The Bank For International Settlements just released a report stating that the spread of negative interest rates hasn’t caused the world to end. From this
Suddenly, gold and silver are good again. In two short months, they’ve morphed from targets of derision to shiny new toys on the financial playground.
Peggy Noonan, former Reagan administration speech writer and current Wall Street Journal pundit has, like most of her peers, been wondering what’s gotten into the
As the eurozone spins out of control and Britain considers leaving the European Union, this is a good time to recall some of the debates
As the eurozone spins out of control and Britain considers leaving the European Union, this is a good time to recall some of the debates
For most of the past few years it was easy to make the case that precious metals mining stocks were cheap. They’d suffered through an
It appears that Great Britain might actually do the until-recently-unthinkable, and leave the European Union. The reasons for this dramatic break-up are many, and can
In good times, Silicon Valley is the kind of place we all fantasize about: Shiny new buildings full of genius techies rollerblading down the halls,
Over the weekend, the following happened: China’s exports and imports fell by 11.2% and 18.8%, respectively, numbers which, for a trading power, are nothing short
So far, each financial crisis in the series that began with the junk bond bubble of 1989 has been noticeably different from its predecessors. New
One of the common transitions that bull markets go through as they age and die is a narrowing of leadership. As formerly strong sectors begin
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Once upon a time, falling interest rates were great for banks. A lower cost of capital gave lenders access to cheap raw material while causing
Another Monday, another set of “surprisingly” bad economic numbers. A few representative headlines: China manufacturing prices decline for 18th straight month Oil prices fall 5%
Well that didn’t take long. Two weeks of falling share prices and the European and Japanese central banks caved. First the ECB promised new stimulus
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