Central banks have used all their tools and a decade of weak productivity growth has made the global economy frail.
The Bank of England set out the rules of engagement that Facebook's Libra crypto-currency and other new digital payments providers would have to meet before they can open for business in Britain.
After an exceptionally strong August and positive returns for most of the year, U.S. Treasuries sold off sharply in mid-September after the Federal Reserve's widely anticipated rate cut.
The Federal Reserve and four other regulatory agencies have given final approval to changes in the “Volcker rule” passed after the 2008 financial meltdown to...
Italian economist Lucrezia Reichlin says the more the ECB is pushed to expand its policy remit, the more likely it is to trigger destabilizing political conflicts...
Before the U.S. repo market went haywire in mid-September, there were persistent signals for about a year that something was off.Rates had developed the troublesome habit of jumping at the end of months and quarters...
It’s been a decade since the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, and yet here we are in a world where the highest government bond yield starts with the number “2.”...
Global central banks have room to further cut interest rates before they begin to do more harm than good, although the Federal Reserve is unlikely to push its benchmark below zero, according to a survey of economists.
From droughts to carbon pricing, central banks must review their models
The EU will face a total “loss of control” amid multiple growing new crises in the Middle East and North Africa.
With three weeks and one day before the U.K. is scheduled to quit the European Union, the sense in markets is that it’s not going to happen. At least not yet.Across a range of assets, key indicators show investors are positioned...
Pacific Gas & Electric is trying to prevent wildfires ignited by electrical equipment.
Out of the seniors who are still working, a whopping 47% said they wish they were retired.
Mike Maloney recently visited his friend Chris Martenson at his home in Massachusetts. In this first of a series of three videos, they discuss the general state of the economy since the last time they spoke together, and the importance of being prepared for 'something big'. Visit Chris here.
As the trade war continues to escalate, China's rapid move towards de-dollarization continues...
For years, people have been selling their gold savings to buy stocks, but that could be reversing. Here's why...
Gold Rebounds $14 to $1506 as Optimism Around Us-China Trade Deal Hopes Turns Sour...
Now that Golden Week is behind us, Harvey says gold & silver will rise in price. Here's an update...
Discussion on everything that's going on in the macro economic environment. How is monetary policy effecting markets? What was it like to work in Japan during their bubble? Where do gold & Bitcoin fit into the modern portfolio?
The global economy continues to slow and in response, investors have begun to heed the global slowdown, sending prices of safe haven assets sharply hi