This week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting will be one of the most highly-observed in recent years, as markets look to discern whether or not the Fed will continue to raise interest rates this year. The FOMC statement is probably going to be of less importance this time around than the press conference and the […]
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Democrats in Congress made gun control one of their highest priorities, apparently forgetting that support for gun control is waning among American voters. Their first efforts were to pass legislation that would require background checks on every single purchase of firearms in the country. The legislation would forbid the sale of firearms between private parties […]
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Read any articles about the financial well-being of American households and it’s clear that they don’t paint a pretty picture. Nearly 80% of households live paycheck to paycheck, with limited ability to save money for retirement or even for an emergency. Even though the average household has just under $9,000 in the bank, over 60% […]
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It was once said that the sun never set on the British Empire. So enormous were British land holdings that the UK and its colonies stretched from Britain through much of Africa and Asia, across the Pacific and into the New World. The creation of that empire was the result of the desire to find […]
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Opposition to so-called “assault weapons” is often the result of an emotional reaction rather than a logical one. Show someone a typical AR-15 and today’s snowflakes break down crying at how dangerous it looks. But show them a Ruger Mini-14, with its blued steel and wooden stock, and no one bats an eye. Many people […]
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi recently stated that she is not in favor of pushing the impeachment of President Trump. According to her, “Impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there’s something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t think we should go down that path, because it divides the country. […]
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When it comes to assessing the actions of central banks, it’s important to pay more attention to what they’re doing rather than what they’re saying. When the Fed says that it’s going to stop running down its balance sheet, look at the H.4.1 release each week to see if that’s actually the case. And when […]
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With growing backlash from governments over its erosion of data privacy and growing discontent from users overs its censorship and suppression of alternative points of view, Facebook is desperate to staunch the flow of users leaving its platform and relieve pressure from government authorities. The company needs to hit a home run in providing a […]
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It can sometimes be all too easy for us to forget to brush our teeth. Unless we’ve been ingrained with the habit of brushing our teeth thoroughly at least twice a day, we may feel tempted to skip a brushing, just use mouthwash, or just go through the motions without really getting our teeth clean. […]
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There’s a crisis lurking in markets that many investors remain completely unaware of. While attention is focused on stock market levels, job hiring, and oil prices, one major market remains, as it often has been, overlooked by the majority of investors. And weakness in that market could set off a series of forced sales that […]
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