hard landing in China has been predicted by “China bears” ever since word of China’s property bubble first emerged after the 2008 crash. Those pessimistic about the chances...
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