Submitted by Thorstein Polleit via The Mises Institute,
The US is by far the biggest economy in the world. Its financial markets — be it equity, bonds or derivatives markets — are the largest and most liquid. The Greenback is the most important transaction currency. Many currencies in the world — be it the euro, the Chinese renminbi, the British pound or the Swiss franc — have actually been built upon the US dollar.
By Chris at www.CapitalistExploits.at
After Pedro and his tortilla munching amigos south of the US border, Trump's favourite punching bag appears to be China:
I questioned the wisdom of this in last week's World Out of Whack.
Contrary to Trump's claims, China is trying to fight a market which is pressuring the yuan down. We know that China isn't actively pressuring their currency down but rather trying to hold back the outflows.
Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith via OfTwoMinds blog,
If an ossified, self-serving status quo refuses to adapt, collapse is the only way forward.
When everything's going great, nobody questions the nation's core institutions: they must be doing a great job because everything's going great.
David McWilliams - Print Punts As French Election Could See Euro Break Up
David McWilliams, economist, writer and journalist, has warned that the coming French election may lead to the euro breaking up and that Ireland should have a 'plan B' and 'print punts' in order to be ready for the collapse of the "single currency."
David McWilliams at Ireland’s Banking Inquiry
McWilliams writes
European and Asian stocks, S&P futures, bond yields, the dollar and commodity metals are rose, in some cases making new all time highs, lifted by the latest reemergence of the "Trump trades" as hopeful investors once again bet that the U.S. president's tax reform plans will boost economic growth and corporate profits, despite another warning from Goldman that the president's fiscal plan is about to be derailed.