Interest Rates At Record Lows

Interest rates bounce and vary throughout the market, but in general, they have just passed through a period of 670 Continue reading →

Slow Growth Persists

It is a good time to understand negative interest rates because they’re likely to be with us for a while. Continue reading →

Food Prices Drop

Food prices have been dropping for longer than any time since 2009, and before that, 1960. For 9 months, food prices Continue reading →

Governments Reach Record Debt

Government debt as a percentage of GDP now exceeds 100%. The only time it was higher was in 1950 as Continue reading →

US Retreat From Retirement

If retiring in America seems more difficult that it should be, that’s because it has been getting tougher since 1984. Continue reading →

US Bonds Hit New Low

While other countries are experiencing negative interest rates, the US bonds remain positive; but, only relatively. Global bond yields are at Continue reading →

Deflation Worries

Inflation is familiar. For Americans who are old enough, or others who’ve lived in hyper-inflationary countries, fighting inflation makes a Continue reading →

Japanese Negative Interest Rate

Negative interest rates happen when assets are accumulating and not circulating. They were imposed by some governments in Europe in Continue reading →