Monthly Archives: February, 2018

America: The New Petro-State

Commodities

Young Research - February 21, 2018

Since at least the 1970s, higher oil prices have been a drag on the U.S. economy, but with U.S. oil production now surging that...

Global Earnings Generate Dividends and Deals

Economy

E.J. Smith - February 20, 2018

Strong earnings in Europe are leading to increases in dividend payouts and an uptick in M&A activity on the Continent. Global diversification is more...

CNBC Blows the Whistle on Blockchain Abuse

Currencies and Gold

Young Research - February 20, 2018

When Bioptix Inc. changed its name to Riot Blockchain Inc., investors flooded in to the company they thought was working on blockchain technologies. CNBC...

Big Miners Cautiously Enjoying Higher Demand

Commodities

Young Research - February 20, 2018

Big mining companies like BHP, Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Glencore are enjoying the world's booming economy. Higher demand is coming for coal and...

Dip in Trucking Prices Could be Temporary

Transportation

Young Research - February 16, 2018

Jennifer Smith reports at The Wall Street Journal that a recent drop in the prices for last minute shipping via tractor trailer could be...

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Inflation Threatens Long Bond Yield

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Should savers and retired investors take the Fed’s bait and invest in long bonds? Not when you have a Fed chairman with a money-printing habit and prominent economists such as Ken Rogoff, the former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, calling for a “sustained burst of moderate inflation, say, 4–6% for several years.”