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The Continuing Endgame For Bretton Woods II And The Role Of Gold
“Under this system [Bretton Woods II and the petrodollar], the U.S. is running massive current account deficits to be the source of export-led growth for other countries.To fund this deficit, central banks, particularly those on the Pacific Rim, are buying up dollars and dollar-denominated assets.” Daniel Drezner “The inability of global leaders to address global […]
10 Years And 10 Lessons From The Financial Crisis
10 years. It feels like yesterday. Then again, sometimes when I look at the economic data it feels like it never even happened. Whether you feel like the crisis is a distant memory or still lingering I think we can all agree that these kinds of big events serve as important lessons for understanding how […]
Week In Review: $1.4 Billion In China Life Science Deals And Financings
Vivo Capital, a US-China healthcare investment firm, closed a new private equity fund at an oversubscribed $635 million (see story). The Vivo Opportunity Fund will invest in US and China small to mid-cap public life sciences companies with novel products in development. Vivo raised $750 million for its previous PE fund in 2015, and it closed a $100 […]
This Is Why Interest Rate Fears Will Resurface
Interest rates impact every facet of the economy – home sales, retail, auto, business loans, student debt, and more. As interest rates continue to creep up will fears hit the stock market? During this crucial weekend video newsletter update we look at that possibility and what trading opportunities you could take to profit or hedge […]
Despite $1 Trillion Market Caps, A Stock Market Crash In 2019 Is Likely
The Tech Stocks Pose the Biggest Risk of a Stock Market Crash in 2019 Despite market cap success to the tune of a respective trillion dollars for Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), there’s a real risk of a major stock market crash. Pundits reveled in Apple’s achievement, Amazon’s a little less enthusiastically – it was […]
E Stock Analysis: Salesforce.com, Inc.
Let’s take a new look at Salesforce.com from a new perspective. Video Length: 00:03:09
Chart(s) Of The Week: Yellen’s Mouth Opens
It sounds a little like regret. It also leans in the direction of confirming that policymakers know they’ve messed up, big time. This has become the established pattern, for good reason. What they don’t know, to our collective downfall, is what to do about it. They’ve decided just to pretend while in office it didn’t […]
Why Valuation Determines Total Dividend Payments For Overvalued Stocks; Johnson & Johnson Case Study
Introduction In response to my recent article, a question was asked that I believe deserved a good answer. The following excerpt of the comment really reached out to me because this person claims to have been asking this question for 5 years without receiving a good answer. Here is the excerpt: “Again, someone please explain […]
The Right Medicine? Turkey Hikes Interest Rates To Combat Financial Crisis
(Video length 00:06:50) On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Senior Investment Strategist Paul Eitelman and Consulting Director Sophie Antal Gilbert discussed the market […]
Weekly Wrap: As Investors Remain Complacent, Insiders Are Cashing In Their Shares
Historically volatile September is so far a Steady Eddie as markets regain optimism with calming trade wars. Insiders, however, are selling. The markets Our heart and hopes go out to those affected by Hurricane Florence, which has forced nearly a million people to evacuate their homes. The fear of Flo has pushed shares of Home […]
