Talking Points: Gold drops to near 5-month low on hopes for fiscal inflation boost US wage growth pickup may drive bets on steeper Fed rate hike path Crude oil prices edge higher after plunge amid lull in key news flow Gold prices sank
December 8, 2017
The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. Before speculative bubbles could form around Dotcom companies (late-1990s) or housing prices (mid-2000s), some of the first financial bubbles formed from the prospect of trading with faraway lands. Looking
“About 40 percent of bitcoin is held by perhaps 1,000 users; at current prices, each may want to sell about half of his or her holdings, says Aaron Brown, former managing director and head of financial markets research at AQR
What a week, from passage of tax reform becoming more likely to Bitcoin going parabolic to the successful completion of the first phase of Brexit negotiations. And not to mention the heartbreaking images of the fires coming out of California
The skyrocketing price of Bitcoin has dominated the financial news for the past few weeks, and the usual suspects are queuing up to offer predictions about its continued rise or inevitable fall. Yet it’s not all good news for fans
If you want to know why both Wall Street and Washington are so delusional about America’s baleful economic predicament, just consider this morsel from today’s Wall Street Journal on the purportedly awesome November jobs report. Wages rose just 2.5% from a year earlier in
After opening the day on a positive note, the Indian share markets have continued the momentum and are currently trading comfortably in green. Sectoral indices are trading on a positive note, with stocks in the metals sector and stocks in the FMCG sector witnessing maximum buying
We have hit a lull as far as earnings reports go, but there are still several noteworthy companies set to announce their latest results in the upcoming week. Q3 earnings was strong across the board, so it will be interesting
It is the same story over and over again: the job market looks healthy but salaries remain low. It’s not different this time. Jobs are up 228K with minor revisions worth +3K. Wages are up only 0.2% with a downward
It is the same story over and over again: the job market looks healthy but salaries remain low. It’s not different this time. Jobs are up 228K with minor revisions worth +3K. Wages are up only 0.2% with a downward
