1. On Monday in Indonesia, Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping shook hands to kick off the first in-person meeting between leaders from the U.S. and China since the coronavirus pandemic rocked the world. Biden said both countries have a responsibility to “prevent competition from becoming anything ever near a conflict,” and Xi said the…
1. We start the week with news that European Union countries are close to agreeing on a watered-down version of new capital rules for banks after the industry warned that a strict approach would risk choking off the supply of credit to the bloc’s economies. The most recent draft proposal for implementing Basel III includes…
1. On Monday stocks fell at the start of a busy week for earnings, with investors awaiting Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision for clues on whether officials will dial back the pace of rate increases as early as December. Morgan Stanley’s Michael Wilson says the end of Fed tightening may be nearing suggesting the Fed pivot…
The need for a safe haven asset is clear. The toxic mix of economic, market, and financial risks leaves investors with few places to turn.
Typically, when a country (or empire) has been corrupted by its leaders to such a degree that it’s reaching its sell-by date, some people begin to see the writing on the wall.
1. This week started the second straight session we saw stocks keep rallying as Big-Tech earnings loom. Traders also consider whether the Federal Reserve would slow its pace of interest-rate hikes after assessing weak economic data that was released today. More than 80% of stocks in the S&P 500 index closed in green on Monday,…
Astute investors continue to seek out alternative investments for their portfolios to aid in diversifying them away from overexposure to any single asset class.
As geopolitical, economic, and environmental uncertainties escalate, many investors watching these volatile moves continue to try to take steps to diversify their portfolios and seek out alternative investments.
1. Volatility remained extreme this week as the U.S. saw the release of the Non-Farm Payrolls report for September and the war in Ukraine became increasingly desperate for the Russian occupiers. 2. For the week ending October 1, the seasonally adjusted number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment surged by 29,000 from the previous…
Investors watched this week as precious metals prices held up, with most closing out the month with gains, while stocks closed out their worst month.
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