More News, Rumors and Opinions Monday Afternoon 8-12-19

8/12/2019


 
KTFA: 

Samson:  Oil is falling and Brent crude is at $ 58.40 a barrel

12th August, 2019

Oil prices fell on Monday amid fears of an economic slowdown and a trade war between China and the United States that led to a reduction in the outlook for growth in global demand for crude.

Brent crude futures were at $ 58.40 a barrel by 0638 GMT, down 13 cents, or 0.2%, from the previous settlement price.  U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $ 54.33 a barrel, down 17 cents, or 0.3%, from the previous close.
 
Brent and WTI crude futures fell last week, with Brent down more than 5% and West Texas Intermediate down 2%. The US-China trade dispute shook global stock markets last week, and a sudden surge in US crude inventories put downward pressure on oil prices, which lost about 20 percent of their 2019 peaks in April.   LINK
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Don961:  Why oil markets are afraid of currency war?

- 3 Hours Have Passed

A currency war is directly affecting demand in the oil market, as a stronger dollar makes oil expensive for other countries, according to a report by Oil Press.

The report added to its owner Nick Cunningham that the currency war also imposes an immediate impact on the pricing for consumers, which explains the reversal of oil prices move towards the dollar.

But the demand for oil is also slowing down because of wider economic problems. Trade war and deteriorating global economic conditions are exacerbating lower prices.

It is no coincidence that the price of crude oil fell by 5% last Wednesday, before reducing its losses after the sudden cuts in interest rates by several central banks, following the devaluation of the Chinese yuan.

On Monday, the Chinese yuan was devalued to seven yuan against the US dollar, angering the US government, which announced that Beijing was manipulating the currency.

Fears of deeper decline 

The threat of currency war has raised fears of a deeper decline in the return of the global economy, which will obviously be largely negative on the demand in the oil market.

"Not everyone thinks the oil market is in crisis. Commerzbank said in a note that what the oil market is going through is exaggerated. Demand is not weak enough to justify the current price."

It is noteworthy that oil prices rose last Friday, supported by a decline in European inventories and production cuts led by OPEC, despite the report of the International Energy Agency, which showed the lowest level of demand growth since the global financial crisis 2008, according to Reuters. However, oil prices remain 20% below their peak this year, recorded in April.

Central banks in India, New Zealand and Thailand have cut interest rates, part of a series of precautionary measures to protect their economies and exports from the fallout from the US-China trade war.

"In fact, cutting interest rates is a clear indication that the battle between Washington and Beijing is a threat to the global economy," he said.

The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates a quarter percentage point for the first time in 11 years.

High US tariffs on China will slow the economy in both countries, but the Chinese government may address the threat by devaluing its currency in a bid to counter the fallout from tariffs.

The Chinese central bank has so far refrained from allowing further devaluation because of the potential risks.

Pressures on Emerging Markets 

The sudden devaluation of the yuan is likely to put enormous pressure on other emerging markets, given the importance of the Chinese economy to the global economic system and the interdependent nature of the currency market and the close relationship between the dollar and the yuan, which plays a central role in policymaking. Global cash on the other.

With some currencies depreciating, the pressure on other currencies is increasing. The danger is to open the way for a frequent race to allow the currency to fall, eventually leading to a currency war.

The dollar, the world's dominant reserve currency, is a safe haven from liquid assets, so capital tends to take shelter in dollars during crises, and this figure is especially prominent when other currencies depreciate.

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China Banking System Collapsing! 3rd Bank Failure THIS YEAR! $40 Trillion At Risk

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TNT:

MsDiva08:  Good Morning TnT Anyone know of an article from the Union bank of Iraq about any salaries being deposited to their cards

RVAlready:  And withdrawn anywhere in the world

MsDiva08:  Rvalready …..so what does that mean for us here?

RVAlready:  To me, it means that MasterCard has made Iraq international. However, it hasn’t gotten me to an exchange meeting yet, or gotten the 800 numbers released. Hopefully 800 numbers this week

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Courtesy of Dinar Guru:

Frank26    [Doodlebug report]...it seems that there's a change in the pattern in the halls of the CBI. You see the employee's conversations have started to include the new small category note denominations. 

They are talking about the ones the fives the 10 the 20 the 50s and the 100's. 

They are also talking about the size of the new small category notes they say that they will be the same size as the USD or maybe just a little larger.  Again this is all just in their opinion...they are talking in specifics. 

They are also talking about the dangers of people being taken advantage of with these new notes...this is a worry for the CBI.  It must not fail with the citizens...this is why the education is so important that they do not get ripped off with the new small category notes...


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