Market Overview

In it latest quarterly report, the BIS (Bank of International Settlements), pointed a direct finger at Fed chair Janet Yellen with an even bigger point at ECB president Mario Draghi.Specifically, the...

As we approach the end of 2015, researchers at both JP Morgan and Citigroup agree that the probability that the U.S. economy will soon plunge into recession is rising. Just last week, a member of the...

Last week lived up to the hype. It was indeed a momentous week.China's yuan joined the SDR, with a weight that puts it in third place behind the dollar and euro. The ECB did ease policy. It delivered...

Health and politics should never meet. But when they do (and they certainly have), you can be sure not only your well-being is at stake... but your money is on the line as well.Our contributors have...

To help Main Street, the Fed simply needs to stop incentivizing speculation over investment and end policies that have shifted wealth and income to the top of the wealth pyramid.If there is anything...

Have you ever wished you could see inside the mind of a billionaire investor?Well, four times a year, you can. At the end of each quarter, hedge fund managers are required to report their portfolios...

Michael Parness’s claim to fame is having turned “a relatively small amount of money into over $4 million” in 1999/2000 and roughly $13,000 into $3.8 million in 2008/2009 using...

On Wednesday I watched Janet Yellen on CNBC,(as usual with the volume muted) as she discussed “monetary policy.” CNBC provided a running commentary at the bottom of the screen with the two...

Many people do not enjoy volatile experiences. Personally, I get a bit uncomfortable around others who display aggressive behavior, usually something involving yelling. People who drive in a reckless...

It appears we are about to see the Federal Reserve raise the funds rate for the first time in more than eight years. The rate has been at/near zero for an astoundingly long period of time. Yet, there...

The Fed Rate Hike: What You Need to KnowAccording to the Wall Street Journal, 90% of those polled are expecting a 0.25% interest-rate hike in December 2015. However, several months ago many market...

To many investors cycles are the holy grail of the financial market. Many investors have devoted years to the study of them. Some have even claimed to have found the ideal cycles for consistently...

ECB Disappoints All those who continue to forget this trading maxim were royally punished on Thursday morning as the ECB could not match the trading enthusiasm built into the move in shorting the...

Market Movers ahead Sandwiched as it is between two weeks with key interest rate decisions at the ECB and the Fed, the coming week seems unlikely to make history. That said , there are a number of...