billnoll/E+ via Getty Images The new year has started with generally lackluster performance across financial markets. Historically, there has been a significant decline in the bond market, pushing many rate-sensitive stocks lower. The most important trend is the spike in short-term interest rates, which implies the Federal Reserve will likely need to pursue even more
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They can’t seem to understand why companies are having such a hard time producing and shipping their products… by Simon Black of Sovereign Man On the evening of March 16th in the year 37 AD, one of the most controversial emperors in Roman history appeared to be dying in his bed. Friends and family gathered
As of today, January 20, 2022, the jumbo 30-year fixed mortgage rate is 3.63%, the jumbo 15-year rate is 3.32%, and the jumbo 7/1 ARM rate is 2.56%. These rates are not the teaser rates you may see advertised online and based on our methodology should be more representative of what customers could expect to
Carl Icahn speaking at Delivering Alpha in New York on Sept. 13, 2016. David A. Grogan | CNBC Carl Icahn owns a 4% stake in International Flavors & Fragrances, sources told CNBC’s David Faber on Thursday. Shares of the New York-based fragrance company popped 2.8% following the news. Loading chart… Icahn, founder and majority shareholder
Russia’s central bank has proposed outlawing all cryptocurrency operations in the country, one of the world’s biggest centres for mining digital tokens. Under the draft proposals, Russia would ban all cryptocurrency issuance and operations, stop banks from investing in cryptocurrencies, block exchanging crypto for traditional currency, and introduce legal liability for using crypto in purchases.
BHP will be removed from the UK’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index next week after investors in the world’s biggest miner approved plans to simplify its corporate structure and take its main stock listing to Sydney. More than 97 per cent of shareholders voted in favour of unification at an investor meeting in London on Thursday,
An RIA and turnkey asset management platform backed by some of the biggest names in wealth management is inviting the public to invest alongside them. Dynasty Financial Partners filed a Form S-1 with the SEC on Jan. 19 seeking to raise $100 million in an initial public offering for the St. Petersburg, Florida-based firm spanning
In this article UAL TRV AAL SIG F RF Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Travelers (TRV) – The insurance company reported a quarterly profit of $5.20 per share, well above the $3.86 consensus estimate, with revenue also beating analyst forecasts. Travelers benefited from stronger results in investment income and underwriting, and
Sharing is Caring! by David Haggith The Everything Bubble is bursting, and the Fed has barely even begun its war on inflation. Many top stocks are already in their own bear markets. Nvidia, way off its game, has lost 25% of its value from its last high score. The ridiculously skyrocketing Tesla has plunged back
On Thursday, Metaco, an enterprise cryptocurrency platform for securing, trading, issuing, and managing digital assets, announced the addition of UnionBank as its latest client. Founded in 1982, UnionBank is one of the largest banks in the Philippines, with a collective $15 billion in assets under management. UnionBank will be also be deploying its digital asset
There’s a “big risk” of real estate companies filing for insolvency when interest rates rise, according to a partner at consulting firm Kearney. Nils Kuhlwein pointed out that the global financial crisis of 2008 started with a real estate and housing price bubble and mortgage defaults in the United States. “What we are now seeing
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has been requested to ban more than 1,600 crypto websites by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The action followed a complete crypto ban recommendation by the central bank, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Meanwhile, the country’s science minister said that the government intends to “regularize” crypto in the country. Pakistan’s
The Company has deepened its partnership with Exaud, a respected software development and technical consultancy based in Portugal, to assist in building out a development hub to empower the existing Seamless teams. With the current suite of Seamless products pending launch, this new hub will secure high demand development talent and is expected to shorten
While many observers welcomed the bankruptcy judge’s approval of the Puerto Rico Plan of Adjustment, some warned the current restructuring is not a cure all for the island’s underlying fiscal troubles. Participants say there is a long road to sustainable recovery for the island that is dependent on the local government keeping its spending in
Editor’s Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today’s must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) – According to Metals Focus, a growing global automotive sector has driven combined autocatalyst demand for platinum, palladium and rhodium (PGM),
