Alasdair Macdonald heads to ED&F Man

Home http://bit.ly/2GTMfjc Newedge veteran will focus on sales for the Mena region

Platinum Could Be Setting Up for a Big Move

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Platinum has been one of the most hated metals over the last several years. The metal has been in near constant decline since 2011 when it peaked near 1900. This was down from the 2008 peak just above 2300. As of April 30, 2019, it’s trading around 890.
The following chart shows the performance of platinum futures (PL) relative to gold futures over the long-term. It’s not pretty. Platinum fell way harder in 2008 and…

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Tuesday Headlines: Twilight of the heroes.

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"I think it’s time to make a new narrative." Photographer Nydia Blas discusses her use of a “Black feminine lens.”

A new documentary about Muhammad Ali, done entirely in his own words, is the legendary boxer's "eulogy to himself."

Novelist Pitchaya Sudbanthad on why Pad Thai—good Pad Thai—rests squarely in the center of all things Thai.

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Pad Thai presents itself as different from noodles in the Chinese, Japanese, and Italian tradition, but it’s not entirely alien and unfamiliar. Within it are well-charted territories.

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For reasons of national identity, a rice shortage, and more, the origins of Pad Thai were basically a government project.

RIP Gene Wolfe, the science fiction writer who also "helped devise the cooking process for Pringles, the stackable chip."

“We don’t want to become the next West Virginia.” Los Angeles launches its own "Green New Deal."

So-called biodegradable bags can still carry five pounds of groceries after three years of deterioration.

Oil Market Readies For Iran Sanction Waivers, Round 2

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Crude oil production in Iran had reached 3.84 million barrels per day (mmbd) in the period following the lifting of sanctions by the Obama Administration. But following President Trump’s announcement in May 2018 that the U.S. would re-impose sanctions in November, demand for Iranian crude dropped to 3.7 mmbd by October. In November, the Trump […]

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Starbucks goes through about six billion cups a year. Dunkin' goes through one billion. “It nags at my soul,” says Dunkin’s COO.

Some Republicans acknowledge that the president is taking a political risk by continuing to stand by his Charlottesville comments.

What we now know from a large-scale human clinical trial: “The immune system’s inflammatory response is killing people by degrees”

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Because the idea that inflammation—constant, low-level, immune-system activation—could be at the root of many noncommunicable diseases is a startling claim, it requires extraordinary proof.

↩︎ Harvard Magazine

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If the US treated its domestic terrorism problem like attacks from ISIS, the response would be much greater than mere negligence.

Critical Test For the Market - Tech Weakness and PMIs

One Option Trading Blog http://bit.ly/2WhBahc Posted 9:30 AM ET - Yesterday the market inched its way to another all-time high. Google reported earnings after the close and Apple will report today. These are the final mega cap tech stocks to announce and sellers will get a little more aggressive after the news. The headwinds are blowing and gains will be hard-fought. Google missed its numbers and revenues grew at the slowest pace since 2015. The stock is down 7% this morning. Apple could disappoint after on Samsung's 57% drop in first-quarter net income. Many analysts are expecting strong service revenues from Apple, but they only account …

Critical Test For the Market - Tech Weakness and PMIs

One Option Trading Blog http://bit.ly/2WhBahc Posted 9:30 AM ET - Yesterday the market inched its way to another all-time high. Google reported earnings after the close and Apple will report today. These are the final mega cap tech stocks to announce and sellers will get a little more aggressive after the news. The headwinds are blowing and gains will be hard-fought. Google missed its numbers and revenues grew at the slowest pace since 2015. The stock is down 7% this morning. Apple could disappoint after on Samsung's 57% drop in first-quarter net income. Many analysts are expecting strong service revenues from Apple, but they only account …

Captain Grace Hopper explains a nanosecond.

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From a 1983 profile in 60 Minutes, Captain Grace M. Hopper, the former American computer scientist and Navy rear admiral, and one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer, explains a nanosecond (skip to 4:30).

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Denmark has the world's happiest people. For its loneliest citizens, there's a 20-year-old organization that brings them together.

The bouba/kiki effect finds that most individuals agree that the shape on the left is Kiki, the shape on the right is Bouba.

Suicide rates spiked in the month after the release of 13 Reasons Why among boys aged 10 to 17.

Director John Singleton dies at 51 from a stroke. Boyz N the Hood made more money per screen than Terminator 2.

Electronic trading differentiates dealers competing for market share

Home http://bit.ly/2ZOyXM2 Technology and business scope keep JP Morgan and Citi at the top, but selectivity has some dealers gaining momentum

Data reveals Emir swaps report matching rates at 40%

Home http://bit.ly/2DEGh3E Figure is better than some feared, but still calls into question the value of dual-sided reporting

"If it's Bernie versus Trump, I have no fucking idea what I’m going to do." Wall Street Democrats don't love their options so far.

