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It’s Time to Buy Hedged ETFs on High-Yield Bond Spreads
Aug 30, 2023
According to The Federal Reserve’s chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks Friday morning at the Fed’s annual symposium in...
In order to Normalize the U.S. Treasury Yields Curve, a New Form of “Operation Twist” May Be Needed
Aug 11, 2023
​​​​​​​U.S. Treasury yields fell on bearish trade this week after the U.S. Treasury sold $38 billion worth of 10-ye...
Market Euphoria Empowers Fed to Keep Tightening, even Though NY Fed Recession Probability Index Flashing Red
Jul 27, 2023
As was expected, yesterday, on July 26, The U.S. Fed’s Open Market Committee, FOMC, decided unanimously to increase...
Ruble and Other Soft Currencies Dropped as U.S. Q1 GDP Grew at 2%, up from the 1.3% Reported Earlier in GDP Survey, Further Strengthening USD
Jun 30, 2023
Russian ruble is ending Q2 and 2H 2023 near its lowest values since March 2022. Yesterday, on June 29, the USDRUB p...
U.S. Fed Said Cryptocurrencies Like Bitcoin Have "Staying Power."
Jun 22, 2023
Bitcoin after yesterday’s Jerome Powell’s remarks accelerated its ascent and is currently trading well past the $30...
Fidelity High Dividend ETF – Well Diversified, Muted Risk, Income Focused ETF
May 31, 2023
With the uncertainty surrounding the Fed's change of course and rising odds of a recession, it's important to have...
The ECB Has More Room to Raise Rates than the Fed
Apr 14, 2023
Citigroup's currency strategists think that once the euro/dollar (EURUSD) rate breaks through resistance at 1.10-1....
The U.S. Dollar Fell Sharply after the Fed Meeting on Wednesday
Mar 23, 2023
EUR/USD has gained more than 100 pps at its peak and hit a monthly high above 1.0900. U.S. Treasuries rose after th...
Philadelphia Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing Activities Keep Grossly Disappointing
Mar 22, 2023
Philly Fed Manufacturing Activity Index (I:PFMAI) is based on the monthly Business Outlook Survey of manufacturers...
CME FedWatch Tool is a Prime Hedging Mechanism against U.S. Prime Rate Ambiguity
Mar 08, 2023
After yesterday’s Powell’s testimony before the congressmen in the House of Representatives, market expectations qu...
Bitcoin Faces Strong Upward Momentum, but Wild Volatility May Spoil the Bulls’ Celebration
Feb 17, 2023
According to Forbes, a new bill before the Texas legislature calls for “a master plan for the expansion of the bloc...
News of Recent Mass Corporate Layoffs and U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls Send Contradicting Signals to Fed
Feb 08, 2023
As we know, Google (GOOG, GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN) and other big tech companies have laid off more t...
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