Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – Late last month, CNBC reported “Southern California home sales crash, a warning sign to the nation.” The main culprits cited for the crash in one of the largest housing markets in the nation were higher rates, affordability concerns, and a shortage… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – After a pretty strong rally this year, the US dollar has pulled back slightly from its mid-August highs, helping to release some of the pressure on gold, commodities, and emerging markets. Back in June, Felix Zulauf warned on our show that if the dollar… …read more From:: Financial

By Matthew Kerkhoff By Matthew Kerkoff – In last week’s article I elaborated on why it’s important to allow the economic backdrop to guide us when price action becomes erratic. Today, I thought we would take a short tour of the… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff FS Staff – What if we told you there are specific places around the globe where certain populations have found the secret of not only living longer, but living better? Tony Buettner, Senior Vice president of the Blue Zones Project, tells the fascinating discovery… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Chris Whalen By Chris Whalen – There is considerable liquidity risk building in the financial markets as the FOMC continues its clumsy path toward normalization. Inverted yield curves may not predict recessions, but they do serve as a great indicator of liquidity risk… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff – The S&P 500 is now more heavily dominated by tech and financials than at the 2000 and 2007 market peaks, says market analyst John Roque of Key Square Capital, formerly at Soros Funds. In an exclusive interview with Financial Sense Newshour… …read more

By Urban Carmel – The macro data from the past month continues to mostly point to positive growth. On balance, the evidence suggests the imminent onset of a recession is unlikely. The bond market agrees with the macro data. …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – This time on Financial Sense, we look back on a 2014 interview with Joel Kurtzman to discuss his book, Unleashing the Second American Century: Four Forces for Economic Dominance. As we were coming out of the Great Recession, Kurtzman… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – “The first thing you need to do when looking at a college cost is to not focus on the sticker price, but on the net price after grants and scholarships and other money that doesn’t need to be repaid is subtracted from the total,” Kantrowitz said… …read more

By Tim Duy PhD By Tim Duy – Central bankers are set to hike interest rates at this week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), an outcome widely expected by market participants and thus should come as no surprise. …read more From:: Financial Sense