Who Does Xi Want To Win The U.S. Election? Elections In Taiwan May Be More Important Than Everywhere Else Learn To Expect The Unexpected & Enjoy The Ride [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Nasdaq Drops 1%, Bonds Retreat After Rally: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global Bonds Start Year on Back Foot as Traders Pare Easing Bets [...]

[Reuters] Powerful earthquake slams Japan, residents flee some coastal areas [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Strong Earthquake Hits Northwestern Japan, Destroying Homes [...]

[Reuters] Houthi militants attack container ship, Maersk halts Red Sea sailing [AP] Houthis show no sign of ending ‘reckless’ Red Sea attacks as trade [...]

Happy New Year! With just a few short days before the New Year, HAI would like to wish all readers the happiest of happy New Year’s Eve festivities and a [...]

[Reuters] Air strikes hit Iran-backed militia facilities, truck convoy in Syria [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Charting the Global Economy: Maritime Attacks Drive Up Costs [...]

Year-end communications this week tended to well-wishes and wrap-ups. The McAlvany Weekly Commentary provided answers to questions asked by listeners, and the [...]

I’ll be frank. This “Year in Review” piece just lacks the pizzazz of other publications. For example, the New York Times’ “A Look Back at the Top [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Set for Last Hurrah as Year Draws to Close: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold headed for best year since 2020 on Fed rate cut [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Nasdaq Set For Best Year Since 1999; Bonds Stall: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global Bond ‘Carnival’ Sets Stage for Best Two Months on [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Steady as S&P 500 Record Stays In Sight: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Dollar touches five-month low on rate cut hopes in thin market [...]

Is A Gold-Backed Currency Even Possible? Will The Governments Of The New World Put Up With Independent Crypto? Is Silver Undervalued Relative To Gold? [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise, Dollar Flat in Thin Trading: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Israel launches more Gaza strikes as Netanyahu says Hamas must be destroyed [...]

[Reuters] Sombre Bethlehem marks Christmas with vigil as bombs rain on Gaza [CNBC] Inflation has created a dark cloud over how everyday Americans view the [...]

[Reuters] Iran navy receives new cruise missiles amid growing regional tension [Reuters] Pentagon says Iranian drone ‘attack’ hit chemical tanker [...]