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...
The Dominant Dollar Faces a Backlash in the Oil Market
Updated Dec. 28, 2023 12:00 am ET Some major emerging economies are dabbling in trading commodities without using the dollar, as they seek to reduce...
How Can Spending Be Up When People Feel Down?
Updated Dec. 27, 2023 12:00 am ET According to the Misery Index, Americans shouldn’t be all that miserable. But they might only recently have started...
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...
The Federal Reserve Has an $8 Trillion Secret
Investors are hoping Christmas will come early next week when the Federal Open Market Committee releases its latest projections about monetary policy. It’s hard to...
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...
Moody's Downgrades China's Credit Outlook to Negative Amid Economic Concerns
China faces a significant financial time bomb risk due to its banking system’s exposure to a substantial amount of hidden debt, accumulated by cities and...
Why Bill Ackman thinks the economy will soon need a Fed rate cut
Stock markets are setting up for another day of gains, thanks to Fed Gov. Christopher Waller, who sparked fresh optimism that the central bank is...
Wall Street Loves Washington’s New Debt Approach—for Now
Updated Nov. 16, 2023 4:04 pm ET Swelling deficits and weak investor appetite for long-term U.S. debt are pushing the Treasury Department to get more...
The $2 Trillion Interest Bill That’s Hitting Governments
Updated Nov. 15, 2023 12:07 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The world spent the past decade-plus taking advantage of rock-bottom interest rates to...