Posts Tagged ‘Opec’
March 8, 2020
Well things are on the bubble as the Russians and Saudis had a “falling out” as lovers often because the OPEC talks resulted in an ostensible all-out war to break oil prices. The consensus loser will be the U.S. oil patch as the FRACKERS are carrying huge amounts of debt, which will not be paid while prices sharply decline.
There will be talks about a credit crisis as banks and other oil creditors will have to absorb losses and probably restrict lending to other borrowers. Those with private equity investments in the Bakken, Permian and others will be taking inventory on how battered their portfolios will be. The wily Putin will finally have his way as the sanctimonious Americans will have to rescind the ill-devised/ill-advised SANCTIONS that have had little impact.
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Tags:asset purchases, Christine Lagarde, crude oil, ECB, Eric Rosengren, Fed, Opec, Russia, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Dollar
Posted in ECB, Fed, Oil, Opec | 27 Comments »
December 6, 2018
At the end of 2017, my readers may recall that I did an unusual thing. I made a prognostication as where the 10-year yield will end the year. I said the 10-year would end the year at 3.41 percent, to which a friend offered up a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon if the rate reached that level. (The yield was 2.60 percent at the time.) Well, I’m throwing in the towel as it looks like 3.26 percent looks to be the top for the year. I guess I will have to enjoy a lesser-quality libation.
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Tags:10-year yield, average hourly earnings, Bank of Canada, Canada unemployment report, China, oil, Opec, U.S. unemployment report, U.S. yield curves, Yuan
Posted in BOC, Canada, Oil, United States | 5 Comments »
December 14, 2011
It is very easy to fall prey to the German view of the European debt crisis: Blame the profligate PIIGS for living beyond their means and borrowing to support a lifestyle based on leisure. There is of course great truth to this but it was the Northern European banks that lent the money in a ready fashion. The GERMAN and DUTCH current account surpluses had to be lent somewhere and with the Chinese and Japanese monopolizing the profligate lifestyles of the Americans, Germany turned to their European comrades. Belonging to the EURO and, thus, ECB zone of finance, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Rabobank and SocGen all felt comfortable buying the AAA debt of Spain and Italy and of course the three little PIGs.
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Tags:BAFIN, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Dollar, drachmas, Dutch, ECB, Euro, German, Italy, kroner, Norges Bank, Opec, PIIGS, Rabobank, SNB, socgen, Spain, Swiss Franc
Posted in Central Banks, Currency, ECB, Europe, Norges Bank, SNB | 1 Comment »
June 9, 2011
It is time for the ECB president to leave the scene as he is losing the credibility that he has labored so hard to construct. Mr. Trichet delivered the widely expected phrase “STRONG VIGILANCE” in his post-ECB monetary policy press conference. The EURO made its high for the day on the utterance of the words “STRONG VIGILANCE” but sold off quickly as Trichet emphasized that the ECB does not signal a guarantee on future interest rates. The guardian of EURO monetary policy desired to keep the markets off-balance.
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Tags:Axel Weber, Clinton, ECB, EU, Euro, IMF, Iran, Lagarde, Merkel, oil, Opec, PIIGS, strong vigilance, Trichet, voluntary restructuring, World Bank
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