Events / news that I missed, and which seemed interesting

Possible merger of Uralkali and Silvinit. Say, such a monster will become number 2 after Potash himself. And if the latter is still bought, then honorary # 1 himself.

It hardly matters to Argentina how high international wheat prices go in the wake of Russia’s export ban: its producers are unlikely to be able to cash in. (FT) Все как всегда. Not known, which drives up food prices more in short periods, short-term supply shocks, speculators or officials. (Argentine exports)

Mining executives and analysts estimate that iron ore prices for the fourth quarter will drop by 10-15% and coking coal prices by 5-10%, pushing down steel prices or widening steelmakers’ profit margins. (from here)

****Argentina’s central bank on Thursday relaxed key monetary targets after overshooting annual goals for growth in monetary aggregates, heralding a stance that favours stoking growth over reining in inflation. Nothing special yet, но интересно.. (from here)

Lies, damned lies, and equity mutual fund statistics. About the erroneous statement, that stock markets are rapidly losing their retail participants.

Dynamics of mortgage lending in European countries. (from here)

McDonald's issues yuan-denominated bonds …. (from here)

*** 65% Americans consider, that we have a double dip". I agree, now everyone is contrarian, but as O'Neal recently pointed out correctly (if I'm not mistaken, it seems he) about the euro, this is somehow too much..

*** CME mistakenly places test orders for trading. The name speaks for itself))

  Coincidence
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