by Mark Bunting | Mar 22, 2022 | Banking, Big Picture, Blogs, Feature, Investing, United States
Reading or hearing about government bonds can be boring for many investors because they’re not as sexy as stocks. But there are times when bonds and their movements really matter, which is now. Short-term U.S. Treasury yields continue to surge as investors price...
by Uncommon Sense Investor | Mar 7, 2022 | Big Picture, Blogs, Investing, Media, Stocks
Better late than never for Mike Wilson. Last fall, the Chief U.S. Equity Strategist and Chief Investment Officer at Morgan Stanley, was bearish while the bull market kept raging. Then, in January, when cracks started to show in the stock market, Wilson was telling...
by Uncommon Sense Investor | Mar 4, 2022 | Banking, Big Picture, Blogs, Canada, Investing, Media, United States
This is ominous. Major run-ups in oil prices when put together with the U.S. Federal Reserve raising interest rates has caused a recession 100 per cent of the time over the last 68 years. That’s according to compelling research by Josh Steiner, CFA, Sector Head,...
by Mark Bunting | Jan 25, 2022 | Banking, Big Picture, Blogs, Investing, United States
The Federal Reserve appears to be stuck in an endless cycle. One of leaving interest rates too low for too long, creating market bubbles, seeing those bubbles pop, leading to stock market downturns and sometimes recession, leading to a lowering of rates again despite...
by Uncommon Sense Investor | Sep 28, 2021 | Banking, Big Picture, Blogs, Financials, Investing, United States
Many central banks, notably the European Central Bank, still have a negative interest rate policy or NIRP. Basically, this zero-bound monetary policy urges companies and consumers to put their money to work in the economy or the stock market. But here’s a chart...
