Financial Sense

By Marc Chandler By Marc Chandler – The first five months of the year have had plenty of unwelcome surprises for investors. Volatility has reigned throughout the capital markets, despite the continued net expansion of central bank balance sheets… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Dwaine van Vuuren By Dwaine Van Vuuren – Despite the U.S. leading economic indicators appearing healthy, the global economy appears to be headed for a slow down, with only 34% of the 40 countries we track having leading economic indicators (LEI’s) signalling growth ahead… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Peter Boockvar By Peter Boockvar – The weakness in global stock markets that started in Asia overnight is for obvious reasons. People are losing some patience with “It’s just a negotiating tactic” reason for the tariffs because instead of leading to… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – The Fed signaled four likely rate increases this year, instead of only three, and this is likely to have a meaningful impact on the yield curve and specific sectors of the market, Oppenheimer’s Ari Wald recently explained… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff Jul 6 – In a recent hour-long interview with Financial Sense Newshour, Greg Weldon at Weldon Online discussed his just-released 150-page special report, “Shelter from the Storm,” looking at the economic and financial storms about to hit the US, Canada, Germany and… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – FS Insider recently interviewed Russell Napier, well-known financial historian and co-founder of the Electronic Research Interchange (ERIC), to discuss a breakdown in the global monetary system, primarily with emerging markets linked to the US dollar… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Adrian Ash By Adrian Ash – Gold prices fell below $1220 for the fourth time in a fortnight in London trade Tuesday, hitting new 30-month lows for Euro investors at €1038 as the Bank of Japan sparked volatility on the currency… …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 FS Staff By FS Staff – Marc Chandler from Brown Brothers Harriman discusses the US dollar’s recent breakout, why he expects it to consolidate and then move higher into next year, and his concerns regarding how low the Fed funds rate is upon entering the next recession… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Matthew Kerkhoff By Matthew Kerkhoff – What’s the best thing to talk about when the market is firing on all cylinders? Recessions, of course. Rather than getting caught up in the excitement of Nasdaq 8,000, which we reached today, or the fact… …read more From:: Financial Sense