Risk assets have taken a fresh beating in May. As of last night, the S&P 500 index was down 5.5% on the month, with energy (-9.2%), technology (-8%), materials (-7.4%), industrials (-7.1%) an…
The vice chairman of the Federal Reserve on Thursday identified factors that would cause the central bank to lower interest rates — but didn’t point out what could cause it to move rates in the opposite direction.
This is a significant amount of gold. Here are the details...
Crazy Train! 10Y US Treasury Yields Follow Trade As Japanese Lender Plans To Issue Junk Bonds At 0.99%
In December, Powell said the Fed was on "autopilot". Let's compare those dot plots with current Fed Fund Futures.
Venezuela’s central bank unexpectedly released new economic figures this week, offering a rare, official window into the ...
Brazil, Mexico and Argentina -- have contracted simultaneously for the second time in just over three years, causing yet another headache for policy makers. More immediate concerns include trade tensions abroad and rising political uncertainty at home.
Pattern recognition and trading systems expert Dimitri Speck, author of "The Gold Cartel", explains why the perfect storm for gold is brewing...
Back in March of 2009, within days of the bear market low, I shared a chart that highlighted a very interesting long-term Fibonacci support level.
U.S.-based exchange-traded funds saw $7 billion leave their portfolios just in the month of May...
The increasing frequency of flash crashes in the $5.1 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market has regulators scrambling for answers.
Salving has revived threats to initiate an Italian parallel currency... Salvini is taking the first tentative steps toward ousting Five Star.
Also notable from the chart above is that each of the rebounds from home sales declines has been weaker and weaker.
“Pop quiz, hotshot. There’s a ‘corporate junk bond’ bomb on a bus. Once the economy slides toward 0%, the bomb is armed. If Deutsche Bank goes bust, it blows up. What do you do? What do you do?”
Bond prices have spiked and yields have fallen in the last several weeks. Investors are beginning to see a recession on the horizon and they are pouring into Treasurys believing they will provide a safe haven. In his most recent podcast, Peter said bond buyers are right about the looming recession, but they are making the wrong bet.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday (May 30) proposed to create a new “special currency” for the region based on gold, ...
The Philippines is joining a slew of central banks that are increasing gold holdings in foreign reserves.
Billionaire investor Thomas Kaplan said he sees the possibility of $5,000 gold on the horizon during an interview on the David Rubenstein Show.Kaplan serves as the chairman and chief investment officer of The Electrum Group, New York-based investment, advisory and asset management firm focusing on the natural resources sector. He's also known for his philanthropic work and as the largest private collector of Rembrandt's artwork.
B3-rated companies, at the lowest end of the speculative spectrum, are piling on debt, accounting for 44% of new issuance in 2018.
The founder of the world’s largest hedge fund says the clash between the U.S. and China is bigger than just a trade war, and the U.S. may be escalating it to...