ARK Invest founder and CEO Cathie Wood thinks many of the market’s woes may be alleviated if Republicans win control of at least one chamber of Congress this midterm cycle. The famed fund manager, whose speculative technology-focused funds have been battered by restrictive central bank policies, said in a webcast Tuesday that a Republican sweep of the House may usher in more welcome fiscal decision-making. “I don’t think it will be because of the Republicans getting into office,” she… Source link
Read More »‘Verdict is in’ on modern monetary theory, strategist says
Tick off a loss for the modern monetary theorists amid rising inflation, says InfraCap Founder and CEO Jay Hatfield. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is a macroeconomic lens which prescribes that monetarily sovereign countries like the U.S. are unaffected by financial constraints as long as they control their currencies. With roots dating back to the early 20th century, MMT was first popularized in its modern form by Warren Mosler, an American investment fund manager. Under MMT, the risk of… Source link
Read More »Bond yields rip as Fed prepares to turn spigot on monetary stimulus
Longer-dated U.S. government bond yields jumped after the Federal Reserve signaled that it would likely start pulling back on its monetary stimulus in November. Since the Fed’s announcement on Wednesday afternoon, the yield on the U.S. 10-year (^TNX) climbed 10 basis points to as high as 1.41%, a figure not seen since July. The yield on the U.S. 30-year (^TYX) similarly rose as much as 10 basis points, to 1.92%. Polaris Wealth Advisory Group Managing Partner Jeff Powell said that he expects… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin Suffers Steepest Drop in 10 Days as US Monetary Policy Causes ‘Short-Term Jitters’
Bitcoin’s price has fallen to its lowest point in over a week as traders stare down prospects of shifting U.S. monetary policy and continued tightening of regulation of cryptocurrencies in China. At 20:00 UTC on Monday, the price of the world’s foremost crypto began declining from around $35,466 to a low of $33,221. Prices were up slightly on the hour, and one bitcoin was changing hands for roughly $33,793 at the time of publication. The move marked the largest single daily loss for the… Source link
Read More »Fed easy monetary policy means it's time for active management: Mohamed El-Erian – Yahoo Finance
TipRanks Analysts Say ‘Buy the Dip’ in These 3 Stocks Smart stock investing shouldn’t be emotional, but investors are only human, after all, making it difficult to follow a rational trading strategy. Investors should remember the advice of Warren Buffett: “We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.” What Buffett is advocating is the oldest of market advice: buy low and sell high. Taking this into consideration, we set out on… Source link
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