Financial Sense

By Tim Duy PhD By Tim Duy – The day of reckoning for the Fed may soon be at hand. With the yield curve continuing to flatten and the 10-2 spread falling to a meager 33 basis points this week, an inversion before the end of the year… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Michael Shedlock By Michael Shedlock – Turkey isn’t close to hyperinflation yet. But the path it’s on is a guaranteed way to get there. As Erdogan tightens his grip on finance and the central bank, Investors Fear Turkish Currency Crisis. …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – Gold and silver have been having a rough go of things this year. Well-known precious metals analyst Dave Morgan recently spoke with Financial Sense Newshour on the technical outlook, impacts from the cryptocurrency space, and more… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – Did you know that if you live in a high tax state, it may be nearly impossible to leave? In our recent Lifetime Income podcast, Jim Puplava and Chris Preitauer discussed the impact of the new tax bill, the new tax brackets, and elimination of itemized… …read more

By FS Staff By FS Staff – All focus is on Turkey right now as their currency goes into freefall and 5-year credit default swaps (insurance against default) have now spiked to levels last seen during the 2008-2009 financial crisis. Russell Napier warned that Turkey… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Tim Duy PhD By Tim Duy – It is very much possible that when the Fed hits the neutral rate, the impact of past tightening has yet to filter through much to the overall economy. Continuing blindly forward might then be a critical policy… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Paul Kasriel By Paul Kasriel – Back in mid-December 2016, the Fed started raising the federal funds rate by 0.25 of a percentage point per quarter. So, the federal funds rate has risen a cumulative 1.50 percentage points since then. …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – The public pension crisis is massive, and it’s only getting bigger. Yet state and local governments are slow to address the problem, and the solutions they’re implementing could result in even larger issues down the road. Lawrence McQuillan… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff FS Staff – China is slowing down, and tariff troubles are only making this fear worse. We spoke with Shehzad Qazi, managing director at China Beige Book International, about his thoughts on China’s weakening economic conditions… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Geopolitical Futures By GPF – On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury outlined plans to implement a stringent review system on foreign investment in 27 high-tech sectors deemed critical to national security, from telecommunications to aviation to biotech… …read more From:: Financial Sense