5 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Concept Of Money And The Money Illusion
The Concept Of Money And The Money Illusion
5 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Petrostate Hex: Visualizing How Plunging Oil Prices Affect Currencies
The Petrostate Hex: Visualizing How Plunging Oil Prices Affect Currencies
Every day, the world consumes 93 million barrels of oil, which is worth $4.2 billion.
Oil is one of the world’s most basic necessities. At least for now, all modern countries rely on oil and its derivatives as the backbone of their economies. However, the price of oil can have significant swings. These changes in price can have profound implications depending on whether an economy is a net importer or net exporter of crude.
5 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Hedge Fund Hot Shots Finally Got Hammered
Why Hedge Fund Hot Shots Finally Got Hammered
Submitted by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog,
The destruction of honest financial markets by the Fed and other central banks has created a class of hedge fund hot shots that are truly hard to take. Many of them have been riding the bubble ever since Alan Greenspan got it going after the crash of 1987 and now not only claim to be investment geniuses, but also get downright huffy if the Fed or anyone else threatens to roil the casino.
5 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Guest Post: China’s Worst Nightmare – The US’s Oil Weapon
Guest Post: China’s Worst Nightmare – The US’s Oil Weapon
Submitted by Tingbin Zhang, founder of the independent Chinese economic think tank “Zhonghua Yuan Institute“
China’s Worst Nightmare – The US’s Oil Weapon
5 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Rising Dividends Are in the Cards for These 3 Stocks
Rising Dividends Are in the Cards for These 3 Stocks
Expect these dividend-paying companies to boost their payouts soon.
5 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Margin Debt Time-Bomb
The Margin Debt Time-Bomb
Submitted by Brian Pretti via PeakProsperity.com,
What is perhaps the greatest risk to individual investors these days?
Is it the potential for a decline in corporate earnings based on a slowing global economy? Is it that current valuation levels in both equities and fixed income instruments are much nearer historic highs than not? Is the biggest risk a US Fed that will soon raise interest rates for the first time in close to a decade?