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6 Oct 2023 2 minute read 0 comments fmiren $0.27
Fixed income securities Bond yields have a high and low point throughout business cycles. The best time to be invested in bonds is when long-term yields are at their cycle high because there’s an inverse relationship between yields and bond prices. B...
21 Sep 2023 3 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara $0.41
Thanks for dropping by. Please subscribe if you haven't yet! A week ago Monday, the Bank of Canada led the charge by leaving rates at 5%. Yesterday morning, the Swiss National Bank 'surprised' markets by also pausing and leaving rates at 1.75%, again...
21 Sep 2023 2 minute read 5 comments ulriklykke $2.07
In an anticipated move, the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for this month with the Fed also providing some information on their future guidance of markets.The Markets No Longer Expects Rate CutsFollowing the press release, the Fed fu...
6 Sep 2023 3 minute read 2 comments SweptOverNiagara $0.49
I'm seeing a flurry of articles popping up that the BoC is holding rates at 5% after their latest policy meeting which was a widely expected move. Kitco News reports that gold has moved very little after the announcement and stated that the slowing e...
27 Jul 2023 2 minute read 1 comment ulriklykke $1.12
Surprise, surprise! The US Federal Reserve remarked in a press release this week its intention to raise the interest rate benchmark by 25 basis points, resulting in a new target range of between 5.25% and 5.5%. Markets had already anticipated the mov...
25 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments fmiren $0.33
Decades of low-interest rate policy by central banks distorted economy. 2007-2008 financial crisis happened due to artificially low interest rates and cheap money. Failures of several banks recently were also due to that irresponsible policy. Henry H...
25 Jun 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD $0.46
Welcome to the free State of the Market report for the Art of the Bubble! Our subscriber plans make use of the same base algorithm that our crypto hedge fund, 1.2 Capital, does. It’s modified in timeframe and weighting so you don’t have to stare at...
19 Jun 2023 3 minute read 5 comments SweptOverNiagara $0.39
I got word on the weekend that the U.S. national debt has just surpassed $32T. For a few months, the markets were on edge because the debt limit had been reached and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen repeatedly reminded Congress to raise the debt ceil...
15 Jun 2023 2 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti $0.62
In economic terms, it's well understood that the Federal Reserve (Fed) wields significant influence over the economy of the U.S. through its ability to adjust central bank interest rates. By manipulating the federal funds rate, the rate at which bank...
7 Jun 2023 1 minute read 2 comments SweptOverNiagara $0.23
I just got word that the BoC has increased its key lending rate by another 25 basis points after pausing during the previous two meetings. Going against expectations, the bank raised the lending rate to 4.75%. Darn, that means everyone here in Canada...
