The Federal Reserve and the US government together have injected more than $6 trillion into the economy. The US government's spending directly puts money in the hands of its citizens either by creating government jobs, or by sending out paychecks…
Tag: US Economy
The Federal Reserve Kicks The Can Down The Road
The US Stock market has been all over the place. Mr. Market becomes euphoric when any bad news is released, which isn't "that bad". Needless to say, the euphoria continues when there is any good news. With Federal Reserve's "whatever…
Disconnect Between The US Economy and The Stock Market
The stock market, for the most part, reflects the condition of the economy. So, if the economy is in a bad shape, then the stock prices will drop and reflect those worsened economic conditions. Mr. Market has this bad habit…
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Where Is The US Economy Headed?
On April 9, 2020, the Department of Labor released new unemployment insurance weekly claims for the previous week to be 6.6 million. More than 16 million people have lost their jobs so far, and if we compare this to the…
Is A Global Recession Inevitable?
The stock market has been very volatile this past week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 10% on Thursday (3/12/2020) due to fears of coronavirus. This was the largest one day drop in US stock market since Black Monday of…
Why Is The Federal Reserve Not Ready For The Next Recession?
The Federal Reserve plays a key role in jump starting the economy during a downturn. As outlined on the Federal Reserve website, the Congress has directed the Fed to conduct the nation's monetary policy to support three specific goals: maximum…
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US Economy, Federal Reserve, And Interest Rates
On September 18, 2019, the Federal Reserve decided to cut the interest rate by 0.25%. This has been the second rate cut of the year. Let me illustrate what is going on with an analogy. You can think of this…
Tariffs on China Equate to Stagflation in the United States?
This past week, the US Stock market was highly volatile. The markets had big fluctuations because of the trade tension between the United States and China. On May 10, 2019, President Trump tweeted that the United States has started levying…
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Billionaire Ray Dalio’s All Weather Portfolio
I first learned about the "All Weather Portfolio" when I was reading Tony Robbins' book - MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom. In this book, Robbins introduced everyone to Ray Dalio, the billionaire hedge fund manager,…
Interest Rates and Inflation
The Federal Reserve, who has been hiking interest rates, has been in the news recently. In this blog post, I will talk about the relationship between interest rates and inflation. Inflation is the increase in prices and the fall in…
China’s Economic Slowdown
On January 21 2019, China announced that its economy in 2018 grew at the slowest rate in 28 years. This news is concerning, but understandable. The US Stock Market turned negative over the concern of China's slowing economic growth. In…
Safe Haven Investments
In the past few weeks, the US Stock Market has had some crazy days. Although the market is well above its low of December 24th, 2018, it is important that we talk about safe haven investments. Safe haven investments are…
Interest Rates and the Recent Market Conditions
In second half of December 2018, the stock market experienced lots of uncertainty. With the market being up one day and down the next, speculators do not know how to position themselves. It looks like volatility is back and it…
How do currencies work in the World Economy?
Currencies have fascinated me ever since I was a little kid. I used to collect bills and coins of different countries. So, this topic is near and dear to my heart. How do currencies work in the world economy? Now…
Health of the US Economy
With the recent decline in the US stock market, I decided to do some research to figure out the health of the US Economy. Using the 4 indicators that I mention below, we can gauge how well the US Economy…
How the US Economy affects the World Economy?
Have you ever wondered how much influence can one country actually have on the world? Let's see how much influence the United States has on the workings of foreign countries. This influence gets stronger by the day due to globalization.…
What moves the United States Dollar?
You might have heard the phrase "strong dollar" and "weak dollar" thrown around by media outlets. What does that actually mean? We discussed in a previous blog post the implication of "strong dollar" and "weak dollar" on economies; if you…
How tariffs affect the US Economy?
If you were wondering how the next stock market sell-off would take place, the answer is probably staring at you in your face with these tariffs that US President Trump has decided to put on Chinese imports. Some of you…
How do Foreign Investments affect the US Economy?
United States is a Superpower, and everyone wants to be a part of this wealth creating machine. In order to fully utilize this machine, it is important to know the impact that foreign countries have on the US Economy. At…
What is going on with the US Economy?
Now that the US stock market is at an all time high, you might be wondering when is this mania going to end? It's been about 10 years since the great recession of 2007. When I see the market tick…
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