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The Interest Rate Shock Will Blow Up The Government’s Ponzi Game
In the international fixed-income markets, interest rates are rising, and the decades-long trend of declining bond yields has undoubtedly been broken. On August 2, 2022, the ten-year United States Treasury yield was 0.5 percent; on October 9, 2023, it had risen to 4.8 percent. Long-term interest rates in Europe, Asia, and Latin America have also […]
Could A Fed Policy Pivot Come Sooner Than Expected?
Image Source: Pexels As expected, last week the FOMC left the fed funds rate as is at 5.25-5.50%. Fed funds futures suggest the odds of a hike at the December meeting have fallen to less than 10%, and the odds of at least three 25-bp rate cuts by the end of 2024 have risen to nearly 80%, with […]
WTI Extends Losses After API Reports Biggest Crude Build Since Feb
Image Source: Unsplash Oil prices plunged today, closing well below the pre-Israel levels and breaking below the 200DMA for the first time since July as war risk-premia evaporate and demand fears resurgent. “While the death toll in Gaza from Israeli air strikes continues to rise to unimaginable levels, the prospect for the conflict spreading to the oil-rich […]
NVIDIA, Meta And 2023’s Best-Performing ETFs
Image Source: Pixabay Single-stock ETFs, which made their debut in the US last year, can be used to make supercharged bets on or against popular stocks. However, investors should remember that these products are not meant for buy-and-hold investing. They should be used only as short-term trading vehicles by investors who closely monitor their portfolios daily.The […]
How Fast Are Americans Drawing Down Their Pandemic Savings?
One remarkable shift during and after the pandemic recession was a remarkable rise in the US savings rate. This was driven in part by the government spending programs enacted during the pandemic: the checks sent directly to households, the expansion of unemployment insurance, and the Paycheck Protection Program to help smaller businesses keep people employed. […]
Gold And U.S. Dollar Very Close To Rising Together
Image Source: Pixabay Brent Johnson of Santiago Capital and the Milkshake Theory joins us to provide his latest thoughts on Gold, the US Dollar, and the factors driving current trends. The main takeaway is that the dollar remains in an uptrend and that the prospects of the dollar and Gold rising together soon are increasing.Running Length: […]
The 20 Most Common Investing Mistakes, In One Chart
No one is immune to errors, including the best investors in the world.Fortunately, investing mistakes can provide valuable lessons over time, providing investors an opportunity to gain insights on investing—and build more resilient portfolios.This graphic shows the top 20 most common investing mistakes to watch out for, according to the CFA Institute. 20 Investment Mistakes to […]
Bonds Bounce Back, Pulling Tech With Them
Image source: Pixabay We continue to see the ongoing strong bounce in bond prices higher from support as the 10-year Treasury Note Yield reversed for the moment down from the all-important 5% level. This sent tech stocks surging again with some trading up just shy of fresh new 52-week highs as the “Monsters of Tech” roared […]
Here Is What Wall St. Experts Are Saying About Roblox Ahead Of Earnings
Image Source: Pixabay Roblox (RBLX) is expected to announce third-quarter results on Wednesday, November 8, before the market opens, with a conference call scheduled for 8:30 a.m. EDT. What to watch for: TOP IDEA IN VIDEO GAMES/INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT: Roth MKM keeps a Buy rating and $48 price target on Roblox heading into its Q3 earnings, calling the stock the […]
There’s No Easy Way Out Of This Debt Spiral
We’re about six weeks into fiscal year 2024, but if this year looks anything like last year, we can assume the federal government will continue to pile up debt at astonishing rates. According to the September Monthly Treasury report, the US government accumulated an additional 1.7 trillion dollars in debt for the 2023 fiscal year, which […]
