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See the introduction and the video for the terms gold basis, co-basis, backwardation and contango. Back to the Happy Place Amid a Falling Dollar The prices of the metals dropped this week, $24 and $0.38. This could be because the asset markets have returned to their happy, happy place where every day the stock market ticks up relentlessly. Sometimes, happiness is fleeting… - Click to enlarge Dollar Bid Price The...

Big Swiss banks should make it easier for Swiss people living abroad to maintain a bank account, finds the Senate. Senators voted 23 to 14 on Tuesday in favour of a motion to make the five largest Swiss banks provide accounts under reasonable conditions. Six senators abstained from the vote, which came during the autumn parliamentary session in Bern. Currently, Swiss nationals living abroad are subject to stricter...

Swiss Franc The Euro has risen by 0.36% to 1.153 CHF. EUR/CHF and USD/CHF, September 19(see more posts on EUR/CHF, USD/CHF, ) Source: markets.ft.com - Click to enlarge FX Rates Politics seems to dominate the talking points today. Boris Johnson’s weekend op-ed has been rejected by May, and there is talk that Johnson may resign or fired. Sterling is consolidating after pulling back yesterday. Carney said that if the...

– Global debt bubble may be understated by $13 trillion: BIS – ‘Central banks central bank’ warns enormous liabilities have accrued in FX swaps, currency swaps & ‘forwards’ – Risk of new liquidity crunch and global debt crisis – “The debt remains obscured from view…” warn BIS Global debt may be under-reported by around $13 trillion because traditional accounting practices exclude foreign exchange derivatives used...

– Global debt bubble may be understated by $13 trillion: BIS – ‘Central banks central bank’ warns enormous liabilities have accrued in FX swaps, currency swaps & ‘forwards’ – Risk of new liquidity crunch and global debt crisis – “The debt remains obscured from view…” warn BIS Global debt may be under-reported by around $13 trillion because traditional accounting practices exclude foreign exchange derivatives used...

Accurately measuring the scope of global wealth inequality is a notoriously difficult undertaking – a fact that was brought to light last year when the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists published the Panama Papers, exposing clients of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. As the papers revealed, Mossack Fonseca, which is only the world’s fourth-largest provider of offshore financial services, boasted...

The Swiss financial regulator is investigating multiple cases of suspected cryptocurrency fraud The Swiss financial regulator has closed down three companies linked to a fake cryptocurrency E-Coin amid fears that investors may have been conned out of millions of francs. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (Finma) said the probe is one of 12 it is conducting into cryptocurrencies. Finma has seized or blocked...

The impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Gulf energy region is becoming clear. There have been no surprises to date, even though the storm did considerable damage and shuttered or disrupted significant capacity. Most of that related to gasoline, which Americans have been feeling in pump prices. According to the US Department of Energy, as of August 31, 10 refineries had been shut down with a combined capacity of 3.01...

Swiss Franc The Euro has risen by 0.03% to 1.1468 CHF. EUR/CHF and USD/CHF, September 18(see more posts on EUR/CHF, USD/CHF, ) Source: markets.ft.com - Click to enlarge FX Rates The unexpected weakness in US retail sales and industrial production reported before the weekend did not prevent US yields and stocks from rising.  Asia followed suit, and with Japanese markets closed, the MSCI Asia Pacific Index rallied a...

 – Bitcoin price action shows cryptos vulnerable to commentary and government policies– Bitcoin falls to low of $2,980, down by $1,000 in week as China flexes muscles– Volatility major issue: In 3 days btc fell 40% before bouncing 25% off lows– BIS state risks of cryptos cannot yet be fully assessed and says technology still unproven– Apple and Google developing a payment API for cryptos – may give governments full...