Imagine the reaction of a whole generation of traders who have never heard a firm “no” from the monetary authorities, suddenly confronted with… by John Rubino of Dollar Collapse It’s happening again. The Fed is threatening the financial markets with tighter money, and the markets are reacting like addicts being shoved through the front door
Under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, the child tax credit (CTC) was expanded to a fully refundable $3,000 per eligible child under 18 ($3,600 per child under 6). In addition, ARPA provided parents with advance child tax credit payments totaling 50% of the estimated amount of their 2021 child tax credit. The
China has cut its benchmark rate for mortgage lending for the first time in nearly two years, adding to a cycle of gradual monetary easing as policymakers seek to counter a loss of economic momentum. The five-year loan prime rate, which is typically used to price mortgages, was lowered from 4.65 per cent to 4.6
You can enable subtitles (captions) in the video player At the start of last year someone paid $200,000 for a video highlight of a LeBron James dunk. Here comes LBJ. The sale sparked a wave of headlines about digital collectibles and the NFTs that make them possible. This year NFTs for sports media are expected
Amid the millions of new retail investors during the pandemic and concerns about Americans’ low financial literacy, FINRA plans to issue a regulatory notice about cryptocurrency. The guidance to more than 3,400 firms and 617,000 registered representatives overseen by FINRA will cover “the rules around the sale of crypto assets by or through our member
Sharing is Caring! by Michael Snyder Death is in the air. Unless you have been living in a cave for the past 12 months, you already know that this is true. Old people are dying, young people are dying, famous people are dying, and countless hard working Americans that make up the backbone of our
Recently, Cointelegraph spoke to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez following the announcement that Miami residents with a digital wallet can earn a Bitcoin dividend. The company that sets up the infrastructure to get Bitcoin dividends into the hands of citizens is CityCoins, an open-source protocol that provides fundraising mechanisms for cities. Miami and New York City
There’s nothing like the view of snow-covered ski runs to whet one’s appetite for an easy-care vacation getaway. This stone and wood-sided residence at the Chalet at the Lodge at Vail 2 takes in south-facing vistas of the Gore Range and the slopes in Vail, Colorado. Set near Vail Ski Resort’s Gondola One and the
On Wednesday, the Secret Network announced the launch of a $400 million fund in order to expand the application layer and provide grants to ecosystem participants that accelerate user adoption. The market capitalization for the network’s native token SCRT is the third-largest privacy-centric crypto asset market today with a $1.4 billion market cap. SCRT Labs
Decentral Park Capital, an early-stage investment firm, now with $140 million in assets under management, has launched a brand new $75 million fund to invest in DeFi initiatives. This fund aims to deploy funds to invest in decentralized exchanges, lending protocols, derivatives, structured products, oracles, staking, and middleware infrastructure. The money pouring into decentralized finance
Let me suggest two excellent money moves. You’ll enjoy tax deferral — inside buildup in which the asset-income you earn on your balances accumulate tax-free. You also get to time your IRA withdrawals to years when your marginal tax bracket is low. Like many, if not most, Americans, you probably are holding much of your
Municipals faced another weaker day with benchmark yield curves seeing two to four basis point cuts, underperforming a slightly better U.S. Treasury market, while equities ended in the red. Munis played catch up to the large selloff in Treasuries since Friday, holding municipal to UST ratios steady. The five-year was at 54%, 68% in 10
Editor’s Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today’s must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) – Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS) reported Wednesday that its consolidated silver production of 19.2 million ounces in 2021 was 11%
No, you’re not imagining it. Some grocery store shelves are bare again, conjuring bad memories of… by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse Blog The term “return to normal” is being thrown around a lot these days, but will things ever truly return to the way that they were before the pandemic came along? I don’t think
The S&P 500 Index has long been one of the best-known proxies for the U.S. stock market, and several mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that passively track the index have become popular investment vehicles. These funds do not seek to outperform the index through active trading, stock picking, or market timing but instead rely
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