The Debt’s Too Darn Big Strength in precious metals was notable this week. Gold is retesting recent highs, silver broke out to new post-Covid [...]

[Reuters] Ukraine struggles to hold eastern front as Russians advance on cities [Yahoo Finance] Why Americans are feeling bad about inflation despite [...]

An audience question during the annual meeting of the Foreign Bankers’ Association of Amsterdam, May 14, 2024: “Do you entertain the possibility [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Churn as Traders Waver on US Rates Outlook: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Set to Eke Out Weekly Gain as Supply and [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Hold Gains With Jobs, Fed Speakers in Focus: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Dips in Range With US Inflation and [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Gain After US Data: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Trades in Narrow Range as IEA Trims 2024 Growth Forecast [Reuters] [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks, Dollar Wait on US Data for Fresh Impetus: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japanese Bond Yields Climb to Decade Highs on BOJ [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Rise on Reports of Chinese Bond Sale: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Edges Higher in Tight Range as Traders Weigh [...]

[Reuters] Israel pushes back into northern Gaza, ups military pressure on Rafah [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Russia Says Residential Tower Hit After Volgograd [...]

Do the Right Thing This week, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva observed a critical change in the global fiscal [...]

[AP] Solar storm hits Earth, producing colorful light shows across Northern Hemisphere [Reuters] Musk’s Starlink satellites disrupted by major [...]

A week after Chair Powell encouraged the markets to keep running, run they did. The KBW Bank Index jumped 2.7% this week, the DJIA 2.2%, the [...]