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The 2008 financial crisis started out slowly, before it accelerated with a bang And no event did more to panic markets and investors than the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 Having been...
Central bankers around the world, including the US Federal Reserve System, are facing a dilemma With inflation at 40-year highs, and hitting double digits in some countries for the first time in...
While all eyes have been on the Federal Reserve in recent weeks, events in Europe have shaken things up, bringing the realization that the trigger for the next recession could very well be abroad And...
As the Federal Reserve reiterates its desire to raise interest rates in order to keep inflation under control, markets seem to have finally come to grips with the fact that the easy money gravy train...
When the history of the war in Ukraine is finally written, the most long-lasting effect of it may not be its geopolitical ramifications or even geographical changes In fact, it may be the changes to...
With the Federal Open Market Committee set to meet for the first time since its summer recess, all eyes are on the Federal Reserve Markets are expecting another 75 basis point rate increase, but a...
There are two things about inflation that are certain The first is that it’s a huge problem for millions of Americans The second is that no one knows which way inflation rates are going to move And...
Now that summer is coming to an end, kids are back at school, and businesses are gearing up for the end of the year push, things are getting back to normal as far as the economy goes Or at least...
With inflation at the highest levels we’ve seen in 40 years, American consumers are dealing with issues that they haven’t seen on a large scale in decades Among those is...
When it comes to trying to understand why markets behave the way they do, it can be important to realize that psychology can play just as important a role as reality And that’s perhaps never been...
In a recent NBC News poll, 74% of Americans think that the country is on the wrong track, and only 21% think the country is heading in the right direction That’s a sobering statistic, and one that...
If you follow markets on a daily basis, you might be forgiven for thinking that everything is going just fine with the economy Markets seem to be doing well despite high inflation, shrugging off...
