October 18, 2022
“The cost of living in Cairo has soared so much that security guard Mustafa Gamal had to send his wife and year-old daughter to live with his parents in a village 70 miles south of the Egyptian capital to save money… Around… Continue Reading…
October 10, 2022
“EDITOR’S NOTE: We saw what happened to the world’s major currencies when the Federal Reserve took a more aggressive stance on rate hikes: they tumbled. Even legendary hedge fund manager, Ray Dalio, whose mantra was “cash is trash” no longer believes that… Continue Reading…
October 10, 2022
“EDITOR’S NOTE: How safe are your pension funds, really? If you’re in the retirement red zone, you may be facing a triple threat: not only is your pension fund at risk, but whatever you receive from your fund is likely going to… Continue Reading…
October 3, 2022
“…The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 681 points higher, or 2.3%. At one point it advanced as much as about 700 points. The S&P 500 rose 2.1%, after falling Friday to its lowest level since November 2020, and the Nasdaq… Continue Reading…
September 27, 2022
“EDITOR’S NOTE: The Federal Reserve has made it clear that reining-in inflation is its number one priority. One likely consequence is that corporate hiring will freeze, layoffs will commence, and jobs will be lost. As unemployment rises, the distribution of… Continue Reading…
September 23, 2022
“Investors are flocking to cash and shunning almost every other asset class as they turn the most pessimistic since the global financial crisis, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists. Cash had inflows of $30.3 billion, while global equity funds… Continue Reading…
September 22, 2022
“…The federal government collected a record $4,408,452,000,000 in total taxes in the first eleven months of fiscal 2022 (October through August), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement. That was up $525,658,170,000—or 13.5 percent–from the then-record $3,882,793,830,000 (in constant August 2022 dollars)… Continue Reading…
September 19, 2022
“…According to Investor’s Business Daily, this led the stock market to plunge to its worst one-day loss since June 2020, with total losses of over $1 trillion dollars. But does that mean you should run to your brokerage account and buy… Continue Reading…
September 19, 2022
“…Homebuilder sentiment in September fell 3 points to 46 in the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Anything below 50 is considered negative… That is the ninth straight month of declines and the lowest level since May… Continue Reading…
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