“Is There A Problem We’re Not Seeing?” – China’s Banking System Reaches “Tipping Point”

“The market is nervous about the impact. Everyone is wondering, ‘could there be a problem we’re not seeing?’, or ‘will there be some punishment that forces an institution to dump assets? Then banks get cautious and stop offering loans.”

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Can China Prevent One Crisis Without Causing Another? Spoiler Alert: “No”

“So that’s all fine and good from a kind of “let’s curtail systemic risk,” perspective, but the problem is, China’s labyrinthine shadow banking complex has grown so large that the very act of unwinding it in the interest of financial stability creates its own systemic risk.”

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China Slams “Selfish” Fed Hike, Warns Emerging Markets Still “Naked” At Low Tide

“In fact, for the United States, the dollar as the reserve currency of the biggest dividend, is the world can “cut leek” or cut wool. The US economy to weather the storm, the Fed will raise interest rates, a huge siphon effect to the dollar back, which is the first round of cutting cash, the US economy to weather, Second round cut wool.”

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US Stocks Eye Record-er-er Highs As Oil Soars, China Exports Jump, Trump Meets Abe

Friday is all about Trump again. More specifically, FX markets will be closely eyeing a meeting between the President and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe. Meanwhile, oil is buoyant Friday on the back of an IEA report showing OPEC has achieved a record 90% compliance while demand is on the rise.

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