06-19-2020: With Mortgage Rates At Record Low...

Even as geopolitical tensions roil financial markets, wealthy consumers are defying the gloom — private jet demand is surging at events like Monaco and Cannes, and Broadway just recorded a record 1.9 billion dollar season. This divergence between financial anxiety and high-end co ...  Show more

USAA is returning nearly one billion dollars to Florida policyholders following legal reforms that have dramatically reduced frivolous claims and litigation costs in the state's notoriously troubled insurance market. This is a powerful case study in how regulatory and legal envir ...  Show more

* Stock market off to a bad start for first week of trading in 2022. * Fed minutes send bond markets tanking. * Investors spooked out of speculative bets and into commodities. * Inflation pressure building on producers and consumers. * Workers fall further behind as prices increa ...  Show more

* Oil prices headed for record highs. * Massive rotation from growth stocks to value stocks in effect. * Investors rushing to dump Cathie Wood’s ARKK fund. * Grayscale Bitcoin Trust follows growth stocks decline. * Gold will follow oil’s breakout. * Lael Brainard should be fired, ...  Show more

In our end-of-week wrap of Global Markets, we discuss:

**Nvidia’s Market Triumph**:

Nvidia shattered records with the largest single-day market gain in history, adding an astounding $277 billion to its value. This monumental surge propels Nvidia into the ranks ...

Send us Fan MailA central bank extravaganza lies ahead in the first half of December. The ball will get rolling with the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Canada next week, both of which are expected to raise interest rates again, albeit at a slower pace. Meanwhile in Ame ...  Show more