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Stock markets are always a trailing indicator of the health of the economy. They very often remain elevated even after the onset of a recession, only really falling into the depths once the existence of a recession is fully realized. But the behavior of stock markets today is nothing...
When it comes to stock market crashes and financial crises, you can often feel like you’re playing a game of musical chairs. Those who see the crash coming and protect their assets ahead of time are the ones who are often best protected. That includes investors who decide to...
Whenever the Federal Reserve, or any government agency for that matter, intervenes in the economy, it is always going to end up picking winners and losers. Government intervention distorts economic activity, and very often in ways that are detrimental to the functioning of the economy.The Federal Reserve’s latest attempts...
Hope springs eternal in the minds of many investors, who are optimistic that stock markets will regain their former high levels. But with the Dow Jones now closer to 20,000 points than 30,000 points, that isn’t likely. Still, there are major reasons not to invest in stocks and corporate...
The last couple of weeks have seen an unprecedented amount of Federal Reserve intervention in financial markets. Just to recap, here’s what the Fed had already done as of last Friday:Pledged up to $5.5 trillion in repo market liquidity; Cut its target federal funds rate to zero; Promised...