Market Update (19 december 2014)

Kredietcrisis

CBS: Vermogen van huishoudens fors gedaald (CBS)

U.S. Stocks Jump on Fed Reassurance (Wall Street Journal)

Will the European Union reindex stock markets to 100 points? (Economic Voice)

Valutacrisis

Asia central bankers on guard but feel safe from Russia currency crisis (Reuters)

Putin says central bank, government taking adequate measures (Reuters)

China verlengt valutaswap met Rusland (Doijer & Kalff)

Currency movements drive reserve composition (Bank for International Settlements)

BOJ Keeps Record Easing as Oil’s Fall Challenges Kuroda (Bloomberg)

Geopolitiek

George Soros may be appointed head of National Bank of Ukraine (APA)

Putin: Europe must decide on gas via new route (Natural Gas Europe)

Why Would the Saudis Deliberately Crash the Oil Markets? (Foreign Policy)

‘Impossible’ to cut oil production – Saudi oil minister (Russia Today)

Russia Sanctions: Beware the Blowback (Reuters)

Russia not attacking west, just defending its interests – Putin (Russia Today)

Gorbachev: US Needs to Have Enemy to Return to Policy of Pressure (Sputnik News)

BRICS

Putin equates Russia’s ‘look east’ with US’ AsiaPivot (BRICS Post)

Beijing may boost project spending in Russia amid rouble crisis (South China Morning Post)

Jaguar halts sales in Russia as rouble collapse bites (Telegraph)

Shopping in Russia Just Got Really Weird (Businessweek)

Goud

Zwitserland exporteerde dit jaar ruim 1.000 ton goud naar Azië (Goudstandaard)

Guest Post: Australia Audits Gold Reserves At BOE (Bullionstar)

Dealers offer gold discount for first time in five months (Reuters)

Goudkoers stijgt door uitblijven renteverhoging Fed (Hollandgold)

Money, trust and gold (Gold chat)

Grafiek/Cartoon van de dag

Opmerkelijke beeldspraak door Poetin tijdens zijn jaarlijkse persconferentie

De geschiedenis van de dollar (klik voor een leesbare versie)