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By James Rickards This post The Fed Is on a Collision Course appeared first on Daily Reckoning. Is the Trump economic boom a mirage? The data say yes, but the Fed models say no. The Fed has a long track record of sticking to its model-based approach and missing major turns in the U.S. economy. […]

By Brian Maher This post The Market Is at War With Itself appeared first on Daily Reckoning. Markets are anxious… uncertain… confused — like an infield during a bunt, to quote E.B. White. Drawn in one direction by trade wars, sent the other way by tax cuts and record stock buybacks, which way do markets

By Alan Knuckman This post This 200% Gain Won’t Be The Last… appeared first on Daily Reckoning. “I felt as if I were riding a pendulum. Just as I would swing into the abyss of hopelessness, the pendulum would swing back with some small goodness.” That’s from Between Shades of Gray, written by bestselling author

By Mike Burnick This post How to Strike It Rich in a Trade War appeared first on Daily Reckoning. Today, I have another special issue of the Rich Life Roadmap. My colleague (and university classmate!) Mike Burnick is sharing his third contribution to tell you about a big opportunity I can guarantee you don’t know

By Jody Chudley This post The Wrong Chinese Stocks Are Falling… Which Just Opened A Quick Buying Window appeared first on Daily Reckoning. While President Trump’s trade war with China (and most every other country) has had little impact on the stock market here in the United States, it has had a very noticeable impact

By Zach Scheidt This post The Stock Market Has A Secret $1 Trillion Safety Net appeared first on Daily Reckoning. “What if I invest and the market pulls back?” That’s the question I got from my little brother as we were talking about a few investment ideas for his family. It’s a thought that many

By James Rickards This post The U.S. Dollar: A Victim of Its Own Success appeared first on Daily Reckoning. America’s most powerful weapon of war does not shoot, fly or explode. It’s not a submarine, plane, tank or laser. America’s most powerful strategic weapon today is the dollar. The U.S. uses the dollar strategically to

By James Rickards This post The Tragic Logic of Mercantilism appeared first on Daily Reckoning. My readers are familiar with my thesis that the world responds to a situation of too much debt and not enough growth with first currency wars, then trade wars and finally shooting wars. Currency wars begin in a condition of

By Nilus Mattive This post My #1 Lesson for Stock Analysis appeared first on Daily Reckoning. I typically base my investment recommendations on fundamental measures. For example, I favor companies that have solid earnings, long dividend histories, and reasonable valuations. At the same time, there’s one more thing I do before I make any final

By Alan Knuckman This post Here’s Why Earnings Season Matters… And How YOU Cash In! appeared first on Daily Reckoning. If you watch business news channels regularly, you’ll start to notice a pattern. Every three months, like clockwork, they’ll devote hundreds of hours of programming to a single topic. For about six weeks, you’ll hear