Market Update (2 januari 2015)

Kredietcrisis

Euro zone no longer obliged to rescue Greece, Merkel ally says (Reuters)

Russian Economy in Crisis: Will We See Contagion? (Bloomberg)

Econoom Piketty weigert onderscheiding Franse staat (NU.nl)

Russia annual inflation jumps to 11.4% as rouble falls (BBC)

Valutacrisis

Euro Weakens to 2010 Low on Draghi as Stocks Climb With Dollar (Bloomberg)

Draghi: Risk of ECB failing its mandate higher than 6 mths ago – paper (Reuters)

Euro Global Reserve Holdings Decrease to Lowest in a Decade (Bloomberg)

Lithuania joins euro as tensions with neighbouring Russia rise (Reuters)

It’s raining yen (Breakingviews)

Geopolitiek

Finland wants to continue talks with Russia – president (Itar-Tass)

Iran says Saudi Arabia should move to curb oil price fall (Reuters)

Former US firm Blackwater to train Ukrainian military for street fighting — source (Itar-Tass)

Turkey, Russia Should Work on Alternative to South Stream Creation: Envoy (Sputnik News)

Obama Suggested US Behind Plummeting Oil Prices: Senior Russian Official (Sputnik News)

Greenspan: Structure of the Oil Market Has Changed (Bloomberg)

Saudi Arabia beheads 87th person this year (BNO News)

BRICS

No need to dramatize situation with settlements in dollars — deputy FM (Itar-Tass)

The Double Helix: China-Russia (Vineyardsaker, klik voor PDF)

Goud

Turkish gold imports surge in November (Anadolu Agency)

Silver and Gold Sales at the U.S. Mint 2014 (Smaulgld)

Happy New Year! 2015 Year of the Fire (FOFOA)

Willem Middelkoop: The War on Gold and the Financial Endgame (Goldbroker)

Grafiek/Cartoon van de dag

Verkoop goud en zilver bij de US Mint sinds 1986

Filmregisseur Oliver Stone verdenkt CIA van coup in Oekraïne