Swapping Bolivars For Bitcoins

There’s always some instability in the currency markets, which is great for traders but tough for the people living in Continue reading →

Data That Matters October 2016

There is a life expectancy gap between the richest 1% and the poorest 15 of >14 years for men and > Continue reading →

Traders Shifting To Longer Bonds

Bonds are acting strange. When inflation was the norm and the world economies were growing, bonds would pay a few 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 →

Banks Buying Gold

Central banks are buying gold. That may not seem like an odd thing considering Fort Knox, but; “If central banks Continue reading →

US Jobs Report September 2016

The good news: The US economy added 156,000 jobs in September and wages rose by $0.06 per hour. The not 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 →

Data That Matters September 2016

The US economy added 151,000 jobs in August, 2016. Government debt as a percentage of GDP now exceeds 100%. Cities Continue reading →