Jane Thomason is an Australian academic who spent 15 years running hospitals and doing development work abroad followed by a 20-year stint building a $250-million...
Futures Tumble As Dollar Hits Record High; JPM, Morgan Stanley Slide US futures were already sliding fast as the reality of the Fed's upcoming...
The euro and U.S. dollar hit parity on Tuesday. Here's what the charts say could happen next.
The economic disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic sparked a global dash-for-cash as investors sold securities rapidly. This selling pressure...
When fiat money’s music finally stops, the inflationary pressure must go somewhere — and to bitcoin, the hardest asset, it will go.
The New Zealand dollar is seeing red on Monday, as the US dollar has started the week with gains against the major currencies after a solid...
Overview: The US dollar is bid against most currencies today, encouraged not just by good news in the US and poor news out of China, where...
High political drama in recent days included the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe and the resignation of UK Prime Minister Johnson. Yet,...
With the regulatory push for a tighter identification standards rises, the crypto industry definitely has some innovations to offer. ...
Overview: News that former Prime Minister Abe was assassinated shot while campaigning in Japan ahead of the weekend election shocked the nation and world....
Futures Extend Gains, Escape Technical Bear Market After China Hints At Massive Stimulus US equity futures rose for a 3rd day, rising above...
Is The Chinese Yuan Beginning To Chip Away At Dollar Dominance? Via SchiffGold.com, China appears to be chipping away at dollar dominance. While...
In his resignation letter, Economic Secretary to the Treasury John Glen said that “vital reforms" to the country’s financial services were ready to...
The Trolley-Car Problem, Part 1: The Fed's Predicament Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, An unstoppable trolley...
The DXY index is surging as investors embrace the US dollar’s role as a safe haven. The US dollar index surged to the highest level since...
Futures Flat As Traders Brace For Latest FOMC Minutes After yesterday's remarkable U-turn in US stocks which tumbled at the open only to recover...
Overview: The dollar jumped yesterday making new highs against most of the major currencies, including the euro, sterling, the dollar-bloc and the Scandis....
An unstoppable trolley car is barreling down the track. As the switchman, you stand at the junction where the track branches into two and you must...
Will developments in technology, geopolitics, and the financial market reduce the dollar’s important roles in the global economy? This post updates...
"Worst Start Since 1788": A Closer Look At The Catastrophic First Half Performance As discussed yesterday... Worst first half for stocks...
As inflation has taken center stage, markets have gone into retreat globally, and across asset classes. In 2022, as bond rates have risen, stock prices...
The major central banks were slow to respond to price pressures as the economies emerged from the unprecedented depths of the Covid crisis. They have pivoted...
Overview: Equities fell hard in the Asia Pacific region, with Taiwan’s 3.25% drop leading the move. It manufacturing PMI fell below 50 for the first...
Bitcoin is again under pressure, as bulls worry about a break to new 2022 lows.
Stocks, Cryptos Tumble To Close Out Catastrophic First-Half It was supposed to be a 7% ramp into month-end on billions in pension fund residual...
Futures Slide Amid Renewed Recession Fears After China Doubles Down On "Covid Zero" One day after futures ramped overnight (if only to crater...
Escobar: Behind The Tin Curtain - BRICS+ Vs NATO/G7 Authored by Pepe Escobar via The Cradle, The west is nostalgically caught up with outdated...
Futures, Commodities Jump After China Cuts Quarantine US stock futures rebounded from Monday's modest losses and traded near session highs...
Futures, Global Markets Rally, Bonds Slide As Traders Turn More Bullish Following the best week for stocks in one month, global stocks extended...
The USD/RUB price is hovering near its lowest level in 2015 as the strength of the Russian ruble continued. The pair is trading at 53.60, which...