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Monetary Policy
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The Trouble with Tapering (Minerd)
The Trouble with Tapering Rising interest rates are beginning to put pressure on the recovery in the housing…
Key ETF Performance and Fed Day Doldrums (Bespoke)
by Bespoke Investment Group Fed days have historically been good days for the market, but the last two…
"Hey Mr. Market, That QE Monkey On Your Back Has You By The Throat"
Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith of OfTwoMinds blog, Mr. Market has one little problem: the Fed monkey on his…
Managing Equity Risk: Some Rules for the Road
by Kurt Feuerman, AllianceBernstein Under the surface of May’s strong equity returns were major shifts in sector leadership,…
Tail-Risk Parity: The Quest for a Crash-Proof Portfolio
by Ashwin Alankar (pictured) and Michael DePalma, AllianceBernstein By any name—Black Swan, three-standard-deviation event or negative tail event—the…
Mr. Market’s Temper Tantrum Over Fed Tapering Talk
Mr. Market’s Temper Tantrum Over Fed Tapering Talk (via Market Shadows) Mr. Market’s Temper Tantrum Over Fed Tapering…
The Fed's Dilemma (Minerd)
The Fed's Dilemma by Scott Minerd, CIO, Guggenheim Partners LLC “Volatility is rising and asset prices are highly…
Japan's Easy Money Tsunami
Submitted by David Howden of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, The Bank of Japan has embarked on one…
Mark Carney's False Ideology
Submitted by Caleb McMillan of the Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada, Photo: Source Neil Macdonald of the…
Death by Carry
Authored by Bill Blain of Mint Partners, These are not easy times for the global bond market. We’re…
QE from 35,000 Feet
by Scott Minerd, CIO, Guggenheim Partners LLC “A number of macro trends have proven fortuitous for the Federal…