Market Shorts – Quantitative Easing Forever?

Source: Daily Reckoning “Will quantitative easing soon become a permanent fixture of markets?…The Federal Reserve has lost its race with Old Man Time. The opening whistle blew in December 2015… and Janet Yellen came off the blocks with a 0.25% rate hike. If the...

Market Shorts – The relevance of gold as a strategic asset

World Gold Council “Gold is a highly liquid yet scarce asset, and it is no one’s liability. It is bought as a luxury good as much as an investment. As such, gold can play four fundamental roles in a portfolio: A source of long-term returns, a diversifier...

Market Shorts – The Fed’s latest move proves it’s lost

Crudele/New York Post “Read between the lines and the Federal Reserve is admitting that it is lost. ‘Puzzled’ might be a better word. And while the stock market loves that idea because it means there probably won’t be as many interest rate...

Market Shorts – Who’s Afraid of Socialism?

Wall Street Journal “Now that Donald Trump has criticized the ‘new calls to adopt socialism in this country,’ Democrats and the media are already protesting that the socialist label doesn’t apply to them. But what are they afraid of – the...