Jul 31, 2020
Gold's ascent over the past year, with a pronounced jump in the past two weeks, as the yellow metal soared to a new all-time high.
Jul 29, 2020
Any blind optimism for the current U.S. dollar hegemony is likely to be short-lived. A host of other countries are positioning to take a home-run swing at the U.S. dollar’s dominance in global markets.
Jul 26, 2020
The Fed just announced a major shift in its approach to inflation, and the move is not getting nearly the attention that it deserves. That is, of course, unless you don't mind inflation moving higher than any other time in recent memory.
Jul 23, 2020
Overall, things don’t look good for Social Security over the next couple of decades. Hopefully that changes, but it’s a good idea to prepare for the worst.
Jul 17, 2020
One signal you don’t want to see in times of economic uncertainty is an increase in mortgage delinquencies.
Jul 16, 2020
If most Americans wait until they are near retirement age to start saving, then maintaining any level of spending after the first five years in retirement will be a challenge.
Jul 12, 2020
In recent years, as the government has run annual deficits nearing $1 trillion, they’ve continued to hit the debt ceiling, which is supposed to keep spending in line. But each time, Congress has voted to raise the ceiling so they could continue paying obligations.
Jul 3, 2020
In a recent disclosure to Congress, the Fed revealed that it just purchased $429 million in bonds from 86 corporations.