For years I’ve received questions from investors about China’s $1 trillion-plus ownership of U.S. debt. After I wrote “Stocks will crash if Trump keeps his campaign promises on China,” the most poignant question was: Could China ruin the U.S. economy by doing something with the Treasury bonds it holds? China’s
The U.S. on Thursday launched missile strikes against Syria in retaliation for chemical attacks on the Middle Eastern country’s own citizens. There are sure to be geopolitical ramifications. For investors, here’s what’s happening to various asset classes as well as my predictions. The predictions are derived from the adaptive ZYX
Weekly Digest from The Arora Report is popular among serious investors and money managers because they have found studying insights from the prior week gives them an edge over the coming weeks. Here is the day by day rundown from the morning capsules made available every morning before the
As investors are focusing on the Federal Reserve this week, they may want to consider that President Trump has helped interest-rate policy makers a great deal. A key to success in investing is setting aside one’s political beliefs when reviewing facts and figures. The data are clear that Trump has
Gold prices could extend their gains after Donald Trump’s inauguration if he continues to make statements as president that prompt investors to enter safe havens. As president-elect, Trump has angered China, India and Mexico, some NATO countries and, just this long weekend, Germany (over its luxury cars), to name a
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Trump pulled off a stunning victory. The Wall Street fashion this morning is to buy Trump stocks, sell bonds, sell gold GLD, and silver SLV, and sell Clinton stocks. The probability is very high that you will lose money following Wall Street in buying Trump stocks and selling Clinton stocks.
In the first presidential debate, Donald Trump said, “Now, look, we have the worst revival of an economy since the Great Depression. And believe me: We’re in a bubble right now. And the only thing that looks good is the stock market, but if you raise interest rates even a
Over the next 10 days, three big events present both great opportunities as well as high risks for investors. The events to be discussed are the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) meeting on Sept. 20-21, the FOMC on the same two days, and OPEC’s meeting on Sept. 26-28. To give you
The history of negative interest rates is coming to haunt investors. There is potentially a big change ahead coming from Japan that will affect most markets worldwide. Let us start by looking at the annotated chart documenting the history. Please click here for the annotated chart of negative interest rates.