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Good big picture update on Euro trends in this chart.  Weaker Euro will be better for her members’ struggling exports.  Worse for European people and companies who owe money in foreign currencies and worse for the rest of the world … Continue reading →

Some black clouds for the global economy are billowing in China today while most are distracted by ongoing antics in Europe.  Some reminders courtesy of Ambrose Evans-Pritchard this morning (thanks Victor): -The Shanghai index has fallen 30% since May and is now down 60% … Continue reading →

A big wave of risk selling this week is hitting equities, commodities, gold and the Canadian dollar hard while capital has surged into bonds and the US dollar. The below risk-trade barometer captures these moves in a useful historical context. Source: … Continue reading →