October 3, 2024
Categories: Asset Allocation, Bond Market, Bull Markets, Carry Trade, Fiat Currency, Gold, Markets, Quarterly Commentary, Stock Market
Volatility returned to markets in Q3, while the Federal Reserve started lowering interest rate. The bull market carries on.
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August 15, 2024
Categories: Money, Gold, Fiat Currency, Markets
First in a series of articles covering the alchemy and history of money.
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August 5, 2024
Categories: Markets, Volatility, Carry Trade, Yen
Global markets hit a speed bump on Friday and appear to be screeching to a sudden halt.
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March 7, 2020
Categories: Markets, Bear Markets, Bonds
Volatility has returned to global financial markets. As seen in figure 1 below, the Volatility Index (“VIX”) has spiked to the highest level since 2015. However, looking further back, the VIX is nowhere near the Great Recession of 2008-2009. History proves that volatility in financial markets is nothing new. However, since early 2009, the US markets have enjoyed a low period of volatility.
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