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If you’ve been wondering what’s been going on with the US economy today, you’re not alone On the one hand, we’re being told by the Biden administration that the US economy is the strongest...
As Warren Buffett famously said once, the first rule of investing is never to lose money And the second rule is always to remember the first rule Now obviously that’s easier said than done There...
Wall Street has been hoping for months for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates It wants a return to what it sees as the glory days, when zero interest rates meant trillions of dollars...
With the Federal Open Market Committee having paused its interest rate hikes for the past several months, everyone expects that the current level of the federal funds rate is the highest it will be,...
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will meet this week for its first monetary policy meeting of the year While no one expects the Fed to cut rates at this meeting, they’re at least expecting...
If there’s anything that typifies the excesses of our modern society, it’s the amount of debt that exists Wherever you look, debt levels continue to increase and hit record levels Debt isn’t...
The US dollar has been the world’s reserve currency for close to 80 years now The American population has become used to the dollar being in demand around the world, as have US...
When you start to hear people saying “This time is different” or “Markets are at a permanently high plateau” it’s probably time to start worrying Whenever people start to get this bullish,...
As 2024 starts, and Wall Street hopes for the Federal Reserve to start cutting rates, the case for rate cuts has grown weaker and weaker After a relatively strong jobs report, the most recent...
As 2024 starts, there’s one thing on many Americans’ minds: will the US economy fall into recession or not Especially after bank failures early in 2023, everyone waited with bated breath last...
In a move that wasn’t at all surprising, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to hold its target interest rate steady at its final policy meeting of 2023 With that question settled for...
The performance of gold in recent weeks has been great for gold owners, with gold hitting new record highs But for silver owners things haven’t been nearly so good Normally when gold enters a...
