How Much More Will the Fed Raise Interest Rates?
Last week the Federal Open Market Committee raised its target federal funds rate another 25 basis points, to 500-525%, the highest level since 2007 It was an expected move, but now the question...
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Last week the Federal Open Market Committee raised its target federal funds rate another 25 basis points, to 500-525%, the highest level since 2007 It was an expected move, but now the question...
Americans hold over $66 trillion in retirement savings in 401(k) accounts, making them one of the largest sources of retirement savings in existence Americans also hold nearly $115 trillion in...
Only days after our warning that the US banking system wasn’t out of danger, another major bank failure ensued, as First Republic was seized by regulators and sold to JPMorgan Chase over the...
More and more Americans are working hard to try to safeguard their hard-earned retirement savings With 401(k) and IRA accounts holding trillions of dollars of accumulated savings and investments,...
As long as the sky doesn’t appear to be falling, it seems as though most people go through life oblivious to the threats facing them That includes the threats facing their finances as a result of...
Many people were understandably shocked a couple weeks ago when the US experienced the 2nd- and 3rd-largest bank failures in its history But with the Federal Reserve stepping in to help lend money to...
While the sale of Credit Suisse to UBS may have assuaged some fears about the international banking system, there are still numerous weaknesses that the past few weeks have highlighted In the US,...
To say that events of the past few days have been shocking and unnerving is a bit of an understatement Even those of us who expect a major recession or financial crisis to occur have been startled by...
Gold has a mystique about it, an aura, that really can’t be explained The sight of gold coins, gold jewelry, or gold bars can lead even the most virtuous goody two shoes into greed and avarice That...
The inflation that has impacted the US economy over the last couple of years has really brought to the fore the effect that loose monetary policy can have on the economy As money supply figures shot...
It’s no secret to anyone that inflation in the United States has been incredibly destructive Not a household in the country hasn’t felt its effects, whether at the grocery store, at the gas...
With the Federal Reserve continuing to hike interest rates, markets are finally getting wise to the reality that the easy money that has helped fuel the stock market in recent years is now gone The...
If you rely on the media to get your news and information about the economy, you’re probably in a state of whiplash right now It seems just a few short months ago that publications were downplaying...
Many Americans today are looking for ways to protect their hard-earned wealth They’re attuned to the headwinds facing the economy, and they want to make sure that their money doesn’t disappear...
Americans can be split into two camps: those who trust the Federal Reserve to guide monetary policy and lead the economy to a soft landing, and those who don’t trust the Fed Either the Fed will...
Many Americans are getting nervous about their financial health If high inflation weren’t bad enough already, the threat of recession seems to be growing every day And those of us who remember the...
For nearly 80 years the US dollar has been the world’s reserve currency That status was born out of victory in World War II, but was threatened only a few decades later as foreign nations began to...