More


[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Slip as Countdown to Inflation Begins: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Steadies Near Record High as US Inflation Data Looms [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japanese Stocks Drop Most Since October as Exporters Fall on Yen [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Little Changed as Investors Look Ahead to US Inflation Print [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Sell US Treasuries After ‘Excessive’ Bond Rally, Barclays Says […]

[Reuters] US, UK, French military shoot down Houthi drones after attack on bulk carrier, destroyers [Reuters] China warns overall pressure on employment yet to ease [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Default Risk Fades in Emerging Markets as Riskiest Bonds Soar [Bloomberg] Fed Officials to Signal Interest Rate Cuts Are Getting Closer [NYT] One Year After Bank Crisis, a Struggle […]

Tying the Knot They say love conquers all. As an expression of the truth of that statement, there is no new HAI this week. However, the lack of a new missive is for a very good cause. This author is officially tying the knot with his beloved bride this weekend. Miracles, it seems, really can […]

[Reuters] Houthis target bulk carrier, US destroyers in Red Sea [Reuters] A Year Since SVB’s Tumult, NYCB Has Focus Back on Regional Banks [Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Consumer Prices Rise for First Time Since August [Yahoo/Bloomberg] BOJ Mulls Ending Yield Control to Focus on JGB Buying Size: Jiji [Bloomberg] Chinese Buying Set the Stage for Gold’s Latest […]

The Federal Reserve’s “Financial Accounts of the United States – Z.1” – where the rubber meets the road. Our quarterly read on systemic monetary (in)stability. Often concerning, but always refreshing: no Wall Street spin or BS – just 190 pages of data. And like booming securities markets and conspicuous speculative excess, Fed officials can ignore […]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Record Stock Rally Pauses With US Jobs in View: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Gold hits fresh record, heads for best week in 5 months [Reuters] Oil dips as investors weigh rate cut signals with ample supply [CNBC] U.S. job growth totaled 275,000 in February but unemployment rate rises to 3.9% [AP] US jobs report for […]

The price of gold has pushed up to a record high this week with gold futures hitting $2,172.2 today. Silver prices hit a nine-week high as well. Earlier this week, the Fed hinted at leaning dovish on monetary policy while speaking to Congress. Gold has hit a massive bullish moment, and we will cover all […]