Dollar Dominance Remains Alive And Well
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Lance RobertsThe dollar is supposed to be dying. We've heard that argument for the better part of a decade, and it's getting louder, not quieter.
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The dollar is supposed to be dying. We've heard that argument for the better part of a decade, and it's getting louder, not quieter.
Higher in Steps: UBS Sees Copper Marching Toward $15,500
"The prevailing dynamic has been 'buy the rumor and buy the news', with momentum building..."
Aluminum prices in London are up nearly 17% since the onset of the U.S.-Iran conflict, as a growing chorus of top commodity desks, including Mercuria, Goldman, JPMorgan, and others, warn that the market is facing a major supply shock.
The German federal government and municipalities are the major fiscal losers of 2026.
Global oil inventories and floating storage have acted as temporary shock absorbers against the Hormuz disruption.
Markets laid in wait for war-related headlines yesterday after Trump truthed on Monday night that "negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran" were "proceeding nicely."
China & Japan Are Dumping US Bonds
Last September, when the memory bubble was just getting started, we said that inevitably "the cure for high commodity prices is, well, high commodity prices."
Is this a warning before the next crash? The bond market is flashing a major warning sign - and most Americans have no idea how serious this could get. Rising bond yields, collapsing consumer strength, record household exposure to stocks and real est
Foreign companies are continuing to shy away from investing in Germany, with the number of new projects falling last year to its lowest level since 2009, representing an eighth consecutive annual decline.
Viral meme won't fix 45% youth unemployment or corrupt exam system, but has done what the media wouldn't dare do: Say it out loud
Interview: No One is Talking About This and its BIGGER than HORMUZ
Migrants cost German taxpayers -- just at the federal level -- €24.8 billion in 2025, according to new data in the "refugee costs report" from the German Federal Ministry of Finance. However, the true sum is much higher.
Breaking: Turkey Sold Nearly All Its US Treasuries
We are watching a slow-motion train wreck play out right in front of our eyes, and nobody can stop it.
Overseas buyers are depleting domestic oil reserves.
OPEC Is Unraveling--and That's a Problem for the Dollar
The bond market thinks as much of Trump's China visit as I do.
Heading into the summit in China, republicans had high hopes. Did anything happen?
Lookie here…
China Responds With Agreements To Purchase Jets, Cut Levies, Expand Trade
The United Arab Emirates is seeking to build an oil pipeline by 2027 which will enable them to bypass the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint and double their export capacity.
A lesson in the hidden costs of resource nationalism.
?5.5 trillion has now been wiped out from the Indian stock market today.
Trump's China visit is going well
The American Empire is stepping on rakes all over the Middle East, but this time it could cause an economic collapse, if not a global famine.
Meeting will show whether US can articulate an Indo-Pacific vision beyond tariffs, confrontation and episodic displays of strength
David Rogers Webb explains how the financial system and central banks quietly changed ownership laws and gained control over people's assets. A deep discussion about The Great Taking, banking, Sweden, the EU, and the future of financial freedom.
Chart of the Week #103