Second Liberty Loan of 1917 Poster (Photo by Swim Ink 2, LLC/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty Images After a dismal 2022 ending with a weak December, the stock market came to roaring l...
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What’s Next For Markets As The U.S. Reaches It Debt Limit?
Markets are starting to show some concern as the debt limit is reached. (Photo by William Thomas … [+] Cain/Getty Images) Getty Images The clock is ticking on the U.S. debt limit, which was alre...
The Rise And Fall Of Treasury Yields — What They Signal For The Economy, Inflation And Your Portfolio
Corbis via Getty Images Key takeaways The 10-year Treasury yield is a financial benchmark used as a comparison tool for things like mortgage rates. In November 2022, mortgage interest rates came down ...
Treasury’s $1 Trillion Coin And The Fed’s Magic Asset
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing, … [+] Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Yellen said Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 that O...
Home Builder Confidence Jumps For First Time In 12 Months — As Housing Market ‘Turning Point’ May Be Here
Topline Home builder sentiment climbed in January for the first time since December 2021, according to the National Association of Home Builders, a welcome bright spot for the otherwise bleak housing ...
We Have a Too-Much-Federal-Revenue Problem, Not a Looming ‘Debt Crisis’
“American public debt is at economically damaging levels and growing at an unsustainable rate. Congress should stabilize federal debt to reduce the possibility of a fiscal crisis.” Those are the words...
Why A Strong Dollar Is Not As Good As You Think
A strong dollar sounds great. Here is where it is not so great for U.S. companies and investors. getty To most people, a strong currency means a strong country. Weak countries have weak currencies. St...
Put Away the Smelling Salts, the Fed Doesn’t Threaten Washington’s ‘Solvency’
Russia presently has total government debt of $190 billion. The U.S. can claim total debt somewhere north of $30 trillion. Are the Russians “Classical” in economic thought relative to the Keynesianism...
This Is Why You Should Ditch Your Bond Funds And Buy Some Bonds Instead
Rising interest rates are very bad for bond funds while individual bonds held to maturity can … [+] perform considerably better. (Photo by Johan NILSSON / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Pho...
Should You Buy Treasuries?
Should You Buy Treasuries? getty With interest rates going up, Americans are rushing into U.S. Treasuries at a record pace. Wondering if you should buy Treasury notes or bills in your portfolio? Here&...
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russian Crypto Mining Operation Amid New Token Launch
In a press release today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is taking action against companies in Russia’s virtual currency mining industry. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Bi...
Treasury Has Self-Hosted Wallets And Adding Crypto To BSA On 2022 Agenda
First reported by CoinDesk, the Semiannual Agenda and Regulatory Plan of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which includes the most important regulations that are expected to be issued, indicate two...
This Dividend Yield Indicator Shows Why The S&P 500 Could Disappoint Investors In 2022
10-year Treasury yields have risen sharply in the first two weeks of the year as inflation rises, while stocks are off to a pedestrian start. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images With dividend yields at...