Hope Amid Dangerous Times The pre-party was alive and well in financial markets this week as America looks forward to Independence Day celebrations. The [...]

[Reuters] Top U.S. banks raise dividends after sailing through Fed stress tests [Reuters] China names foreign-exchange regulator Pan Gongsheng as central-bank [...]

For the Week: The S&P500 gained 2.3% (up 15.9% y-t-d), and the Dow rose 2.0% (up 3.8%). The Utilities increased 0.5% (down 8.1%). The Banks rallied 3.4% [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bonds Extend Losses With Inflation Data in Focus: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s PBOC Sticks With Yuan Support as Currency Losses [...]

Join us as we analyze the price movements of gold, silver, platinum, the US Dollar, and more. Our expert team provides insightful commentary on both [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Gain as Upbeat Earnings Offset Policy Hawks: Markets Wrap [CNBC] Treasury yields climb as investors digest Fed Chair Powell’s [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chips Drag Down US Stocks; Stoxx 600 Gains: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Sidesteps Yuan Support After Currency Pulls Back From Lows [...]

Financial Times Writes That Bundesbank Is Down To Its Last 2.5 Billion Russian Coup: Real, Fake, & Who Stands To Gain? Gold At 276,000 Yen, Up From 27,000 [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Struggle to Shake Off Worries Over Rates: Markets Wrap [Reuters] China starts to slow yuan’s one-way slide [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil [...]

If you’ve ever hit an ant pile with your lawnmower, you’re familiar with the ensuing reaction. Ants that were invisible a moment before appear by the [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bonds Rally as Economic Threat Hits Risk Appetite: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gloom Grips China Markets Again as Stimulus Trade Fizzles [...]

[Reuters] Rebel Russian mercenaries return to base under deal ending advance on Moscow [Yahoo/Bloomberg] On Deck for Fed, ECB — Another Dose of Inflation [...]

Higher For Longer—Into The Teeth of Trouble This week, HAI is necessarily brief. The author is currently flying high over the beloved United States. As a [...]

[CNN] Live Updates: Putin accuses Wagner chief of stoking ‘armed rebellion’ [Reuters] Rebel Russian mercenaries barrel towards Moscow [...]

For the most part, things seem to look and feel as they did during the old cycle. Loose financial conditions persist, and securities markets remain energized. [...]