The Trillion-Dollar Question for Bond Investors: When Will the Fed Stop Raising Rates?
High bond yields, deemed a “generational opportunity” by BlackRock, haven’t attracted anticipated investments amid ongoing market losses. Investors, wary of persistent rate hikes and the...
Bill Ackman says Treasury yields are going higher in a hurry, and that investors should shun U.S. government debt
Bill Ackman has had a good summer, with his bet on 30-year Treasury bonds paying off in dramatic fashion over the past few weeks. In...
Americans Begin to Feel the Sting of Fed Rate Hikes
Rising interest rates due to Federal Reserve’s decisions are straining American finances. Consumers face higher costs for home and car loans, and existing debts are...
The Meltdown of the World’s Biggest Crypto Firm
Binance, once the dominant force in the crypto world after FTX’s crash, is now facing challenges. U.S. agencies’ enforcement threats have led to over a...
Watching the Real-Estate Bust
The pandemic severely affected mall retailers. The mall’s occupancy plummeted from 96% to below 50%. Owners Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and Brookfield Properties ceased mortgage payments, and by...
Real-Estate Doom Loop Threatens America’s Banks
Listen to article (2 minutes) Bank OZK had two branches in rural Arkansas when chief executive officer George Gleason bought it in 1979. The Little...
Is there a subprime credit-card crisis on the horizon?
Subprime consumers are falling behind on their credit-card bills. From Generation Z and millennials to Generation X and baby boomers, credit-card delinquency rates have been...
‘We are buyers of gold on weakness’: Yellow metal resilient as real rates surge, says Morgan Stanley
Gold appears resilient amid the recent surge in real interest rates, presenting a buying opportunity over the intermediate term, according to Morgan Stanley’s wealth-management business....
Global inflation pressures could become harder to manage in coming years, research suggests
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — Rising trade barriers. Aging populations. A broad transition from carbon-spewing fossil fuels to renewable energy. The prevalence of such trends...
September Is Bad for Stocks. Is It Still Good for Gold?
Up until a decade or so ago, September was the best month of the calendar for gold. Since then, it has been the worst. Anindito...