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Fed’s Williams Calls for Urgent Replacement of Libor
Financial firms need to stop dragging their collective feet and transition to a new reference interest-rate system to replace the scandal-plagued London interbank offered rate regime.
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Wall Street sees an increased chance that Trump to weaken the dollar
Wall Street analysts say it is increasingly possible the Trump administration will try using a stronger weapon in the currency wars than just presidential tweets.
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THE SILVER PRICE: Setting Up For A Breakout?
After gold broke above a critical resistance level, held for the past five years, precious metals, investors are now wondering, “what’s in store for silver?”
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Cryptos Slide As Mnuchin Sees "National Security Issues"
"Bitcoin is highly volatile and speculative" he warned, ominously adding that cryptos are used by "money launderers, terrorist financiers, and various bad actors."
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Ron Paul on Cryptocurrency
Former Texas congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul joins 'Squawk Alley' to discuss cryptocurrencies, regulation and the tech behind them.
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Here's What the Market Did Every Time the Fed Cut Rates During Expansion
If rate cuts are favorable for stocks, they can act as rocket fuel for the price of gold. As I’ve explained many times before, the yellow metal has thrived in low-rate, weak-U.S. dollar environments.
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Groping for New Tools, Central Banks — Look at Japan's Yield Controls
Japanese-style interest rate caps are drawing interest from global central bankers worried about a downturn, including U.S. Federal Reserve officials.
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Fed's Brainard: Likely That US Rates Will Remain Low in the Future
"Recent U.S. inflation indicators have been disappointing, making it important to sustain momentum."
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The Bond Market May Be Staring at a Major Inflection Point - Bloomberg
It also saw economic data suggesting a distinct hint of inflationary pressure.
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U.S. Proposes Barring Big Tech Companies Offering Digital Currencies
A proposal to prevent big technology companies from functioning as financial institutions or issuing digital currencies has been circulated for discussion by the Democratic majority that leads the House Financial Services Committee, according to a copy of the draft legislation seen by Reuters.
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Expert Predictions: A 70% Stock Market Crash
Increased volatility and rising interest rates are leading investors and economists to warn of an impending stock market crash.
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Growth Of the Global Prime-Est Of Prime Consumers Ends In 2020
On average, income and expenditures are a bell curve, rising from early adulthood, peaking in the 45 to 54 year old portion of ones life, and falling indefinitely thereafter.
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US House Price Growth Signals “Bubble” As Recession Probability Rises
I remember when a Chief Economist at a large Washington DC area housing finance entity said that the definition of a house price bubble is when house price growth exceeds household income growth. …
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12,000 US Stores Are Forecast To Close In 2019
The retail inferno is escalating in 2019. According to Coresight Research, in the US, year-to-date announced closures have already exceeded the total we recorded for the full year 2018. Coresight …
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My Advice to the Fed on “Low Inflation”
Use a Different Index for Crying Out Loud and Tell the BLS to be Less Aggressive with “Hedonic Quality Adjust. The Fed could instantly claim victory and pocket the kudos.
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These Are the Countries Most at Risk of Housing Bubbles
Canada and New Zealand are the most vulnerable economies to a correction in house prices, with Australia and the U.K. also drawing concern, according to new research from Bloomberg Economics.
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How High Can Gold Go? - First Macro Capital
Gold has exploded higher over the past few months, but how high can gold really go? Not a day goes by, without hearing about “buy gold”...
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America Is Insolvent, Broke, Deep into the Red
Treasury, as of the end of 2018, the federal government had a combined total of $95,410,000,000,000 in unfunded obligations, liabilities, and debts. Just in case you lost your place counting all of those zeros, that is $95.4 trillion.
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Trump Puts Hopes for Fed Revolution on Unconventional Candidate
President Trump is putting his hopes for reshaping the Federal Reserve on a controversial conservative economist who is a fierce advocate for his economic agenda — and who has adjusted her views on monetary policy to fit the commander-in-chief’s.
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The Choice - NorthmanTrader
New highs in markets despite a slowing global economy. Well done. But the construct is weak, it repeats the same patterns we’ve seen before amid divergences, gaps, select participation and a myriad of technical warning signs.
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