The cyclical bull market in US equities continue. Benchmark indices like the NASDAQ are establishing record highs and investors can’t get enough of some of the big tech names. Naturally some investors are wondering if the current euphoria in the stock market will come crashing down and the bull market will suddenly come to a …
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The Balance Sheets of Central Bank of major economies have been increasing for many years now as a result of the many Quantitative Easing(QE) programs implements. The following chart shows the Central Bank Balance Sheets as a Percentage of GDP For Major Economies: Click to enlarge Source: The Long Unwinding Road—Navigating Regime Shift, T.Rowe Price
The two major crude oil benchmarks are WTI and Brent. WTI stands for West Texas Intermediate used for US oil and Brent is the global benchmark and denotes the oil extracted from North Sea. The WTI closed at $66.94 today on the NYMEX for July 2018 delivery and Brent ended at $75.81 on the ICE …
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All The World’s Top 10 Biggest Diamonds have interesting names. One is even called simply The De Beers, the undisputed global leader in diamonds. Click to enlarge Source: MoneyWeb
Student loan debt is the largest debt in the US after mortgages. According to the Federal Reserve, the outstanding US student loan debt reached an astonishing $1.5 Trillion at the end of first quarter, 2018. This debt mountain is so huge that it is bigger than even outstanding credit card loans and auto loans. From …
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