Weekly Hard Asset Insights By David McAlvany Infrastructure Bill and Oil Supply—Both in Doubt?  This past week provided headlines on the much discussed and [...]

“When I refer to financial stability, I mean a financial system that is resilient to shocks. That is, one in which banks and nonbank financial institutions [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise After Economic Data; Dollar Falls: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Dollar edges lower ahead of U.S. inflation data [Reuters] Gold gains on [...]

This week we cover the price drops in the metals market which corresponded to the FED’s comments regarding inflation and interest rates, alongside the [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stock Climb, Buoyed by Economic Optimism: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Global Markets: Stocks grind higher as investors ponder U.S. inflation [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Steady; Oil Gains: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Cyclical currencies lead after dust settles on Fed [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Climbs Above [...]

FED squirms at 6.6% producer inflation. Bond Investors Blinded Because Powell Blinked. Bill Gates & Larry Fink own a lot of methane emitting landfills. [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Steady Before Fed Testimony: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Treasury Yields Rebound From Post-Fed Plunge to Multi-Month Lows [Reuters] [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Advance as Fed Jitters Ease; Asia Slumps: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Stocks clamber up from 4-week lows, dollar eases from 10-week high [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Iran Result Dims Chances of Rapid Oil Return, Analyst Says [CNBC] Supply chain snafus could affect what’s available to you on Amazon Prime [...]

[Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead: Fed shift causes rally in value stocks to wobble [Reuters] Exclusive: Fed’s Kashkari opposed to rate hikes at least through [...]

Weekly Hard Asset Insights By David McAlvany The Fed, A lit Match, and A Powder Keg Without question, this past week was a punishing one in the commodity [...]

It was a fascinating set up. A pivotal FOMC meeting two days ahead of quarterly “quadruple witch” expiration of options and other derivatives. Option [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks, Bonds Slide on Taper Fear: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Crude Oil Declines With Commodities Pressured by Fed’s Plan [CNBC] [...]

This week we cover the FED hinting that they will be pushing up their timeline of potential rate hikes. This paired with fears of inflation impacted the [...]