Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Monday, July 23, 2012
Corn in Modern Economy !!
Roughly 50% increase in corn prices translates to a 1% rise in shopping bills according to economists at the USDA. The effect on specific food prices vary. It takes, about 2.6 pound of corn to produce a pound of beef. That means that the increase in corn prices may see a 4-5% increase in beef prices. The increase in the price of corn chicken feed will boost egg prices 1-2% and a 2-3% increase in dairy prices.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
The Politics of Economics.
OECD GLOBAL CURRENCY
VALUATION (JULY 2012):
(Organization for Economic Co-Operation and
Development)
Swiss franc is more
than 34% over-valued.
Yen is more than 25%
under-valued.
Brazilian real is
12% under-valued.
Chinese yuan 54%
under-valued.
Indian rupee is more
than 188% under-valued.
EURO:
Impact of zero
deposit rates in EU impacts Northern banks more than peripheral banks, as
Northern European banks use Target 2 to deposit their funds overnight, but not
the peripheral banks, because they don’t get any interest.
Euro moves in the
same direction as the US-German 2-year interest rate
differential. The premium the US offers over Germany is around 28
bp, its best level since late 2007.
Euro bears are
buying protection for their short euro position by buying calls.
FRANCE:
Peugeot announced 8k
cut in jobs on top of the 6k previously announced. Other companies are
also planning layoffs. The French government is said to be planning
another aid package.
SPAIN:
Announced 3% point
hike in VAT much to public dismay.
Tourism which
accounts for 10% of country's GDP is showing signs of waning much effected by
Austerity measures and EU crisis. More and more people are avoiding Greece,
Spain and Italy as their destination because of the spoiled spirit and open
hatred towards globalization and American Capitalism, by the people in these
countries. Nobody want to face hostility
when they are on vacation in a foreign nation.
VAT rise would hit
manufacturing industry sales.
ITALY:
Downgraded to Baa3
from A3 by Moody's, they are most exposed to Greece exit or further borrowing
from Spain.
CHINA:
China has shifted
from an export oriented economy to consumption oriented economy aka America.
New large Capital Investment have reached the point of diminishing returns.
Additional monetary stimulus is likely in coming months.
AUSSI:
String of poor data
has suggested a rate cut in the beginning of next month. This might start to
get factored in the remaining half of this month.
Friday, July 13, 2012
GOLD's Present View
WEEK 2 - JULY
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