Lead-Lag Live: The Recession Narrative Changes Again
After two quarters of a declining GDP, the data for the third quarter showed a 2.6 percent annualized gain. That’s enough to suggest that
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esInvests: Market Bottomed and Headed to Top in 6 Months
While many fear a further market decline, there are several reasons why investors could expect to see a recovery from here. First, markets have been scared
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A Wealth of Common Sense: Everyone Is Predicting a Recession But No one is Acting Like It (Yet)
The US saw negative GDP growth in the first two quarters of 2022. Historically, that’s a sign of a recession. However, one hasn’t been
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A Wealth of Common Sense: Why Isn’t Inflation Falling?
Inflation continues to wreak havoc on the economy. While the year-over-year numbers have started to show a decline, inflation still remains near multi-decade
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Bitcoin Magazine: Has Bitcoin’s Inflation Hedge Narrative Failed?
Cryptocurrencies soared higher in early 2020 as stimulus checks started to hit bank accounts. One narrative was that more spending could lead to higher inflation. And
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Animal Spirits: A Tough Break
Markets are in a tough spot. That’s because good news has become bad news. The strong job market sounds like a good thing. But it
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The Financier: This Crash Will Be Much Worse Than Expected
Inflation remains a top concern for the Federal Reserve. Their plan? Raise interest rates to slow the economy, and hence slow inflation. However, that plan also
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Two Dollars Investing: The Fed Will Crash Precious Metals
Right now, the Federal Reserve has two poor choices. They can raise interest rates to get inflation down, but potentially at the cost of an economic
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A Wealth of Common Sense: Could We See Another Lost Decade in the US Stock Market?
Markets are known as mean-reverting. In English, that simply means that if markets have some great up years that are above average, a few below-
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Money For the Rest of Us: Why Is the US Dollar So Strong? Will It Continue?
The US dollar is trading at its highest level in decades, as measured against other currencies. It’s now stronger than the Euro, which has dropped
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Tom Bilyeu: Crypto Is Crashing – Once in A Lifetime Opportunity to Build Wealth Is Here
The past year has seen a massive drop in all financial assets. That includes risky assets like tech stocks, but even safe, conservative investments like bonds
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Daily Profit Cycle: Are Mortgage Rates Headed to 20%?
The housing market has been slammed in the past few months. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, the industry standard, now yield over 6 percent. That’s
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