MishTalk

DECEMBER 26, 2014

The interest rate burden on Chinese businesses and state-related entities has certainly been much higher in 2014 than it was for most of this century. While the benchmark deposit rate was officially lowered from 3.00% to 2.75%, the upper limit that banks can pay for deposits remained unchanged at 3.30%.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 14, 2015

100% of economists predicted yields on the long end of the US treasury curve would rise in 2014. The 5Yr-3Yr spread is 50 basis points (about half of what it was at the beginning of 2014). percentage points in March 2014. There’s a 67 percent chance the Fed will raise its benchmark rate to at least 0.5 2.47 -1.49

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MishTalk

JANUARY 23, 2014

Elsewhere across the region growth has improved to its fastest since early-2011, meaning the periphery is showing clear signs of starting 2014 on a firm footing. French Manufacturing A gauge of French manufacturing output, based on a survey of purchasing managers, showed the industry failed to expand for the 30th month in January.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 20, 2014

The country’s benchmark restructured bonds due in 2033 fell 2.58 in 2014, according to the latest monthly survey of analysts by FocusEconomics. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. He has said the nation must pay $1.5 cents to 80.16

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

About 65 percent of all loans taken out in Saudi Arabia through Tuesday were in dollars, compared with 13 percent for all of 2014, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Saibor was at 0.8775 percent on Tuesday, compared with 0.332 percent for the London Interbank Offered Rate, which is used as a benchmark for many dollar loans.

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MishTalk

MARCH 3, 2015

In an effort to arrest hyperinflation and general panic over rising food prices, Ukraine''s Central Bank Hikes Benchmark Rate to 30 Percent. Ukraine''s central bank will raise its benchmark refinancing rate to 30 percent from 19.5 In August 2014, the NBU has obliged them to sell 100% of foreign exchange earnings.

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MishTalk

MARCH 3, 2015

Although only moderate, the rate of contraction was quicker than the average since the increase in the sales tax was implemented in April 2014. Reports of weaker demand conditions and a decline in activitiy subsequently led service sector providers to cut their staff numbers for the first time since June 2014 in February.

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MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2015

SSEC Shanghai Stock Exchange Monthly click on any chart for sharper image $SSEC Shanghai Stock Exchange Weekly Cannot Wait to Get In Since July 2014, the index has gone from roughly 2066 to 3810. The city’s benchmark index has surged 86 percent during that time, more than any of the world’s major stock gauges.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The annual benchmark process also contributed to these revisions. at 62.9 - Household Survey January 2015 Employment Report Please consider the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) November 2014 Employment Report. Birth Death Model Starting January 2014, I dropped the Birth/Death Model charts from this report.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 26, 2015

It is derived directly from carriers’ financial and operational data and provides a vital benchmarking tool for both carriers and shippers. May 25, 2014 : Driverless Cars Legally Hit Roads as California Issues Licenses; The Last Mile August 05, 2013 : Message to 5.7 It found the average marginal cost per mile was $1.68

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MishTalk

MARCH 1, 2015

Australia cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low of 2.25% Tuesday, joining a procession of central banks that have eased policy settings this year in response to the deflationary impact of tumbling oil prices. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The yield on Germany’s benchmark 10-year bond has fallen to 0.35 As of December 31, 2014 GMO managed $116 billion in assets. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. looking statements. term inflation of 2.2% over 15 years. "

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The ECB became the first major central bank to venture below zero in June 2014, and it now charges banks 0.2 and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said he could now cut the benchmark rate below the current 0.5 Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

We are 12 weeks away from the 2015 budget and we haven’t passed the 2014 budget. Australia cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low of 2.25% Tuesday, joining a procession of central banks that have eased policy settings this year in response to the deflationary impact of tumbling oil prices. He’s a man of very good values.

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MishTalk

MARCH 12, 2015

Yang does not believe China is growing at all, a downward assessment from her December 6, 2014 interview in Barron''s. The recent lowering of benchmark deposit rates by the People’s Bank of China won’t accomplish much because it won’t offer more income to households. Please consider Why Beijing’s Troubles Could Get a Lot Worse.

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MishTalk

APRIL 26, 2014

On Friday, April 25th, Russia’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 7.5 The probability of inflation exceeding the 5% target at the end of 2014 has increased substantially’, the Russian central bank said in a statement. per cent, giving higher inflation risks as a reason behind its decision.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 13, 2015

But, almost unnoticed, the market has started to price a return to the parity between the two benchmarks in five years. The bet on a return to WTI-Brent parity appears based on progress to build several new pipelines that promise to de-bottleneck Cushing, the key delivery point for the WTI benchmark, and the return of Libyan crude.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 3, 2014

Expect more on this in 2014. China''s Bill for Pollution Mounts China enters 2014 reeling from one of the worst polluted winters in recent years but experts from two major research institutes openly disagree over what is the main culprit behind the capital city''s dismal air pollution. "The Will it happen in 2014?

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