In previous bear markets, people wondered if digital currencies would rebound. Now, they wonder if even the blockchain will survive.
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Piling in at the wrong time after the dot-com bust could have left you out of pocket for more than a decade.
Political upheaval can accelerate food insecurity, particularly when the system is based on such shaky foundations.
A quick history lesson suggests that an economic slowdown might not be too terrible.
The descent from a historic top tends to be punctuated with violent reversals. Playing these rebounds is best left to traders who can move fast.
Governments are better at guaranteeing stability than crypto pegged to the US dollar. Hong Kong’s currency is proof of that.
The bar is much higher for the Federal Reserve to back down from its plans to aggressively raise interest rates.
The common currency’s decline is a collective problem that’s unlikely to stress the union
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New EU rules are coming into effect but oil from the country is going to continue to flow because it’s going to be very hard to separate crude by geography.
A dot-com-like shakeout for digital currencies can weed out the wannabes and set the stage for true innovation.
Although the Nasdaq Composite Index has dropped about 30% since it peaked in November, it hasn’t reached the bargain bin.
Trends and behavior toward round numbers matter far more than valuation in this environment. A few pictures tell the tale.
Whatever the outcome of this meltdown, the need for adult supervision is clear.
The platforms that have promoted Bitcoin and other new currencies have a lot to answer for.
Digital transformation is still in an early phase, which means many hard-hit cloud and “software-as-a-service” stocks could bounce back in years to come.
Wall Street’s biggest financial institutions are stepping away from blank-check firms after the SEC issues new guidelines.
The Fed is failing to keep sticky prices from digging in more deeply. Markets are selling off as the challenge grows clearer.
Traders fear that high inflation and weak economic growth will make it impossible to keep the UK currency from dropping further.
Elon Musk is hunting for new Asian production hubs for his EVs. Indonesia looks like the clear winner, while India appears to have missed the boat.
If the stablecoin fails, it will be a blow to the many traditional financial institutions that rely on liquidity to maintain stability.
Fixed-income assets don’t always do well in a recession, especially when inflation caused the downturn.
Shelter rents are still rising and will offset falls in prices elsewhere; any uptick in headline inflation is likely to trigger another bout of market volatility.
The best investment advice is the same as Santa Claus’s classic: No peeking.
Tumbling tech valuations imperil employee retention and corporate cash flows.
The dramatic plunge in stock prices is rooted in over-valuation. Investors are heading to less-exciting parts of the market.
Lately the precious metal is adding to portfolio volatility, moving with the broader markets instead of against them.
The culprit is the refinery margin and the consequences are huge for global inflation.
There are glimmers of hope on inflation, commodities and even pensions, but expect more thrills and spills to come.
Contrary to the pair’s debate on Twitter, passive investing continues to benefit small investors, not harm them.
The five other times in history when stocks and Treasuries both had double-digit real drawdowns, government debt securities went on to soar.
The EU’s proposed secondary sanctions would hinder Putin’s efforts to find new markets for his crude
The volatility of recent days reflects a slow-moving realization of the pain from inflation. Three eras are coming to an end.
The market’s huge reaction to 75-basis-points hikes coming off the table doesn’t get the Fed where it wants to go.
