War, Climate, and Inflation Challenge Markets
The battle against inflation remains the global financial markets’ primary concern. Although there are some...
Tug of War: Earnings, Interest Rates, and Trade Policy
Tug of War: Earnings, Interest Rates, and Trade Policy Under Jerome Powell’s chairmanship, Fed policy...
Why Fed Is Hesitant to Raise Interest Rates
Following its latest monetary policy meeting, which ended on October 28, the Federal Reserve decided...
Why Gold is no longer a safe haven
A safe haven is an asset class which increases or retains its value during an...
What the Prognosticators Are Saying about Gold
Gold ended 2014 almost exactly where it began -the price on the year’s final day...
What are the Prospects of Rising US Interest Rates?
It is well known that the actions of the Federal Reserve have the most significant...
Fed’s Bond-Buying Reduction Not Seen as a Threat to Foreign Currencies
The Federal Reserve recently began cuts to its $85-billion-a-month asset-purchase program following its December 17-18...
Federal Reserve Debates End to Bond-Buying – Quantitative Easing
As the Federal Reserve Debates looks toward its December 17-18 policy meeting, regional Reserve Bank chiefs...
Senators Look for Deal to End US Government Closure and Prevent Default
After President Barack Obama rejected a six-week extension of the debt ceiling and failed to...
A Step-By-Step Guide to a U.S. Debt Default
This week marks the deadline to raise the U.S. debt ceiling. With the U.S. Congress...