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[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Jobs Report Likely to Show Still-Tight Labor Market [CNBC] Highly immune evasive omicron XBB.1.5 variant is quickly becoming dominant in U.S. as it doubles weekly [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Xi Warns of Tough Covid Fight With China Economy on Back Foot [Reuters] China home prices fall at faster pace in December – private survey [Reuters] Market […]

Volcker Pivot: 17% to 9%… Back Up To 19% Party Till You Die! Markets Premature/Post-Inflation Celebration Give Me My Money – Large Real Estate Funds Have “Gated” Liquidation Requests

Unfinished Business from 2022 Happy New Year to our MWM clients and all HAI readers! With holiday festivities ongoing, HAI will merely offer some thoughts to cap what has been an amazing year of 2022 and briefly gaze ahead toward 2023. With the book now closed on December trading, the final verdict is in. Santa […]

[Reuters] Explosions shake Ukrainian capital after missile warnings [AP] Chinese manufacturing weakens amid COVID-19 outbreak [Reuters] Xi says COVID control is entering new phase as cases surge after reopening [Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB’s Lagarde Says Policy Rates Must Be Higher to Curb Inflation [Reuters] ECB must stop quick wage growth from fuelling inflation, Lagarde says [Yahoo/Bloomberg] European […]

“US Stocks Suffer Worst Year Since Financial Crisis.” “Stock and Bond Markets Shed More Than $30tn in ‘Brutal’ 2022.” “Nasdaq Closes Out its First Four-Quarter Slump Since Dot-Com Crash.” “Elon Musk Becomes First Person Ever to Lose $200 Billion.” There are books and chapters to be written. This “Review” CBB can only scratch the surface. […]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Equities Drop as Brutal Year Nears End: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Set for Yearly Gain as Investors Look Ahead to China Rebound [Reuters] New Fed research flags rising risk of U.S. recession [Reuters] Biden signs $1.66 trillion FY 2023 government funding bill [Reuters] Most Ukraine regions suffer power outages after Russian missile barrage […]

This week we look back at the precious metals for a year-end review. How did the gold price perform in 2022, and what major market events could catalyze movement this next year? We will look at silver, the US Dollar index, the equities sector, and more. Thank you for listening to Golden Rule Radio this […]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Equities Rise as Tech Stocks Rally; Dollar Slips: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Stocks Retreat as Covid Outbreak Renews Growth Fears [Reuters] Oil falls as China COVID spike dampens demand outlook [CNN] Weekly jobless claims tick up again [CNBC] The tech IPO market collapsed in 2022, and next year doesn’t look much better [AP] […]