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By Tracy Chen, CFA, CAIA The COVID-19 outbreak is a classic black swan event, in that it came out of the blue and the global economy will not be the same even when it fades away. The virus disrupted the intricate workings of globalization that we took for granted over the past four decades...

To say that 2020 has been a volatile year thus far would be an understatement. After reaching new highs, major indices nosedived at a record-breaking pace, while the VIX registered a record close in the process. And yet, this exceptionally tumultuous first half may end on a positive note if th...

With the dramatic plunge in equities in late February and March, the S&P 500's dividend yield rose all the way up to a high 2.81% on the March 23rd low. The subsequent rally off of that March 23rd low has seen the dividend yield pull back to 2.15%. While dividend cuts on account of slowed ...

By SchiffGold There seems to be growing optimism that we're nearing the end of the coronavirus lockdown. Stocks have rallied despite dismal economic numbers. But Peter Schiff says there are some important questions nobody is asking, especially when it comes to the insane Federal Reserve mo...

Elliott R. Morss, Ph.D. ©All Rights Reserved Introduction Things are bad globally and locally. We hear a lot about the US $2 trillion stimulus package. The package is examined with this question addressed: Is this the best way to get back to full employment? How Bad? FocusE...

In early March, before the impact of the COVID-19 was fully understood, I penned an article suggesting that both corporate profits and S&P 500 earnings were suggesting the "bear market wasn't over." To wit: " Profit margins are probably the most mean-reverting series in finance, ...

Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted by a misconception. - George Soros Global pandemic, bull market. Economic depression, 28% rally. These are the realities we are living in right now. Back in February, the S&P 5...

By Eric Winograd Last week’s incoming labor-market data indicates a sizable blow to the US economy from coronavirus-related shutdowns and restrictions. We had been working with the idea of a 7.5% first-half 2020 gross domestic product ((GDP)) contraction, but based on new data that ...

Conventional economic theory assumes that households and businesses will always borrow when credit is made available and they have the cash flow to service debt. As debt levels expand, asset prices and economic activity rise along for the ride. But once an economic shock hits, financial bubble...

Most people focus on the current conditions. However, as someone who has always been influenced by repetitive history, I wonder whether we are approaching a significant turning point. While I do not know, I believe it is worth pondering. Allow me to sight three events that identified turning p...