Down 1,000 points at one point before rallying back to just a 500 point loss….Amazing.
Category: Chart Of The Day
(Just Charts)
CHINESE STOCKS CONTINUE TO TANK
The Chinese equity markets just can’t get out of their own way.
EUROPE’S WEB OF DEBT
The New York Times posted this to help visualize the problem and to determine which European countries owe whom. Here’s the original link.
TRACKING THE CHINESE MARKETS
For some perspective on one of the more important global stock markets, today’s chart focuses on Chinese stocks and presents the current trend of the iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (FXI).
HIGH YIELD SPREADS NOW LOWEST SINCE BEFORE CREDIT CRISIS
Signs of complacency continue to pop up all over the place. In addition to the continuing market troubles in China, the very high bullish sentiment and the troubles in Europe [ … ]
IS CHINA FORECASTING A DECLINE IN COMMODITY PRICES?
Great note this morning from the always informative David Rosenberg. Mr. Rosenberg notes something that we have highlighted in the past – China as a leading indicator. In this case, [ … ]
SOVEREIGN RISKS STILL SPIKING
Greek bonds tumbled Monday morning as uncertainty over EU and IMF rescue aid continues. Questions surfaced among investors on if the troubled country will need to restructure its debt. Restructuring would entail booking loses for investors as well as time extensions on repayment.
TOP 5 GRAPHS OF THE WEEK
By Econ Grapher: Are upside inflation risks rising in developed economies? That’s one question we look at in this week’s edition. First up is a synopsis of the UK GDP [ … ]
HIGH BETA STOCKS NOW RISKIER THAN BEFORE CRASH OF 2008
The outperformance of high risk assets has been notable this year. The Russell 2,000 small cap index is now up an astonishing 25% from the February lows and up 15% [ … ]