A recent article in The Wall Street Journal reports that short-term rates may be held near zero for several more years, encouraging some to buy or refinance homes while triggering…
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Seven Mind-Blowing Charts from the COVID-19 Crisis That Deserve Your Attention
By Justin Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) They say a picture is worth a thousand words. The pictures and charts outlined below may actually be worth much more: 30 million unemployed.$7 trillion on…
Ken Fisher to the Fed: Cutting Interest Rates Will Hurt Economy
In a recent article for USA Today, investment expert, author and columnist Ken Fisher wrote, “Hey Federal Reserve Board: Pay attention!” adding that the central bank’s plan to cut short-term…
How to Profit from Negative-Yielding Debt
Although the global purchase of negative-yielding bonds—which has reached nearly $17 trillion–may seem like a losing proposition, a recent Bloomberg article outlines three ways that these securities can be traded…
Zero Interest Rates Forever?
A recent article in Bloomberg discusses the outlook for the federal deficit and potential repercussions with respect to interest rates. The article reports that the Congressional Budget Office’s release of…
Jim Grant on Upside-Down Interest Rates
In an article for Barron’s last month, Grant’s Interest Rate Observer founder and editor James Grant offers insights regarding the repercussions of an ultra-low interest rate environment. Grant quips, “You…
Drunkenmiller and Warsh: Perspective on Fed Tightening
In an article for The Wall Street Journal, co-authors Stanley Druckenmiller (chairman and CEO of Duquesne Family Office LLC) and former Federal Reserve Board member Kevin Warsh argue that the…
How the Fed's Rate Hikes Affect Investors
A recent Vanguard blog addresses the issue of the Fed’s ongoing rate hike program and how it will affect investors. Here are highlights: “Higher yields on cash are good news…
Preparing for Rising Interest Rates
A recent article in Advisor Perspectives addresses a number of issues related to rising interest rates and how investors can prepare for them. Here are some highlights: Yield curve outlook—…
Rising Rates Hurt Real Estate Stocks
According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, the Fed’s rate-hike program is “upending real-estate investment trusts and other stocks with juicy dividend yields that had been thriving…