What Is the VIX and How Does It Measure Volatility?In finance, the term VIX is short for the Chicago Board of Exchange’s Volatility Index. This index...
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) is among the tech companies in China that have recorded poor performance. Another one is JD.com Inc (NASDAQ: JD)....
Six natural gas investments to buy as energy prices soar during Russia’s war against neighboring Ukraine give investors a chance to profit as other stocks...
This whole “inflation” scenario isn’t really that difficult to piece together, effect from cause. Sure, Jay Powell’s trying to nuke it by hiking...
From the Fed: Industrial Production and Capacity UtilizationIn April, total industrial production increased 1.1 percent—the fourth consecutive month of gains of 0.8 percent or greater—and manufacturing...
As the economy continues to recover from the pandemic, a combination of strong demand, severe supply disruptions, widespread labor shortages, and surging...
What Is Quantitative Tightening?The main job of a central bank, like the Federal Reserve, is to keep the economy strong through maximum employment and...
The Russia/Ukraine war can’t be overlooked. It is having a major impact on the global supply of fossil fuels. The sanctions and widening embargo against...
The ARKK ETF has had a rough year, but it lately has been showing some momentum. Here's how to trade it from here.
Lacalle: Powell's "Soft Landing" Is Impossible Authored by Daniel Lacalle, After more than a decade of chained stimulus packages and extremely...
Keep reading for a few tips to help you learn how to invest in a bear market and still make money. Let's get started. The post...
A 'Perfect Storm': Sharp Rise In Home Prices, Mortgage Rates Driving Working Americans Out Of The Market Authored by Michael Washburn via...
"A 'Perfect Storm': Sharp Rise In Home Prices, Mortgage Rates Driving Working Americans Out Of The Market Authored by Michael Washburn via...
Today we’ll look at what stagflation is, as well as how it impacts you and the broader economy. Keep reading to get started. The post What...
Empire Fed Manufacturing Survey Unexpectedly Crashes To Post-COVID Lows As Goldman lowers its US growth forecasts for 2022 and 2023, the NY...
A prolonged Covid-lockdown of Shanghai could cause longer-than-expected disruption to global supply chains and raise inflationary pressure. As one of China’s...
One Step Closer To Recession: Goldman Cuts S&P Price Target To 4,300; Slashes GDP Forecast It took Goldman three months to slash its (widely...
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and mine is that the issues we've experienced in the first half of 2022 will be mitigated in the...
"Dangerous Nonsense": Larry Summers Warns Democrats' Price-Gouging Bill Could Backfire Former Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers slammed...
An infant nutrition expert explains what is behind the current formula shortage and what can be done to support hard-pressed parents.
(On vacation for the rest of the month. Going to Portugal. Commentary will resume on June 1. Good luck to us all.)The market is a fickle...
Entering the Second Quarter, it’s been nothing short of a stock market sell-off in 2022. The question is, why? The post Understanding the Stock Market...
Penny Stocks to Buy? Here are a few for your watch list. The post Penny Stocks To Buy In May? 3 To Watch Before Next Week...
The New Zealand dollar is headed for its seventh consecutive losing week. NZD/USD has declined 2.51% this week and the currency is trading at July 2020...
Is This The Market Bottom? JPMorgan Explains Two days ago we shared the latest thoughts from Morgan Stanley's QDS (quant and derivative desk)...
Over the week to 11 May, global equities lost 7.1% (MSCI AC World index in US dollar terms) in a market that continues to be dogged...
Americans Are Using Plastic To Make Ends Meet As Prices Continue To Rise Via SchiffGold.com, Americans are feeling the pinch of inflation. Wages...
