Gold should be dead, but somehow it’s still adding value
Why isn’t gold dead yet? It hasn’t served a vital economic function since the government stopped treating it as money back in 1971. Actually, you...
DoubleLine’s Gundlach warns stocks are ‘exhibiting signs of a mania’
“ “The stock market, frankly, is exhibiting signs of a mania, where you have a very concentrated part of the market’s that driving the entire...
Treasury Secretary Yellen warns of commercial real estate ‘issues’ that could strain banks
““I do think that there will be issues with respect to commercial real estate.”” — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in an interview Wednesday with CNBC’s...
Why gold still has a shot to reach a record high this year
Investors tried and failed earlier this month to lift gold prices to a fresh record high and even the risk of a U.S. debt default...
Gold prices at lowest since March as dollar rises and U.S. debt-ceiling deal looks ‘doable’
Gold futures settled at their lowest level since late March on Thursday, pressured by a stronger U.S. dollar and hopes for a deal to raise...
Gold scores back-to-back gains ahead of U.S. inflation readings this week
Gold prices scored back-to-back gains on Tuesday, with the yellow metal moving closer to its settlement last Thursday which marked the second-highest finish for a...
Opinion: The Fed says don’t worry about U.S. banks, but why should anyone believe them?
The aftershocks of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), while seemingly fading, are still reverberating around the world. Although Federal Reserve officials have taken...
Why Washington and Wall Street are worried about the ‘de-dollarization’ threat
A “de-dollarization” mania is gripping Washington and Wall Street. Wall Street analysts, corporations, policy wonks and others are trying to ascertain whether there is any...
Big question with dollar under fire from rival countries and currencies: What happens to markets if the greenback loses its dominance?
The International Monetary Fund, not the Bank for International Settlements, added China’s yuan to its Special Drawing Rights basket. This story has been corrected. Probably...
Gold futures mark their second highest settlement on record
Gold futures climbed sharply on Thursday, with a weaker U.S. dollar and expectations that the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates this year lifting most-active...