The Aramco IPO: A Geopolitical Game Of Thrones
Authored by Cyril Widdershoven via OilPrice.com,
Authored by Cyril Widdershoven via OilPrice.com,
Authored by Christof Gisiger via Finanz Und Wirtschaft,
Anne Stevenson-Yang, co-founder and research director at J Capital, warns that the monster bubble in the Chinese housing market is ripe to pop and that the Chinese currency will crash.
Authored by Eugene Chow via The National Interest,
Hidden in plain sight is an intimidating Chinese weapon that allows it to hold a quarter of the world’s population hostage without firing a single shot. While much attention has been given to the nation’s fearsome new military hardware, a formidable component in its arsenal has largely escaped notice: dams.
Authored by Chris Martenson via PeakProsperity.com,
Energy is everything.
This is an amazingly important concept. Yet it's almost universally overlooked.
Global markets are stuck in a holding pattern with S&P futures up modestly after fluctuating overnight, as European and Asian shares rise with oil while the dollar has dipped lower ahead of the biggest central bank event of the year: the Fed's Jackson Hole symposium where Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi will speak at 10am and 3pm ET, respectively. Meanwhile, world stocks drifted toward their best week in six on Friday, as a near three-year high in emerging markets shares and a roaring rally in industrial metals bolstered the year’s global bull run.