24 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Get Ready For Negative Interest Rates In The US
Get Ready For Negative Interest Rates In The US
With Fed mouthpiece Jon Hilsenrath warning – in no lesser status-quo narrative-deliverer than The Wall Street Journal – that The ECB’s actions (and pre-emptive collapse in the EUR) means the U.S. economy must deal with a rapidly strengthening dollar that will make American goods more expensive abroad, potentially slowing both U.S.
24 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Is This the "Ma Bell Breakup" Moment That Will Dismantle the Mega Banks?
Is This the "Ma Bell Breakup" Moment That Will Dismantle the Mega Banks?
Too big to fail is alive and well, and one prominent analyst sees 2015 as do-or-die for the nation’s mega banks.
24 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Worried About a Tax Audit? Avoid These 5 Mistakes
Worried About a Tax Audit? Avoid These 5 Mistakes
24 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The US-Saudi Relationship (Summed Up In 1 Cartoon)
The US-Saudi Relationship (Summed Up In 1 Cartoon)
With President Obama shunning Bibi and cutting short his India trip (along with Michelle) to meet new Saudi Arabian King Salman (dementia and all), we thought this cartoon summed up the relationship between America and its oil-exporting ally…
24 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How Mario Draghi Unleashed A $1.4 Trillion Negative Interest Rate Tsunami
How Mario Draghi Unleashed A $1.4 Trillion Negative Interest Rate Tsunami
Once upon a time, everyone was shocked when one after another central bank adopted what previously was unthinkable: a Zero Interest Rate Policy, or ZIRP. Then, on June 5, the ECB added “awe” to the equation when it became the first major central bank to push rates negative. The move was meant to shock depositors into pulling their money out of banks and into risk assets. It failed, which is why 2 days ago the ECB took awe to the next level when it added QE to NIRP.
24 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Make This Important Decision Before You Start a New Job
Make This Important Decision Before You Start a New Job
One of the most important decisions to make when you change jobs is what to do with your old retirement accounts. Here are pros and cons of each option.