There are cynics, there are doomsayers, and then there’s Albert Edwards, the Societe Generale economist who is in a league almost of his own. Edwards’ most recent call is that if the US economy plunges into a recession led by weak manufacturing output, stocks will be worth about a quarter of what they’re priced at…
ALBERT EDWARDS: If I'm Right, the US Stock Market will Fall 75%DetailsThe City of London’s most vocal “bear” has warned that the world is heading for a financial crisis as severe as the crash of 2008-09 that could prompt the collapse of the eurozone. Albert Edwards, strategist at the bank Société Générale, said the west was about to be hit by a wave of deflation from…
Beware the Great 2016 Financial Crisis, Warns Leading City PessimistDetailsRBS has advised clients to brace for a “cataclysmic year” and a global deflationary crisis, warning that major stock markets could fall by a fifth and oil may plummet to $16 a barrel. The bank’s credit team said markets are flashing stress alerts akin to the turbulent months before the Lehman crisis in 2008. “Sell…
RBS Cries 'Sell Everything' as Deflationary Crisis NearsDetailsThe Dow Jones industrial average closed down 167.65 points, or 1.02%, to 16,346.45, putting it more than 10% below its record close last May and back in correction territory. The blue-chip barometer had been up by almost 140 points earlier in the session. The Dow finished the first week of trading in 2016 down 6.19% — its worst…
Stocks Close Out Week with Worst Start to Year EverDetailsBillionaire financier George Soros is warning of an impending financial markets crisis as investors around the world were roiled by turmoil in China trade for the second time this week. Speaking at an economic forum in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, he told an audience that China is struggling to find a new growth model and…
Soros: It's the 2008 Crisis All Over AgainDetailsU.S. junk bonds are trading down on Wednesday, following global stocks lower as investors fret about North Korea’s possible nuclear test, China’s slower-growing economy and a fresh plunge in oil prices. Some energy companies were among the biggest losers on the day, including bonds from Range Resources Corp and California Resources Corp. A Range Resources…
Concern about Junk Bonds Not Over YetDetailsGold hit a four-week high on Wednesday, extending gains for a third session, as persistent concerns over the Chinese economy battered stock markets, while tensions simmered in the Korean peninsula and the Middle East. The metal is closing in on key chart levels, including the December high at $1,088.70. A sustained push above $1,088 would…
Gold Hits Four-Week High as Worries Over China Hurt StocksDetailsGold rose on Tuesday as a wave of risk aversion due to growth worries in China and rising tensions in the Middle East triggered demand for the metal. Spot gold was up 0.6 percent at $1,080.43 an ounce by 1234 GMT. On Monday, the metal jumped as much as 2.2 percent to a four-week high…
Gold Gains as Stock Rout, Middle East Tensions Trigger DemandDetailsAsian markets tumbled Monday on the first day of trading in 2016, with declines so steep in mainland China that authorities halted trading there for the rest of the day. Analysts cited a number of reasons for the selling, including China’s disappointing manufacturing data, reported earlier Monday, and the coming removal of a ban on…
China Stock Trading Halted after Steep DropDetailsThe U.S. economy is faring better today than at any point since the Great Recession ended in the middle of 2009. Jobs growth is strong and accelerating and the unemployment rate is below its historical average. The stock market remains near all-time highs, and the Federal Reserve appears confident enough in the economy’s strength to…
Why America's Big Banks Are Predicting a RecessionDetailsGold prices surged past 3 1/2-month highs Wednesday morning as investors further discounted the possibility of a rate increase by the U.S. Federal Reserve this year and the precious metal benefited from Chinese investors fleeing stock-market falls in Asia. Gold prices rose to $1,174.60 a troy ounce during European morning hours, the highest since June…
Uncertainty Over Fed Direction, Asian Markets Causes Gold to SurgeDetailsInvestors fear a “black swan” catastrophic event in the financial markets right now more than ever before. At least according to the CBOE Skew Index, which measures the prices of far out-of-the-money options on the S&P 500. Its goal is to determine the benchmark’s tail risk or the “risk of outlier returns two or more…
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