You can put new clothes on formerly communist nations, but it’s hard to change what’s under their skin. Don’t be fooled: Both Russia and China have really awful bones. So before investing in either one, know the risks that lurk…
Interest rates are the price of money, and though that price is near zero right now, the cost of low interest rates to our nation may be too high. Low rates are squeezing savers, seniors, banks and pension funds, and the benefi…
When QE2 is complete, the Fed’s bond purchases will have injected $1.7 trillion in liquidity into the markets since 2008 in an effort to boost corporate investment in new production and new jobs in the U.S. Instead, companies …
As the G-20 meets in South Korea, many world leaders have stepped up their complaints about the Fed’s $600 billion quantitative easing program, as well as the rapid flow of capital into emerging markets. Some countries are inst…