In October 2010, Warren Buffett thought that stocks were far more attractive than bonds, a prediction that proved to be accurate.
Without a basic level of trust regarding the intentions and expected behavior of other human beings, our modern civilization would very quickly disintegrate...
Last month, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates again, the ninth consecutive increase since the Fed began raising rates in ... Read more
Daily investment at the Federal Reserve’s Overnight Reverse Repo (ON RRP) facility increased from a few billion dollars in March 2021 to more than...
As the end of April approaches, will 2023 be another year where the “Sell In May” strategy works? While no one knows the answer, historical statistics,...
Part of the job of the Federal Reserve (also known as the Fed) is to ensure stability throughout the economy so that its monetary policies can...
US Debt: Visualizing The $31.4 Trillion Owed In 2023 Can you picture what $31.4 trillion looks like? The enormity of U.S. government debt...
Settlement fails in corporate securities increased sharply in 2022, reaching levels not seen since the 2007-09 financial crisis. As a fraction of trading...
Bills, Notes, Or Bonds? Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, 260 Fed meetings will occur between the issuance and maturity...
260 Fed meetings will occur between the issuance and maturity of a 30-year Treasury bond. There will be 260 times when the Fed raises, lowers, or...
The Math Behind Deposit Insurance, And Why It's The Beginning Of The End As Simon White writes today, "a full guarantee of all bank deposits...
The End Of Moral Hazard And The Dollar's Debasement Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, A full guarantee of all bank deposits...
Futures Rally Fizzles As SNB Bailout Underwhelms, Banking Fears Linger, ECB Looms Well, we warned last night that the euphoria from the "rescue"...
SVB, as it’s known, collapsed with lightning speed following a run on its deposits.
Five agricultural investments to purchase amid Russia’s raging war against Ukraine feature an industry fund, the world’s largest farm equipment manufacturer,...
Treasury Keeps Quarterly Debt Sales Unchanged Amid Debt-Limit Fiasco, Is Still Considering Buyback Program Amid the escalating debt ceiling...
A Multipolar Shift With Energy And Dollar Disruptions Authored by Victor Xing via The Mises Institute, Executive Summary In the near term,...
Slow Pace Of Balance Sheet Reduction Calls Into Question Fed's Commitment To Inflation Fight Via SchiffGold.com, Most people have focused...
“Kitchen table” issues were on the minds of our readers in 2022, though what was labeled as such was perhaps a bit broader than in the...
What Are Open Market Operations?Open market operations refer to a central bank’s purchase and sale of government securities to implement monetary policy....
The cost of borrowing for a home has fallen in recent months, despite repeated increases of the benchmark interest rate. An economist explains the seeming...
The cost of borrowing for a home has fallen in recent months, despite repeated increases of the benchmark interest rate. An economist explains the par...
Back in the day, a double dog dare was often a kid's first introduction to evaluating risk and reward. The rarely presented double dog dare happens...
What Is Helicopter Money?What’s a surefire way to encourage spending, and thus, spur growth? How about dropping money from the sky? As far-stretched...
Treasury Market Liquidity & Volatility Problems Could Derail Fed Balance Sheet Reduction Authored by Michael Maharrey via SchiffGold.com, Interest...
You're Living In A World Wrought By The Federal Reserve. Notice Anything Wrong? Authored by Lynn Parramore via The Institute for New Economic...
Policymakers and market participants are closely watching liquidity conditions in the U.S. Treasury securities market. Such conditions matter because liquidity...
What Will Break First As The Fed Continues To Tighten: Financial Giants Duke It Out One week ago, in its latest and quite apocalyptic note...
The Fed is also beginning to reduce its massive balance sheet, which is beginning to cause disruptions in the $24 trillion Treasury market.
Today, we are pleased to present a guest contribution written by Joshua Aizenman (University of Southern California). In the Reykjavik roundtable on...