A big wild card for markets in 2019—a possible return of inflation.
if inflation becomes negative—then it’s deflation. Persistent deflation causes a whole host of economic problems as consumers reduce spending, businesses cut back on output, unemployment rises
It's been a brutal day for gold & silver. If Christopher is correct on his latest call, it's about to get much worse for the gold bulls. Here's why...
Japan relies heavily on imports for its energy requirements, leaving it highly exposed to swings in oil prices, which are a key driver of its core consumer price index.
The Fed's new guidance on its balance sheet policies has material implications for the outlook for global liquidity and will help perpetuate an environment of low market interest rates
The BEA released its third revision to the GDP which was revised modestly lower to just 2.2%, below the 2.3% expected, and below the 2.6% reported last month.
Such stratospheric debt levels will be completely untenable -- it'd be like saddling every taxpayer with an additional mortgage on top of his or her existing housing, credit card and student loans
The share of Americans who are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country – 7 in 10 in January – is higher now than at any time in the past year
Bill Greene's biggest claim to fame is spurning Donald Trump and voting for Ron Paul as a member of the electoral college in 2016. But Bill is more than just a "faithless elector." He's an assistant professor of political science at South Texas College, and an expert on "constitutional tender" and sound money.In this edition of It's Your Dime, host Mike Maharrey talks to Bill about his experience as a member of the electoral college and the importance of reestablishing gold and silver as legal tender in the United States.
In December 2015, JPMorgan agreed to pay more than $300 million to the SEC and to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Deutsche Bank may be forced to write down Commerzbank’s loans after a tie-up if the larger lender applies tougher risk models, potentially creating the need for additional capital
Lax money-laundering controls, market rigging, selling toxic securities—Deutsche Bank has been investigated for all of these practices since the 2008 financial crisis
Currencies from South Africa’s rand to Brazil’s real are witnessing a spike in their expected volatility, signaling concern they may weaken the most along with the lira over the next month. The price-swings have evoked memories of last year when a meltdown in the Turkish exchange rate spurred panic
China expert and Yale University senior fellow Stephen Roach isn't very optimistic about a potential deal between Washington and Beijing.
China has enough policy tools to cope with economic slowdown.
Every time the folks at the Federal Reserve talk about the "Powell Pause," they assure us that the US economy is still strong. The president assures us that the US economy is still strong. The pundits on the financial news networks assure us that the US economy is still strong. But the US consumer doesn't seem to be buying it.US consumer confidence declined for the fourth month out of five in February, surprising economists who expected an increase in optimism.
The Fed's March meeting was expected to have been uneventful. Instead, it set off what is now a week's worth of upheaval in global bond markets that could still have a ways to go.
- And beginning maybe sooner than anyone is prepared for?
An overly dovish Federal Reserve — along with their downwardly revised GDP estimates for 2019 and 2020 —suggest a policy body concerned...
Behind these grim figures are countless stories of New Yorkers who desperately want to move into homes of their own but have encountered barriers due to the lack of truly affordable housing