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What Is Powell Waiting For? The Five Crises That Forced the Fed to Intervene

What Is Powell Waiting For? The Five Crises That Forced the Fed to Intervene

Tensions in the U.S. debt market are rising, and many investors are now asking: will the Federal Reserve step in, once again? History shows that when markets teeter on the edge of chaos, the Fed often becomes the backstop. With Jerome Powell at the helm, questions about a potential

Dollar-Yield Dislocation Signals Brewing Systemic Risk

Dollar-Yield Dislocation Signals Brewing Systemic Risk

A rare and historically significant macro dislocation is unfolding in global markets. The divergence between the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) and the 10-year Treasury yield is raising red flags among analysts and institutional investors. Over the past several weeks, Treasury yields have risen (white line) while the U.S.

Gold Breaks the Rules: A New Financial Era in the Making?

Gold Breaks the Rules: A New Financial Era in the Making?

For decades, gold prices have moved largely in tandem with real long-term interest rate expectations. Since the early 1970s—particularly after the Nixon Shock ended the dollar’s convertibility to gold—analysts have relied on this relationship to forecast gold’s direction. Typically, when real interest rates (as measured by

Lessons from the Nifty Fifty: What the 1970s Teach Us About Today’s Growth Stocks

Lessons from the Nifty Fifty: What the 1970s Teach Us About Today’s Growth Stocks

“It wasn’t a bubble — it was a test of endurance.” In the early 1970s, a group of elite growth stocks known as the “Nifty Fifty” — including Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Walt Disney, American Express, and Pfizer — delivered exceptional returns, achieving near-mythical status on Wall Street. At

Warren Buffett Warned Us in 2003: The U.S. Trade Deficit Is a Time Bomb

Warren Buffett Warned Us in 2003: The U.S. Trade Deficit Is a Time Bomb

His 20-year-old idea to fix it? A quiet echo in today’s turbulent economic landscape As the world grapples with the fallout of escalating trade tensions and a collapsing global stock market, an old voice rings newly relevant: Warren Buffett, the legendary “Oracle of Omaha,” may have predicted it all

Warren Buffett Emerges as Sole Winner Amid Historic $500 Billion Wealth Wipeout

Warren Buffett Emerges as Sole Winner Amid Historic $500 Billion Wealth Wipeout

In a historic financial shake-up, the 500 richest people on the planet have collectively lost over $500 billion this week, marking the largest wealth erosion ever recorded by Bloomberg. The culprit? An intense, global market downturn that has spared almost no one—except for one legendary investor: Warren Buffett. According

China’s Amazon Sellers Brace for U.S. Price Hikes or Exit Amid Trump’s Tariff Surge

China’s Amazon Sellers Brace for U.S. Price Hikes or Exit Amid Trump’s Tariff Surge

Chinese sellers on Amazon are preparing to either raise prices sharply in the United States or abandon the American market altogether, following President Donald Trump’s decision to raise tariffs on Chinese imports to 125%, from an already steep 104%. “This isn’t just a tax issue, it’s that