by MSN.com | Jul 14, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy
Inflation has been a stressful reality for many Americans recently, having a marked impact on consumer budgets. But with inflation rates finally slowing, and the threat of a recession in the news, deflation is also a phenomenon many should prepare for. Deflation, or a...
by John Mauldin | Jul 14, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
The market, and maybe all of us, would like to believe the latest 3% annual CPI number was a harbinger of ever-lower inflation, and we are on the road to 2% inflation by year end. I would argue, “Not so fast.” Inflation is far from dead, and CPI will likely go...
by Lance Roberts | Jul 14, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
There is much debate as of late on the current market cycle. Is it a bear market? Maybe. But what if this is just a correction within a 40-year-long secular bull market cycle? It is a question posed by Jacques Cesar previously. “The cyclical bull started in late March...
by Reuters.com | Jul 12, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy
HONG KONG, July 12 (Reuters) – China’s major tech companies have shed more than $1 trillion in value -equivalent to the entire Dutch economy – since the government’s regulatory crackdown on the sector began more than two years ago, according to...
by Lance Roberts | Jul 11, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Does stock risk decline the longer the holding period is? It’s a great question and something I received a comment about. Blaise Pascal, a brilliant 17th-century mathematician, famously argued that if God exists, belief would lead to infinite joy in heaven, while...
by Investing.com | Jul 9, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy
Michael Smolyansky, a senior Fed economist, claims corporate profit growth will slow appreciably. His case rests on corporate tax rates and interest rates. Access to his white paper, The coming long-run slowdown in corporate profit growth and stock returns, can be...
