“Inflation is never neutral.” — Ludwig von Mises “Inflation is like trying to catch a tiger by its tail.” — Friedrich Hayek Adam Smith, the...
Several factors will likely keep US house prices on an upward trajectory this year. Still low mortgage rates as well as the post-pandemic exodus out of...
Global equities have continued their sell-off over the last week. What is new is that markets are now reacting to risks of weaker economic data weighing...
Sorry folks, I’m back!!!! Anyhow, I was following the news the last few weeks and was struck by a couple of items that seem to have...
Nowhere To Hide Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, Investors don’t need to be told about the recent stock market crashes....
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...
When I joined the financial market in the 1980’s as a young graduate, I was given a simple rule from an old-timer which went something like...
The drawdown in bonds is not much less than bitcoin’s drawdown from its all-time high. Legacy finance is demonstrating to be just as volatile as bit...
Long-Term Oil Prices Beginning To Reflect The Coming Oil Shortage, Part 2 Via GoldMoney Insights, In this two-part report we analyse the...
Why Won't The Fed Be Able To Shrink Its Balance Sheet? Authored by Michael Maharrey via SchiffGold.com, Earlier this week, Federal Reserve...
Yield Curve Inversions & Media's Denial Of History Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice,com, Yield curve inversion conversations...
Yield curve inversion conversations are dominating the media to the point it almost sounds like the start of a bad joke. "A yield curve inversion walks...
Keep reading to find a diversified portfolio example to promote long-term growth while protecting from downside risk. The post The 2022 Diversified Portfolio...
Inflation is running hot, and the Fed is projecting seven rate increases this year alone. As if that is not concerning enough for bond investors, the...
Two weeks into the invasion, here’s what’s been happening so far.
Geopolitical stress from the Russia/Ukraine situation piles onto the market and the Fed, which is now faced not only with worries of the U.S inflation...
A recent report from Pantera Capital said moves in the debt market and the Fed’s shifting monetary policy could be the fodder that fuels Bitcoin’s...
Pershing Square's Bill Ackman made money on the economy's decline at the beginning of the pandemic and then its rebound later on.
Pershing Square's Bill Ackman made money on the economy's decline at the beginning of the pandemic and then its rebound later on.
What Is a Corporate Bond? In a nutshell, a corporate bond is like a loan from an investor to a company, which the company repays with interest...
Lacy Hunt: Negative Real Rates Are A Strong Recession Warning Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, In his 4th Quarter Review and Outlook, Lacy provides some...
Europe's Spendthrifts Are Stuck In Irreversible Debt-Traps Authored by Alasdair Macleod via GoldMoney.com, A Euro Catastrophe Could Collapse It This article looks at the situation in...
Many market observers have been predicting a sharp rise in US real yields for at least a year (ourselves included). In 2021 it never quite came....
What Is Diversification in Investing? In finance and investing, diversification is a popular term for mitigating risk by dividing one’s investments between a variety of asset...
2021 Greatest Hits: The Most Popular Articles Of The Past Year And A Look Ahead One year ago, when looking at the 20 most popular stories...
Stock Market Crashes: Key Takeaways Many market bubbles have turned into widespread crashes — study the past! Are we in a stock market bubble? Learn the...
The Fed's Catch-22 Taper Is A Weapon, Not A Policy Error Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, Back in 2018 leading up to Christmas the Federal...
By prioritising prudence over business support, the chancellor will probably do more harm in the long run.
The Great Reconciliation Of Asset Prices In 2022 Authored by Michael Pento via PentoPort.com, The coming new year will be fraught with risk due to the...
For the past three weeks, financial markets have been ruled by the unknowns related to the Omicron variant and those surrounding the US Federal Reserve’s monetary...