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Explaining negative interest rates is arcane, almost as if it were medieval times and peasants were so desperate to protect their few coins they own from brigands and warlords that they were willing...
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The U.S. Treasury Office of Debt Management has started to consider whether the government should issue 50-year and 100-year bonds.
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In the argument about who pays for negative interest rates, there may be no winners. It still looks like the odds of negative interest rates in the United States appear to be less than zero.
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When economies struggle, the classic textbook move to stabilize and help a recovery is for a nation's central bank to cut interest rates. Three more central banks now have lowered their rates.
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The test of time has proven that big and healthy banks have been able to overcome many of the challenges thrown at them over time. 24/7 Wall St. has laid out the case for each major bank stock and...
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AEP used to be a top value stock with a monster dividend yield when it was named as a stock to own for the next decade. That doesn't mean the period from 2020 to 2030 should expect a repeat...
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The 4th of July is a major US holiday, but the markets in Europe and Asia all remained open. Here's how the rest of the world acted on our day off.
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After a dismal May, ETF inflows in stock, bond and gold funds were quite strong. Contrarians would ask if the bond ETF class reaching $1 trillion in assets may have market a near-term top too. And...
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Merrill Lynch noted strong bearish investor sentiment, worried that stocks will fall hard. That also sets the stage for a contrarian's dream rally.
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Stocks to buy as the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates.
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Just as China has more to lose than the United States in a trade war, it has more to potentially lose than the United States if it decides to dump its U.S. Treasury holdings entirely.
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Equity investors may invest in Boeing over the short term, thinking the stock has sold off and is a bargain on temporary bad news. Other investors with a long-term view are looking way out in the...
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Get ready, because the recession is coming. The only problem is that the "when that will be" probably is not as soon as many financial media reports might have you scared about.
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Now that 2018 is nearing an end, it is a serious time for investors to start thinking about expectations in 2019 rather than looking back at how choppy 2018 has been.
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GE agrees to a rich pay package for its new CEO, Toyota announces a huge recall, bond yields hit levels not seen since 2011, and other important business headlines.
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