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In mid-2007, a unit of Bear Stearns began to experience difficulties due to its exposure to the subprime mortgage market Little did anyone know at the time, but that incident was the canary in the...
For decades, Argentina has been a cautionary tale Once upon a time, Argentina was one of the richest countries in the world “Rich as an Argentine” was once a common phrase But in the latter...
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...
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,...
If you’ve been reading mainstream media on the topic of recession, you’ve probably seen the pretty stark dichotomy between the differing views on recession On the one hand, you have the bullish...
“As safe as money in the bank” is a phrase that has been used for decades to describe something that was absolutely safe Bank vaults once had a reputation for keeping money safe, and since the...
If there’s one thing to know about financial crises, it’s that every crisis is different While regulators and politicians try to pass laws and enact regulations to keep another crisis from...
The term stagflation conjures up images of the 1970s, long lines at gas stations, and price controls For most Americans, their only knowledge of stagflation is from history books And even many older...
More and more Americans today expect the economy to fall into recession this year A recession wouldn’t be surprising, as the economy has faced headwinds for a while and has been on the cusp 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...
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...
To say that this year has been one of ups and downs, twists and turns, elation and disappointment is perhaps an understatement And perhaps nowhere has that been more keenly felt than in markets...
