True inflation may have peaked in late 2022 — at 18% — and still hovers around 8%
“Consumer borrowing costs in the U.S. have skyrocketed, but the CPI doesn’t count this. ” There are widely divergent perspectives between Wall Street, where exuberance...
Lunar New Year 2024: What history says about stock market, gold in Year of the Dragon
The Year of the Dragon usually promises a tapestry of prosperity and strength for the U.S. stock market, suggesting the recent rally that has brought...
Nvidia’s now worth as much as the entire Chinese stock market
With one going up and the other down, Nvidia is now worth as much as the entire Chinese stock market, represented by the H shares...
In a ‘grabby market,’ start looking at cash and gold, says DoubleLine’s Gundlach
““I think [investors] are grabbing at assets on a limited basis.”” — Jeffrey Gundlach, DoubleLine Capital founder Billionaire hedge-fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach said he’d consider...
Artificial-intelligence boom could lead to Dow surpassing 100,000 in a decade
U.S. stocks are off to a rocky start in 2024, and across Wall Street, analysts have been grumbling about the high bar that America’s largest...
Why 2023 was a tough year for commodities even as gold and orange-juice prices hit records
A number of commodities made notable moves in 2023, with gold and frozen orange-juice prices reaching record highs, but key commodities indexes are on track...
Dow Jones ends 475 points lower after 9-day winning streak
U.S. stocks ended sharply lower after a strong year-end rally lost momentum on Wednesday, putting an end to a string of record finishes for the...
Silver’s window of opportunity is closing, with prices poised for an ‘explosive move’ in 2024
Silver prices could be headed for an “explosive” rise in 2024 if global supplies continue to fall short of demand, and the Federal Reserve makes...
Gold Prices May Climb for the Next 10 Years. Here’s Why.
It’s time to buy gold for the long run, our columnist says. Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Gold has always been a hit or miss investment—usually more miss...
Inflation is falling but interest rates are going to stay higher for longer. Way longer.
Even with the recent partial retreat in long-term real and nominal interest rates, they remain well above the ultra-low levels to which policymakers had grown...