Even a Dovish Fed Can’t Buoy Markets Right Now
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held its first meeting of the year this week, and it was slightly more dovish than many people expected Still, it wasn’t enough to keep stock markets from...
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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held its first meeting of the year this week, and it was slightly more dovish than many people expected Still, it wasn’t enough to keep stock markets from...
Every year we’re warned to get our flu shots We’re told that the flu kills tens of thousands of people each flu season, and we’re constantly being reminded of the potential dangers of the...
While much of the financial advice you hear in the media needs to be taken with a grain of salt, every now and then you hear a nugget of truth In this case it’s coming from legendary hedge fund...
Millions of American retirees receive Social Security payments each month And while Social Security wasn’t intended to be the sole source of retirement income for retired Americans, many people...
By now even the most fervent stock market bulls realize that the current valuations of stock markets are way out of whack with underlying market fundamentals By just about every measure, stocks are...
At the end of 2019, Germans lined up outside gold stores to buy gold The reason The German government was lowering the limit on anonymous purchases of gold from €10,000 to €2,000 The way gold...
It isn’t every day that you hear someone in the mainstream financial media talk about gold When they do, it’s often in a pejorative manner So to hear someone in the financial media talking about...
When judging how their investment portfolios will perform, most investors look at economic factors to estimate future performance They’ll look at price to earnings ratios, balance sheets, Federal...
Investors always have a lot on their minds, particularly when it comes to saving for retirement They’re always trying to figure out which way markets will move, when they’ll move, and what assets...
Next to stocks, bonds, and cash, gold is probably the top investment asset when it comes both to investor interest and common curiosity Cultures across the world and throughout history have valued...
Many investors think of gold as a hedge against economic turmoil, inflation, and financial crisis And with the economy slowing, stock markets near all-time highs and poised for a crash, and the...
One of the characteristic traits of an economy that is circling the drain is one in which the central bank directly monetizes the debt issued by the government Once that starts to happen, there is no...
One of the dominant themes in markets today is the vast amount of near-junk grade debt that’s floating around out there Corporate debt levels are nearly double what they were during the financial...
At the beginning of the year, the Federal Reserve was expected to hike interest rates at least twice Instead, it cut rates three times What should we expect in 2020 With numerous analysts and...
As 2019 winds to a close, stock markets continue to see record highs It’s a lot different than this time last year, when markets were plummeting to end the year So what has changed Well, the...
While many know about buying gold and silver, most probably don’t know that there are other precious metals in which they can buy One of the most common precious metals aside from gold and silver...
With the House of Representatives having impeached President Trump last Wednesday, the natural question is: what effect will that have on markets Judging by the way stock markets reacted in early...
Many people like to joke about how Congress always drags its feet on important pieces of legislation or on important societal issues One need only look at the crisis facing Social Security, something...
Gold is set to achieve its greatest annual gains since 2010, and it’s just the beginning of what could be a record-setting bull run If the current gold price holds up through the end of the year,...
Eastern Europe has seen a gold rush of sorts as numerous countries have sought to repatriate their gold holdings that had been held abroad Some of that gold had been held in London since World War...
The Federal Open Market Committee kept its target federal funds rate steady last week in a move that was largely anticipated by markets Markets had priced in previous rate cuts and weren’t looking...