Goodbye to all that, Marvel Universe edition.

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When Baron Zemo trapped all of Manhattan in the impenetrable Darkforce Dimension for months, guess who that hit the hardest? Freelancers from Brooklyn, like me. I had given the whole “9-5 office thing” a shot, until the Inhumans detonated a Terrigen Bomb in Midtown and caused a recession.

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Biden's non-apology to Anita Hill is further evidence that he's unwilling to call out structural harm absent ill intent.

Trump's lies as president are on a sharp uptick, from an average of eight a day seven months ago to nearly 23 daily now.

While superheroes have never been more profitable, comic book stores—where underground talent emerges—continue to shutter.

This week's ambience: A neural network generates infinite technical death metal.

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This week's ambience: A neural network generates infinite technical death metal.

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Thousands of schoolchildren in Puerto Rico have developed symptoms of PTSD due to the stresses of Hurricane Maria.

Time seems to speed up as we age because our minds perceive fewer new images to process—and tired brains worsen the effect.

These 2 Events Will Determine Market Direction This Week

One Option Trading Blog http://bit.ly/2IKBeCM Posted 9:30 AM ET - Last week the market inched its way to a new all-time high. Good earnings set the tone and much better than expected growth in Q1 attracted buyers. Stocks are at the upper end of their valuation range and the headwinds are blowing. Mega cap tech stocks have accounted for much of the market rally in the last year. Buyers are engaged until they all report. Google will report after the close today and Apple will report after the close Tuesday. Stocks have been able to tread water, but most sectors are not moving higher. The market …

These 2 Events Will Determine Market Direction This Week

One Option Trading Blog http://bit.ly/2IKBeCM Posted 9:30 AM ET - Last week the market inched its way to a new all-time high. Good earnings set the tone and much better than expected growth in Q1 attracted buyers. Stocks are at the upper end of their valuation range and the headwinds are blowing. Mega cap tech stocks have accounted for much of the market rally in the last year. Buyers are engaged until they all report. Google will report after the close today and Apple will report after the close Tuesday. Stocks have been able to tread water, but most sectors are not moving higher. The market …

CME prepares to cut several Nex executives

Home http://bit.ly/2vuo58u Five senior managers, including Nex Markets CEO Seth Johnson, said to be exiting

Mosaic to bring real-time performance analytics to FX

Home http://bit.ly/2PAsgZs Platform will be in production with a major client in third quarter

FlexTrade hires two to grow sell-side Emea presence

Home http://bit.ly/2vshDPe Lak Loi and Vahid Shirani will be based in London

Can't Get No Satisfaction

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President Trump has already won his argument for loosening Federal Reserve policy. While Fed Chair Jerome Powell can boast all he wants about the sanctity of the Fed’s independence, the fact is he and his FOMC followers knuckled under to the pressure Trump – and the financial markets – exerted on them to call a […]

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FX Week April 29 2019 digital download (exclusive to FX Week Corporate subscribers)

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Weekly Futures Recap With Mike Seery

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Chart Structure, Futures Trading, gold futures, how to trade futures, mike seery, seeryfutures.com, weekly futures recap, Guest Bloggers, Risk Management, We've asked Michael Seery of SEERYFUTURES.COM to give our INO readers a weekly recap of the Futures market. He has been Senior Analyst for close to 15 years and has extensive knowledge of all of […]

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Saturday headlines: Smell like Mike.

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IBM Continues To Win Over Investors

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International Business Machines (IBM) continues its long turn back to growth, focusing on high-value faster-growing business segments while embracing the future of technology with AI and hybrid cloud architecture via the Red Hat acquisition. Investors are ostensibly being appeased with the blended approach of M&A, realigning its business mix to current and future trends, maintaining […]

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Market Stalls At The End Of Record Week

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Hello traders everywhere. Stocks swung between small gains and losses Friday after figures showed the U.S. economy grew at a strong rate in the first quarter but the pace of consumer and business spending slowed. First-quarter gross domestic product was 3.2%, the Commerce Department said on Friday, topping the consensus economist estimate of 2.5%, according […]

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"This greatly encourages us and gives us hope." Brief interviews with members of the global climate strike movement.

Truman Capote may have invented the term “nonfiction novel,” but John Hersey invented the thing itself.

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The relationship between fiction and nonfiction is like the one between art and architecture: fiction is pure, nonfiction is applied.

