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The Fed Burdens Consumers Even More June 14, 2017 U.S. Economy With the Fed raising interest rates on the heels of a disturbing report on U.S. consumer debt, I’m left wondering how the rest of the country will fare.
The Great Gold Convulsion of 2017 June 13, 2017 Gold Gold has always been subject to speculative frenzies, of course. But never has the market been subjected to such extremes of buying and selling.
Russia’s ‘Scary Chart’ Points to a 1998-Style Sell-Off June 13, 2017 Global Economy A double top is in place in Russia. It looks a lot like the one that formed in 1998, when the crash in Russia caused a worldwide market sell-off.
Your Data Trail Is Like a Gold Mine June 12, 2017 Privacy Invasion Mundane events are like gold ore to the data miners. They convert that information into digital portraits of us that they can sell to advertisers.
Has the Fed Lost Control of Interest Rates? June 12, 2017 U.S. Economy We expect 10-year yields to move higher when the Fed raises short-term interest rates. But nothing seems to be normal in the current economy.





