Eurozone finance ministers gave the green light to an 85 billion euro bailout for Greece on Friday, an indication interpreted by some lawmakers as a definite sign that Greece is in...
Let’s have a look at a long-term perspective on Treasury yields. The chart below shows the 10-Year Constant Maturity yield since 1962 along with the Federal Funds Rate (FFR) ...
Much ado was made of China’s surprise 3% devaluation of their currency last week. But keep in mind, the yuan is pegged to the dollar, and with the dollar so strong, every major f...
The Japanese yen has peaked against the dollar. The dollar in fact elected a yearly bullish reversal at the end of 2014. This is yet another confirmation that we are facing a str...
In the nearby column Jim Quinn debunks Wall Street’s latest claim that the American consumer is bounding back. He points out that on an inflation-adjusted basis retail sales a...
As we get closer and closer to the month of September, the discussions with regard to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate is coming up more and more. While no one knows exact...
Gold prices settled at $1115.06 per ounce, gaining nearly 1.9% over the course of the week, as increasing demand for protection against volatility in global equities markets lured ...
An April survey from Bankrate.com found that just 26% of Americans under 30 are invested in the stock market. Heavy student debt is one obvious reason, but there are other factor...
USD Recovers, EUR in neutral Zone The USD is slowly recovering from its slide last week, following the news that china was devaluing its currency. Although the probability of the F...
Asia got off to an inauspicious start this evening with Japan printing a disappointing 1.6% drop in GDP – heading for its fifth recession in 6 years… so much for Aben...