Silver Prices Are Outpacing Gold. That’s a Good Sign for the Global Economy.
Many industrial metals including silver have gained as Covid-related restrictions eased in China.…
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Fed Meeting: How High Will Interest Rates Go and What Else to Expect at This Week’s Meeting.
Will “ongoing” be outgoing at the Federal Reserve? Or will that key word remain in the central bank’s policy directive?On such a seemingly trivial question may hang the course of interest rates when the Federal Open Market Committee…
Inflation Isn’t Conquered Yet | Barron’s
Did Dr. Pangloss earn his Ph.D. in economics? It would seem so.In Voltaire’s Candide, Dr. Pangloss declared it to be the best of all possible worlds, notwithstanding the evidence around him. And, to be sure, things are getting better,…
The Stock Market Is on a Tear. Don’t Ignore the Debt Ceiling.
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress that the U.S. would…
COLUMN: Kentucky Basketball Feels Broken Beyond Repair
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Where does Kentucky basketball go from here? The answer appears to be only up from a 26-point thrashing at the hands of the seventh-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, but the Wildcats have been chock-full of lamenting…
Column: ‘Dispatchable’ renewables in spotlight after upbeat IEA report
LITTLETON, Colo., Dec 8 (Reuters) - This week's upbeat renewable energy supply outlook by the International Energy Agency (IEA) contained an important but overlooked lament about the slow roll-out of so-called dispatchable renewable…
Column: Metal markets brace for a downturn of a different kind: Andy Home
LONDON Oct 27 (Reuters) - The spectre of recession has hung heavy over this year's London Metal Exchange (LME) Week festivities.The analyst consensus is that Europe's manufacturing sector is already contracting and the United States may…
Valley News – Column: Fear is killing our schools
“The beatings will continue until morale improves” is a rather familiar quip of unknown origin. Two recent news stories remind of just how apt the saying remains.The first was an astonishing New York Times report on the reinstitution of…
Why Did the Stock Market Drop Today? It Finally Heard Jerome Powell’s Message Loud And Clear.
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Stocks sank as Jerome Powell gave a short and clear message that rates…
Column: Funds steadfast in corn, soy optimism as market awaits direction – Braun
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Reuters) - Nearby Chicago corn futures have been stuck in a range for nearly two months after their historic rally that began in August, and speculators continue to cling to their hugely bullish bets, anticipating…