Natural Gas Finds a Savior
The rise of energy-hungry artificial intelligence has pushed the commodity’s prices higher
Natural Gas Finds a Savior
Challenges Mount for Automakers
Rising delinquencies and China’s supply are squeezing margins
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Grain During Wartime
The Ukraine war
sent ag prices soaring, but supply caught up
Gold is Starting to Shine
Gold prices have staged an impressive run since the middle of March. Could more gains lie ahead?
Bond Markets at the Brink
Treasuries may be at a make-or-break moment This year started off well enough. The bulls ran free in the markets as fear receded that the Federal Reserve would continue to hike interest rates to combat inflation. The Nasdaq 100 futures contract (/NQ) posted its best January since 1999. But it wasn’t happening just in the … Continued
Bonds Look Strong
Investing in bonds didn’t pay off in 2022, but three factors may combine to change that this year Even though equity markets declined by double digits last year—more than 20% in some cases—the bond market didn’t provide a bastion of safety. In fact, the S&P U.S. Aggregate Bond Index was down more than 11.5% at … Continued
Fed Hike Hype
Higher interest rates will keep the markets volatile When the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, financial markets can turn volatile. The hikes in the early 2000s bore this fruit and so did the initial efforts to end quantitative easing (QE) and raise rates in the mid-2010s. Now, the Fed has finished tapering its pandemic-era QE … Continued
No, It’s Not Stagflation
Yes, prices are up and GDP is down compared with earlier this year, but the economy isn’t entering a ’70s-style malaise The economic woes of the 1970s, a decade marked by runaway inflation and painfully slow growth of gross domestic product, came to be known as stagflation. Could a similar fate befall America in the … Continued
Amazon’s Tax Gambit
Jeff Bezos and Amazon are supporting higher taxes—a move that’s less counterintuitive than it appears It’s no surprise that President Joe Biden has introduced sweeping proposals to raise taxes on corporations and wealthy individuals. Biden campaigned for the White House, in part, on the platform of raising taxes to fund infrastructure spending. “A fireman or … Continued
