Tax reform that adds to the debt is likely to slow, rather than improve, long-term economic growth.
House Republicans on Friday quietly made changes to their far-reaching tax overhaul: Now its tax cuts would be less generous for many Americans.
Well before term ends, NY Fed President William Dudley, a key figure in managing the financial crisis and its aftermath, announced his retirement.
Carles Puigdemont says he fears he and his colleagues will not receive fair hearing in Spanish courts
The “completely shattered” US-Russia relationship is the greatest threat to peace across the globe, the German foreign minister warned. The world will see more uncertainty should Moscow and Washington fail to find common ground.
With the threat of another Korean war looming, this week’s US-China summit in Beijing could be the most important in decades.
Stephen Roach, former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, lists North Korea's nuclear ambitions as a top geopolitical risk.
A Navy admiral sent a blunt assessment of the dangers of military action to lawmakers.
He also plans to eliminate all physical cash in the country
The appointment of Jerome Powell as the new chair of the Federal Reserve must be interpreted by the markets as a sign of continuity. He is not the hawk that many market participants feared and neither holds a dovish and dangerous stance.
Myth 1 is that the government owes “only” $20 trillion. (In reality, it’s much more.) But luckily, Myth 10 is that there’s no way to fix this problem… Prof. Antony Davies explains.
The triggers for explosive change have already been planted. What concerns me is, when these changes come to fruition and crisis follows, will the masses even notice?
This fulcrum is slowly shifting: the ECB has just announced a reduction in its bond purchase programme, the Bank of England is likely to hike this month – even in the face of economic weakness –the Fed will likely hike rates again in December, and the PBoC has recently warned of asset overvaluation.
Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said it has detected a new malware able to steal cryptocurrencies from users’ web wallets by replacing their address with that of its creator.
The speculation around bitcoin is the “very definition of a bubble,” Credit Suisse Group AG Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam said as the currency exceeded $7,000 for the first time.
The only question now, it seems, is how long before it goes to zero.
Themis Trading is raising a red flag about the exuberance surrounding CME Group Inc.’s plans to introduce bitcoin futures by the end of the year.
The comeback in complex credit derivatives blamed for exacerbating the global financial crisis is picking up pace.
Rick Rule brings a timely update for fatigued gold & silver investors. Here's the latest...
Rob says that crypto will push the fiat money system over the cliff, and then crypto will work out, but only if this specific thing happens to it...