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The Yield Curve Holds the Secret to the Market’s Health
September 27, 2018 Stocks
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates by a quarter point and signaled yet another quarter-point hike before the end of the year. Notably, this is the first time the Fed funds rate — currently at 2.00% to 2.25% — has risen above the rate of inflation. The Fed’s preferred metric for inflation […] The Emerging Market Crisis Could Topple Oil Demand
September 27, 2018 Global Economy
It was November 2016. My colleagues and I convened to discuss our biggest and best ideas for the various markets in the years ahead. One of my ideas was “peak demand.” I believed we could approach a point in a few years when global oil demand growth slows down. The world will not stop using […] Insider Trading Patterns Give You the House Advantage
September 26, 2018 Trading Strategies
Insiders include company executives, board members or large shareholders. No one knows more about the operations of a company than these people. Medicare’s New Smart Card Technology
September 26, 2018 Technology
A bipartisan health bill seeks to greatly deter the $60 billion abuse and fraud within the Medicare program with the use of smart card technology. Trump is a Contrarian Indicator for Investors
September 26, 2018 Stocks
When the efficient market hypothesis was developed, no one predicted Twitter. More specifically, no one predicted President Donald Trump’s use of Twitter.