Japan Foreshadows Next Global Crisis

When using psychology-based reasoning to explain investor behavior, studies have shown that investors are proven to be over-confident in their abilities and tend to move in herds. Positive sentiment ignites additional positive sentiment and ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a true game changer on January 10, 2013, with its Ability to Repay and Qualified Mortgage Rule (the Final Rule or the Rule). Some industry observers seem to consider Chicken Little an ...

Quantitative Easing is the term given to the Federal Reserves policy of printing 1,000 billion new dollars annually in order to finance the US budget deficit by purchasing US Treasury bonds and to keep the prices high of debt-related derivatives on ...

Distortions We have all heard numerous pundits talk about the distortions in the markets brought about by the Federal Reserve's policy of continuous low interest rates and monthly purchases of Treasury and mortgage backed securities. While it's ...

The price of gold experienced a powerful and enduring bull market rally from a bottom of approximately $253 per ounce in July 1999 to an all-time high of $1,923 on September 6, 2011. During that 12-year period, the market price of gold rose ...

"There is something you should know about me, about inception. An idea is alike a virus, resilient. Highly contagious. The smallest seed of an idea can grow. It can further define or destroy you." - Leonardo DiCaprio's character Cobb in "Inception" ...

Chancellor George Osborne hails "landmark" agreement on tax affairs as G8 leaders sign Lough Erne Declaration. • Bischoff says no political pressure to sell branches to Co-op • Moody's downgrades Co-op again • Record (LSE: REC.L - news) air ...

Article Summary: It's shaping up to be a make-or-break week for the US Dollar and Japanese Yen. How are we looking to trade it? DailyFX PLUS System Trading Signals Forex volatility prices continue to press to fresh highs, and we could see some ...

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