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War Imminent in Straits of Hormuz? $200 a Barrel Oil?
War Imminent in Straits of Hormuz? $200 a Barrel Oil? [Editor’s note: Today we bring you a guest essay by John Daly detailing the burgeoning potential for conflict in the Persian Gulf and how this could impact oil prices. Reprinted … Continue reading
When Return Of Your Money Beats Return On Your Money
Wild absurdities are taking place in the debt markets these days. Near impossibilities like negative real interest rates are going on at this very moment. We blink our eyes with disbelief…but sure enough, the price for money banks are paying … Continue reading
Debt Default
There’s something both amazing and astounding going on. Last month, Standard & Poor’s lowered its long-term outlook for the federal government’s fiscal health from “stable” to “negative.” Since then yields on 10-Year Treasury Notes have dropped 18 basis points. Here … Continue reading
Is the Risk Worthy of the Reward?
Grab your party hat and whistle. It’s time to celebrate. Tomorrow’s the two year anniversary of the stock market boom that followed the 2008 financial panic. What a boom it has been. The S&P500’s up nearly 95 percent since the … Continue reading
