Dollar’s Rise Spells Trouble for Global Economies
Updated Sept. 18, 2022 2:31 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The U.S. dollar is experiencing a once-in-a-generation rally, a surge that threatens to...
The biggest Fed rate hike in 40 years? It could be coming next week.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and times are, arguably, increasingly desperate. The persistence of high inflation might force the Federal Reserve to resort to...
A further 27% drop in the S&P 500 could be coming if inflation hawks are right, Goldman Sachs team warns
Not exactly TGIF this Friday. What the sellside is slowly realizing is not just that the Fed is going to be aggressive in September after...
Silver is outperforming gold this month, and that’s just the start
Silver has underperformed gold this year, but that could soon change. “A real scarcity has been developing in the silver market,” said Keith Weiner, founder...
The next financial crisis may already be brewing, but not where many expect
A growing number of traders, academics, and bond-market gurus are worried that the $24 trillion market for U.S. Treasury debt could be headed for a...
U.S. Incomes Fail to Grow for Second Year in a Row, Census Figures Show
Americans as a whole have experienced two years in a row of flat or declining household income, new government data showed Tuesday, reflecting the pandemic’s...
Silver futures climb by nearly 6%; gold prices settle at their highest in 2 weeks
Silver futures rallied on Monday, tacking on nearly 6%, while gold futures settled at their highest in two weeks, as the U.S. dollar hit a...
The Coming Global Crisis of Climate Policy
Let’s come right out and say it: Anyone who still thinks climate change is a greater threat than climate policy to financial stability deserves to...
‘Why shouldn’t it be as bad as the 1970s?’ Historian Niall Ferguson warns the world is sleepwalking into an era of political and economic upheaval akin to the 1970s — only worse.
“‘I’m going to go out on a limb: Let’s consider the possibility that the 2020s could actually be worse than the 1970s.’” — Niall Ferguson,...
Gold bounces after hitting 6-week low
Silver on Thursday bounced off its lowest level in two years, while gold rebounded after slumping to its lowest level since July. Price action Gold...