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How Long Before Mortgage Rates Rise?? Two of the biggest hurdles constraining the world economy have just been cleared. Dogged for most of 2019 by trade tensions and political risk…
Jeff Clark, senior precious metals analyst at GoldSilver.com, Gold is "something people flock to when they're uncertain of the markets," says one expert. Here's how and when it can be smart for precious metals to fit into your portfolio.
Goldman Has a Big Worry Heading into 2020 That Could Cause Market TurmoilDec 16, 2019 - 07:24:38 PST
Goldman Sachs highlights a decline in stock buybacks as a market risk next year, saying it could cause increased volatility.
US/China Trade Deal Leaves a Large Deficit & a Permanent Collision CourseDec 16, 2019 - 07:19:22 PST
Investors should watch trade numbers for reliable signs of the real value of last week's trade agreement between the U.S. and China, writes Dr. Michael Ivanovitch.
Peter Schiff: Jerome Powell Is Resurrecting the Inflation Monster Paul Volcker SlayedDecember 16, 2019
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker passed away last week. Volker was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, but served most of his term under President Ronald Reagan. Volker was best-known for fighting inflation with interest rate hikes. At the peak, Volker pushed rates all the way to 20%.Peter talked about Volcker in a recent podcast, noting that he was credited with slaying the inflation monster that today's Fed seems happy to resurrect.
The $2.2 trillion repurchase agreement (repo) market is a crucial source of funding and helps ensure that banks have the liquidity to meet their daily operational needs and maintain sufficient reserves.
The Fed's game is to create the illusion of liquidity by being the buyer of last resort...
The US dollar index (DXY) is up more than 1% year-to-date, rising despite summer recession fears and trade war tensions.
Even only a slight increase in interest rates creates millions more in interest payments for consumers.
Gold steadied on Monday as a weaker dollar and a lack of details on the "phase one" U.S.-China trade deal offset pressure from gains in the stock markets.
U.S. equity futures and European stocks started the week on the front foot amid hopes a partial trade deal between America and China eases a key risk for investors heading into year-end. Treasuries slipped.Contracts on the main U.S. benchmarks all rose in the wake of Friday’s agreement
The reining in of bank risk after the financial crisis is giving way to a loosening of the rules just as the desperation for yield makes banks more willing to gamble.
The Federal Reserve will be offering more cash in money markets for the next several weeks. That should mean more stability in U.S. interest rates during the year-end period.
The Federal Reserve will be offering more cash in money markets for the next several weeks. That should mean more stability in U.S. interest rates during the year-end period.
American consumers have kept the U.S. economy barreling toward a record 11th year of expansion, but the locomotive might be running out of steam.
For the first three quarters of this year, gold peaked with an almost 25% gain more than double the rise of the S&P 500 at the time. Gold was on pace for its best year in a decade. Probably still is.
Japan has not recovered fully from the lost decade of the 1990s. The Asian financial crisis was exacerbated by the dot-com crash and then a few years later the global economic collapse.
China Looks to Become a World Leader in Blockchain as US Policy Is AbsentDec 16, 2019 - 05:07:57 PST
President Xi says China needs to "seize the opportunities" presented by blockchain, in what appears to be one of the first instances of a major world leader backing the tech.
Budget deficits that are projected to rise for years are straining the plumbing of the U.S. financial system, making it harder for the Fed to manage interest rates.
The world’s oldest central bank stands to be the most significant this month as it pioneers a shift away from negative interest rates.