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Amid all the talk of wage growth and surveys suggesting input and output prices are soaring, the market for 'inflation expectations' is suddenly flashing a recessionary red flag not seen since July 2008.
First, I would like to say that the timing of Donald Trump's announcement on expansive trade tariffs is unusual if not impeccable.
What a true bond bear market looks like
The situation facing stocks may appear more ominous with the addition of President Donald Trump's tariff threat.
The situation facing stocks may appear more ominous with the addition of President Donald Trump's tariff threat.
President Donald Trump on Friday declared "trade wars are good, and easy to win," a bold claim that will likely anger those on Wall Street… and even some establishment Republicans. But Trump says he's not afraid of them.
With Dalio, Gundlach, Gross, Greenspan, and Tudor Jones (to name but a few) now firmly in the 'bond bear market is here'-camp, Goldman Sachs has produced a detailed, annotated history of US interest rates... and what happened each time rates spiked.
Foreign holdings of U.S. securities rose to a record $18.4 trillion as of the end of June, according to preliminary data released by Treasury.
The United States will impose new tariffs on steel and aluminum as early as next week, President Donald Trump said Thursday, following disagreement among his advisors about whether to crack down on imports.
The second longest bull market in stocks was brutally interrupted in early February 2018 with some serious volatility, including the largest single day point drop in the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Over the weekend on Saturday morning, amid its usual fanfare and attention, Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway released its annual report to the public.
"The Halftime Show" For many, the Super Bowl football game is a rather odd event. To begin with, Americans claim the winner of the big game to be the world champion - despite never defeating the best from Europe, Asia, or Africa. Next, most of th
When it comes to stock buybacks - an increasingly politically charged topic - 2018 has already been a historic year: as we reported last weekend the $171 billion in YTD stock buyback announcements is the most ever for this early in the year. In fact,
This is getting pretty ridiculous. For old times sake, we recently checked on the Federal debt level during the month we arrived in the Imperial City as a 24-year old eager beaver. That was June 1970 and the Federal debt held by the public was $275 b
In Part 1 we postulated that the chart below embodies nothing less than the nightmare that will be coming to Wall Street right soon. It means, in effect, that you can climb the financial tiger's back for an extended time, but when you reach the mane
On October 19, 1987, the Dow experienced its biggest one-day percentage loss in history – plunging 22.6%.
Stock markets have settled down after an awful couple of weeks earlier this month.
On October 19, 1987, the Dow experienced its biggest one-day percentage loss in history – plunging 22.6%.
If you don't think the stock market is a giant accident waiting to happen, just consider the two most crucial developments----soaring stocks and soaring deficits--- since November 7, 2016.
This is getting pretty ridiculous. For old times sake, we recently checked on the Federal debt level during the month we arrived in the Imperial City as a 24-year old eager beaver. That was June 1970 and the Federal debt held by the public was $275 b
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Robinhood has finally launched today its highly anticipated crypto trading for bitcoin and ethereum, allowing its now 4 million investors to trade cryptocurrencies alongside stocks, ETFs, and options on the same platform. The feature is being gradual
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted for the second time this month, losing over 2,000 points, or about 10% of its value, since late January, before bouncing back slightly Friday. Sputnik spoke to veteran US investor and financial commentator J
US equity markets are down triple-digits this morning after the long weekend, the dollar is higher (having erased the post-CPI dump), and so are Treasury yields, but as former fund manager Richard Breslow notes, ...
Wal-Mart shares have extended their pre-open decline, crashing almost 10% and testing its 100-day moving-average for the first time since October 2017.
Wal-Mart shares have extended their pre-open decline, crashing almost 10% and testing its 100-day moving-average for the first time since October 2017.
Wal-Mart shares have extended their pre-open decline, crashing almost 10% and testing its 100-day moving-average for the first time since October 2017.
Wal-Mart shares have extended their pre-open decline, crashing almost 10% and testing its 100-day moving-average for the first time since October 2017.
In a decision that many had anticipated, the SEC Thursday night officially rejected a proposal from a Chinese investment group to purchase the Chicago Stock Exchange - which handles a tiny 1% of daily order volume - in an acquisition that would have
A reader asked me about "Bond Vigilantes". There aren't any, but there is a record number of speculators.
