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Natural Gas Prices, Weather Outlook, Technical Setup – Talking Points

Posted on December 27, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

Natural Gas prices move higher on colder weather outlook. EIA inventory levels remain elevated vs. five-year average. Technical outlook looks bullish, but scope for gains capped.

Covid Outbreak Now ‘Worst Event That This Country Will Face’

Posted on December 8, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

1,700 health care workers die in U.S. as daily new cases surpass 200,000.

Dalio: The United States Is At A Tipping Point That Could Lead To Revolution Or Civil War

Posted on December 3, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

It was almost exactly ten years ago that we first predicted that the Fed's "moronic" QE which has sparked an unprecedented class, income and wealth divide, "positions US society one…

Reasons Why The 2020 Presidential Election Is Deeply Puzzling

Posted on December 1, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

To say out-loud that you find the results of the 2020 presidential election odd is to invite derision.

The Pandemic Is Sending Global Debt Ever Higher, And Stability Generations Away

Posted on November 27, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

As the second wave of the pandemic crashes through the US and Europe, it is apparent that even with vaccines on the horizon, the world is going to be mired…

China’s Finance World Opens Up To Foreigners, Sort Of

Posted on November 26, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

Even as the trade war was crimping the flow of goods between the U.S. and China, the Chinese government was opening doors in another arena, inviting in more foreign banks,…

Denying Defeat, Trump Offers Fodder For World’s Strongmen

Posted on November 23, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

The United States has long championed democracy around the world, pushing persistently, if not always consistently, for leaders to give up power when they lose.

Macquarie Ready to Pounce on Cheap Assets if Markets Turn

Posted on November 10, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

Macquarie Group chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake has expressed confidence that political turmoil in the United States will not trigger a severe slump for markets, but said the investment banking giant…

No U.S. Mini Trade Deals in Pipe After Lobster Pact: EU’s Dombrovskis

Posted on September 15, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A "mini-deal" struck last month to remove EU tariffs on U.S. lobsters is unlikely to be followed swiftly by similar accords, given transatlantic differences over agriculture, EU…

Despite Coronavirus, Developed Economies Seeking Immigrant Workers

Posted on September 12, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

People willing to work in elderly care and agriculture for low wages are in high demand in countries such as the U.S., Japan and Italy amid Covid-19 restrictions.