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State of the Market (05/28/23)

28 May 2023 2 minute read 1 comment Todd Mei PhD

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...

State of the Market (05/14/23)

14 May 2023 2 minute read 1 comment Todd Mei PhD

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...

FED Raises Rates Another 25 Basis Points to 5.0 /5.25%

3 May 2023 3 minute read 1 comment SweptOverNiagara

The markets were on the edge of their seats all week awaiting today's decision from the FOMC meeting. The FED raised rates as expected by 25 basis points although there were polls suggesting 85% of participants expected a pause while the remaining 15...

Morocco :Inefficiency Of Raising Interest Rate

30 Apr 2023 3 minute read 2 comments Rachabel

    Inflation has become a preoccupation for central banks, which since the first quarter of this year declared a state of emergency with the aim of achieving consumer price targets in the markets. Therefore, the decision was to increase interest ra...

Silver Posts 25% Gain Since March 10 Low

4 Apr 2023 2 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara

Today, silver made a huge jump higher by more than a dollar and is presently just under $25 per ounce after some bad jobs data reported in the USA. At the same time, Donald Trump is in New York facing 34 felony charges to which he has pleaded not gui...

Crypto Markets Cool Down as the Fed Sticks to its Plan

29 Mar 2023 3 minute read 0 comments ulriklykke

In wake of the latest events we have witnessed in the banking sector with several actors facing liquidity crunches as a result of rapid and large customer redemptions, financial markets have behaved surprisingly calmly over the last week. This is hap...

Hazlitt on "artificial low rates"

19 Mar 2023 1 minute read 0 comments fmiren

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...

State of the Market (03/18/23)

18 Mar 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD

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 a...

Bank Of Canada Pauses Rate Hikes

9 Mar 2023 2 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara

One year ago, in March, 2022 the Bank of Canada began an aggressive rate hike that saw interest rate increases at each policy meeting, the last of which was at the end of January when the BoC raised by another 25 basis points to top out at 4.5%.  Yes...

State of the Market (03/04/23)

4 Mar 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD

The Macro Situation Markets sit in expectation of what is in store for the Fed’s next rate hike. Slow and steady remains the pace, with a strong indication of a 25 bps hike this month and a terminal rate between 5.5%-6%. At the start of Thursday, the...