↩︎ The New Yorker

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‘New normal’ sees FX volatility remain muted

Home http://bit.ly/2vmGpjE Dovish stance of major central banks means volatility unlikely to pick up significantly

RBC grapples with early UK election risk

Home http://bit.ly/2PzAl0G Bank puts probability of no deal at 5%, but should it occur sterling could drop 10%, according to head of FX strategy in London

Argentine peso plummets as political risk rises

Home http://bit.ly/2IXIR8k Rising inflation and recession increase popularity of former president Cristina Kirchner

When fighting a parking ticket involves nine trips to court, two city hearings, and a one-on-one with a City Councilman.

Worth remembering: the US is among the top five most dangerous countries for journalists.

The Answer Is Blowing in Brazil’s Wind

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Renewable energy production in Latin America has grown dramatically over the last decade. The use of green technology like wind turbines and solar arrays continues to expand, as countries like Brazil seek to improve energy security and lower carbon emissions. Given this energy revolution, the opportunity for investment in renewable energy infrastructure in Latin America is robust, according to Paulo de Meira Lins and Valentina Cumo of Darby Brazil.

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The Answer Is Blowing in Brazil’s Wind

Investment Adventures in Emerging Markets http://bit.ly/2UDqKa1

Renewable energy production in Latin America has grown dramatically over the last decade. The use of green technology like wind turbines and solar arrays continues to expand, as countries like Brazil seek to improve energy security and lower carbon emissions. Given this energy revolution, the opportunity for investment in renewable energy infrastructure in Latin America is robust, according to Paulo de Meira Lins and Valentina Cumo of Darby Brazil.

Artykuł The Answer Is Blowing in Brazil’s Wind pochodzi z serwisu Investment Adventures in Emerging Markets.

"When you live on the mainland, you don’t get any elation from going and buying a cucumber." Life on a small island.

Financials Setting Up An Island Top Formation

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As we continue to scan the charts for setups and trigger to alert our followers, we’ve come across a setup that may be more ominous than what it appears. Recently we’ve posted articles about how the SPY and the NQ have pushed into new all-time high price territory and how Gold is setting up for […]

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Examples of Soviet modernist architecture constructed in Central Asia.

"People living at least 2,000 years ago... crafted massive human sculptures with magnetized foreheads, cheeks and navels."

Drones of the future may look more like birds and bugs, thanks to one man's family's toy factory.

Due to an uptick in sightings, the Navy establishes official protocol for pilots to report UFOs.

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In some cases, pilots—many of whom are engineers and academy graduates—claimed to observe small spherical objects flying in formation. Others say they’ve seen white, Tic Tac-shaped vehicles.

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GDP Was Great But Intel Could Keep A Lid On the Rally

One Option Trading Blog http://bit.ly/2IYeEWQ Posted 9:30 AM ET - The market has been treading water at the all-time high and traders are hoping that strong profits will push it through. Mega cap tech stocks have reported this week and the results have generally been good. Domestic economic conditions are strong, but they are soft globally. Microsoft and Facebook posted strong results yesterday and the market was not able to stage much of a rally. Amazon posted huge results after the close and the stock is up 2%. Perhaps the bigger news is Intel. They lowered guidance for the entire year and cited a decline in …

Friday Headlines: Where do you see yourself in 10,000 years?

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"It reflected a different Jordan, one that was after its time.” What it's like to wear Michael Jordan's cologne 20 years later.

GDP Was Great But Intel Could Keep A Lid On the Rally

One Option Trading Blog http://bit.ly/2IYeEWQ Posted 9:30 AM ET - The market has been treading water at the all-time high and traders are hoping that strong profits will push it through. Mega cap tech stocks have reported this week and the results have generally been good. Domestic economic conditions are strong, but they are soft globally. Microsoft and Facebook posted strong results yesterday and the market was not able to stage much of a rally. Amazon posted huge results after the close and the stock is up 2%. Perhaps the bigger news is Intel. They lowered guidance for the entire year and cited a decline in …

How to find the ideal partner? Look for a "sauce man," of any gender.

A conversation with the author of a new book on data-parenting—how to make decisions informed by economic thinking.

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Gather the available data; estimate the costs and benefits of each potential course of action; factor in your family’s preferences and constraints; decide.

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Each time you swallow some sea water at the beach, you’re downing about as many viruses as there are people in North America.

Moore becomes founder and CEO of FX HedgePool

Home http://bit.ly/2ILs0q2 State Street and BBH veteran begins new buy-side to buy-side venture

Credit Agricole appoints Mignucci as director of e-sales and strategy, Emea

Home http://bit.ly/2PyzOfh Former head of e-business Americas, FX, rates and credit started working for the bank in 2010