Financial Sense

By Peter Boockvar Peter Boockvar – The National Federation of Independent Business released its Small Business Optimism Index for September that moderated to 107.9 from 108.8, which was the record high. Higher wages continued as current compensation… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Mises Institute – A New York Times article praising Karl Marx for being “right” has been spreading on social media. This is an interesting article, and not for the reason the author intended. The author notes that… …read more

By FS Staff – Chris Steele at ITR Economics recently gave an update on their commodity and economic outlook with FS Insider. They expect a slowdown around the 2019 timeframe and commodities to generally start peaking out in the months ahead, with the exception… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Tom McClellan By Tom McClellan – If this were a “normal” 2nd year of a presidential term, we would now be in a corrective period due to last until just before the mid-term elections. But as many in the press have noted, we do not have… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Tom McClellan By Tom McClellan – 10 years ago in June 2008, oil prices were making a top above $140/barrel, which turned out to be an exhaustive blowoff top. A steep collapse ensued, taking oil prices down to below $40 in January 2009. …read more From:: Financial Sense

By The Conversation By The Conversation – Until now, generating nuclear power has required massive facilities surrounded by acres of buildings, electrical infrastructure, roads, parking lots and more. The nuclear industry is trying to… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Oil Price By Oil Price – The US dollar has jumped to its strongest level in nearly a year, raising questions about how a strong greenback could act as a drag on debt and oil demand in much of the world. The US Federal Reserve announced… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St welcomed back returning guest, President of Financial Sense Advisors, Host of the popular long-running show, Financial Sense Newshour https://www.financialsense.com/ and Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Jim Puplava for an interview. …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Urban Carmel 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 largest risk to the economy is… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Paul Kasriel By Paul Kasriel – The current level of the federal funds rate is 1.92%. As of June 13, 2018, the median estimate of Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members of the appropriate federal funds rate by the end of 2081 was 2.40%. …read more From:: Financial Sense