[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Mideast Equities Drop Tracking Slump in Oil Prices: Inside EM [AP] Supply bottlenecks leave ships stranded, businesses stymied [CNBC] Covid [...]

[CNBC] U.S.-China trade relations remain strained as Biden team takes tough stance similar to Trump [Reuters] ‘Tough’ U.S.-China talks signal rocky [...]

The Treasury yield spike runs unabated. Ten-year Treasury yields rose another 10 bps this week to 1.72%, the high since January 23, 2020. The Treasury [...]

Time to Build a Portfolio of Real Things Today is “quadruple witching,” with a variety of options and futures contracts expiring. This adds a unique [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks, Yields Fluctuate After Fed Ends Break: Markets Wrap [Reuters] U.S. bond yields dip from 14-month highs, oil stabilises [...]

This week we cover the price movements of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, the US Dollar Index, DOW, and more. How did the US Dollar index respond to the [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bonds Plunge With Nasdaq on Inflation Risk: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Treasury Yields Top 1.75% After Powell Spurs Bets on Inflation [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yields Extend Gains Before Fed; Tech Shares Slump: Markets Wrap [Reuters] U.S. Treasury yields hit new highs as key Fed statement looms [...]

Perception Management overrides hard science in monetary policy Bank of England states “QE Not Ideal In Longer Term” Rented a VHS video lately? [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Edge Up; Oil Slips: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Oil drops amid rising stockpiles and COVID-19 demand concerns [Reuters] Fed officials may [...]

Have you been following silver? There’s certainly been some excitement in that world lately. Some folks on the WallStreetBets subreddit tried to run the [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Gain as Oil Dips; Europe Stocks Rise: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Euro zone government bond yields stabilise; U.S.-Germany spread at widest [...]

[CNBC] Fewer kids are going to college because they say it costs too much [AP] China, North Korea loom as Blinken, Austin head to Asia [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed to [...]

[Reuters] Pelosi says U.S. lawmakers must work ‘swiftly’ on major infrastructure package [Reuters] First U.S. stimulus payments to hit bank [...]

Real But Unacknowledged, Inflation Is the Elephant in the Room A failed rally in the 10-year Treasury took yields back to the highs for the week, passing [...]