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The Fed on "Possible Macroeconomic Effects of a Temporary Federal Debt Default"

Calculated Risk

economy—Treasury securities are the world’s “safe” asset and the dollar is the world’s main reserve currency. o In some extreme scenarios with a prolonged default, financial markets could be severely impaired. In addition, no other nation that defaulted on its sovereign debt ever enjoyed two key features of the U.S.

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How Presidential Elections Affect the Financial Markets

Your Richest Life

presidential election, and while we can’t predict the outcome, we can predict that there will likely be a response from the financial markets. Exactly how the markets will react is less clear, but history has shown us that in times of great change or uncertainty, markets react. We are days out from the next U.S.

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1st Quarter 2024 Economic And Market Outlook: Potential Increased Volatility, Threats To Economic Growth, And Equity Markets

Nerd's Eye View

With a plethora of interdependent and ever-changing parts, gaining a clear (or even not-terribly-fuzzy) understanding of where the economy stands at any given moment is a daunting task, to say the least. At the same time, value and international stocks continue to lag, trading as if the economy is already in the depths of a serious recession.

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Financial Market Round-Up – Apr’24

Truemind Capital

Here are some of the popular themes and the risks associated with them: Falling Interest Rates : There has been earnest demand by market participants to cut interest rates in the US and other developed economies on the back of falling inflation rates. Falling interest rates make money cheaper and thus fuel equity market returns.

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Sunday links: real world experience

Abnormal Returns

awealthofcommonsense.com) A bear market allows you to restructure your portfolio without tax consequences. tker.co) Economy The many ways the FOMC could mess things up. economy is missing a bunch of foreign-born workers. abnormalreturns.com) Why rough edges remain in financial markets: people.

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Secretary Yellen to Speaker McCarthy: "unable to continue to satisfy all of the government’s obligations by early June"

Calculated Risk

From Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to Speaker McCarthy : "After reviewing recent federal tax receipts, our best estimate is that we will be unable to continue to satisfy all of the government's obligations by early June, and potentially as early as June 1, if Congress does not raise or suspend the debt limit before that time."

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Financial Market Round-Up – Oct’24

Truemind Capital

That’s exactly what we’ve seen in India’s financial markets in the quarter ending September 2024. Here is what’s happening currently- Stock markets are rising Bond Prices are increasing / Bond Yields are falling Gold is trending upwards Real Estate Prices are inching upwards ALL KEY ASSET PRICES ARE GOING NORTHWARDS!