Negative or zero interest rates are effectively a tax placed on citizens by unelected central bank technocrats. That’s interesting because I seem to remember learning about a war being fought against “taxation without representation,” but then, that was about 250 years ago and on the other side of the Pacific Ocean from Japan.
So what does Japan’s Central Bank move to raise rates to zero for the first time in 17 years mean for us?
The so-called masters of the universe have been expecting the Federal Reserve to aggressively cut rates in 2024, building just about their entire bullish case around it. Yet they’ve also been consistently wrong all year. What if they’re STILL wrong now?
Boeing is having a terrible year. It’s investors even more so… except for one in particular, who, thanks to his political position, knew it was time to sell BEFORE the stocks latest slide. Lucky him?
Why is an entity who’s mission it so protect investors now making environmental laws that further burden American businesses? And what can we investors do about it? Let’s find out…
Bitcoin is on a tear, to put it mildly. The big question everyone is asking right now is can it continue its rapid rise… and second to that, how high can it go? Let’s explore the answers to both (and other) questions around today’s hottest “currency”…
Gold has seen a significant rise in price recently. But the reality is that retail investors have predominantly sellers of this metal. So why is the price going up? And is it too late to invest in gold now that it’s above $2,100 per ounce? Let’s see…
Cat fights and a modern day “ghost army” that’s up to no good. Here’s what we discussed this week, and what your next move should be.
Yesterday was not a good day for iconic lingerie maker Victoria’s Secret & Co. (VSCO). Sales were down 6% last quarter, worse than Wall Street expected, and the shares finished the trading session down close to 30%. It was the single worst market day in the company’s standalone publicly traded history. But why?
Since Buffett took over Berkshire Hathaway in 1964, he’s slaughtered the market. Yet he has lagged the S&P over the past decade. But that’s the least we should worry about when it comes to Buffett. The man just dropped a bomb.
Members of Congress use “insider knowledge” to trade and invest in the stock market. That is, they’re using information not accessible to the public to pad their bank accounts. Thanks to the STOCK Act, you can know follow the money.
