The globalized economy is a colossal Ponzi Scheme in which the vast majority survive on the bread crumbs falling off the table. The possibility of 7 billion people achieving a consumption-oriented lifestyle is zero, so the World Bank conveniently set the poverty line at $1.25/day to legalize global slavery. As long as someone else's children are doing the suffering, it's "all good". Post-2008, this illusion was extended merely by plundering all future generations.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Yuan Ground and Pound
The data are "consistent with a significant slowdown in global trade volumes," said Sue Trinh, head of Asia FX strategy at RBC Capital Markets in Hong Kong. "China is running out of options and letting the RMB go is the lowest cost option for them. We’ve seen them move in this direction after getting past the formal SDR inclusion date. There’s more work to do."
The People’s Bank of China on Thursday weakened the daily reference rate for the seventh day in a row, the longest weakening run since January
"There’s more work to do"
The reason why S&P futures are down off hours...
USDJPY is rolling over again: