1. There’s something of a ritual performed each time Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks to the press: A reporter asks Powell about financial conditions; he says they’ve tightened a lot; the Wall Street crowd snickers. To them, the notion seems ludicrous. Notwithstanding the selloff over the past few weeks, markets have rallied in start-and-stop…
1. Stock investors that have turned too optimistic about the economic outlook are setting up for disappointment, according to JPMorgan Chase strategists. Wall Street traders refrained from making any huge bets in the run-up to the highly anticipated minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy gathering, with stocks, bonds, and the dollar posting small moves.…
1. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is said to be considering a meeting with Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat, at a security conference later this week. It would be their first face-to-face talk since Beijing ignited an international uproar with an alleged spy balloon lazily moving across the whole US mainland, triggering a spike…
1. The global economy and financial markets are at a crossroads. After a year of grappling with rampant inflation that spurred central banks to embark on their most aggressive tightening campaign in decades, some investors are starting to see the possibility of a soft landing that avoids a brutal recession. But policymakers warn that they…
Volatility should be expected to remain high as investors will be closely watching for hints on upcoming monetary policy direction.
By Jeff Clark, Senior Analyst, GoldSilver, and Adviser for Strategic Wealth Preservation War! Inflation! Rate hikes! Crashing cryptos! Sinking stock markets! A soaring US dollar and hints of recession all highlighted a tumultuous 2022. Despite several headwinds and confusion over gold’s weakness in the face of high inflation, the price ended the year basically flat,…
By Jeff Thomas, featured writer for Strategic Wealth Preservation, Doug Casey’s International Man and 321gold.com Theft is defined as “the taking of another person’s property or services without that person’s permission or consent.” Almost invariably, governments pass tax laws and set tax rates without any consultation with the citizenry. Further, no final approval is sought…
Volatility should be expected to remain high as investors will be closely watching for hints on upcoming monetary policy direction.
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