Wednesday, April 1, 2020
This Has the Potential to Be a Game-Changer Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve rolled out the big guns. The central bank said it would start buying an unlimited amount of bonds. This is a reprise of their QE Infinity policy. The hope was that this news would help quell the panic that has fallen […]
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s Strategic Plan 2020-23 tells us: “The Federal Reserve Board’s highest priority is to promote a strong economy for the American people by fostering the stability, integrity, and efficiency of the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems. “The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to […]
Wall Street Lays an Even Bigger Egg Last week was one of the most dramatic weeks in Wall Street history. Twice the New York Stock Exchange had to halt trading because the S&P 500 reached its intra-day down limit. For the first time since the Great Depression, the Dow had back-to-back days where it moved […]
With all the political hoopla going on sometimes it is hard to separate fact from fiction. In 2019 the Fed made a quick U-turn, from raising interest rates to cutting them. The stock market continues to hit all-time highs, and the drums are beating louder about when the stock market bonanza will end. Dr. Lacy […]
2020 is almost here. It’s a new year, a new decade, and perhaps most importantly, an election year in the US. While the 2020 election is the biggest event that is likely to occur next year, it won’t happen until November. So what’s in store for the economy in the meantime? In a nutshell, the […]
Pundit Bill Bonner predicts: “Most likely, the stock market will crash sometime before the 2020 election. We can’t know when. …. The end of the stock market boom, too, is unpredictable. But each passing day brings us a day closer to when it will crash and burn.” Bonner’s prediction is in line with our 2017 article, “An […]
So the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. This was their third rate cut in the last three months. The new target range for overnight interest rates is 1.5 to 1.75%. That’s below the rate of inflation. There are three things you should do right now. #1. Don’t panic. #2. Seriously, don’t panic. #3. Make sure […]
Investors have finally cracked under the pressure of the trade war with China. Stocks, which were at all-time highs just two weeks ago, are now 6% off those highs as of this writing. Although the S&P 500 is still up 13% year-to-date, Monday’s 3% drop set the alert level to red. Meanwhile, safe-haven investments like […]
The stock market got a nasty surprise on Monday. The Chinese government allowed their currency, the yuan, to sink below seven to the dollar (meaning higher than seven). The Chinese Fed, known as the PBOC, had been defending that level vigilantly for a long time. That’s over with, and it’s a big deal. Let me […]
We’re living in a low-rate world. Get used to it. At the start of the year, the Federal Reserve had plans to raise interest rates a few times. Well, you can forget about that. Over the past few months, the Fed has made it clear that it’s shelved any rate hike plans. In fact, some […]
