Cyber Attacks Are The Perfect Trigger For A Stock Market Crash
Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.com,
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Trump-Xi Deal Could Fuel A U.S. LNG Boom
Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com,
When President Trump came into office, he openly resented the major trade deficit with Asia’s number-two economy and vowed to remedy the situation. While his words smacked of economic protectionism to many, the latest news about China-U.S. economic relations reveal a different picture.
If Vol-Neutrals Are Finally Liquidating, Could They Crash The Market? Here Is The Math
It was just over two months ago - well before VIX hit its record stretch of nearly 20 days below 11 - when we first discussed why one of the major threats to the complacent market was the danger of a forced liquidation by trend-following and vol-neutral, CTA, risk-arb and other systematic funds - many of whom have been the fundamental catalyst for the unprecedented VIX compression seen in May - resulting in an explosive unwind of vol positions.
Trumpquake: Futures Wipe Out Month's Gains In One Session, VIX Spikes
A risk-off mood dominated the overnight session amid growing concern over the turmoil engulfing the Trump administration, as fresh allegations add to deepening political scandals in Washington, the latest coming from Tuesday's NYT report citing former FBI director Comey’s memo which raises possibility of obstruction of justice, an impeachable offense. The dollar, already in retreat after a report that the U.S.
Mapping Europe's Secessionist Movements
Despite the elites' desperate hope that recent 'losses' in Holland France 'prove' the anti-establishment movement is fading (although they all saw soaring popularity), with Europeans ready to protest, there are still numerous regions urging secession...
There have been 486 military conlicts in Europe in the last 2000 years and while the last decade or two has been 'peaceful', we suspect that will not last.