The “Big Short” movie star Michael Burry returned to Twitter Friday. After earlier remarks about inflation, SEC and Fed policies, the movie star who is also CEO of Scion Asset Management says that Elon Musk has wrong calculations and had it not quite right with his Rivian comments. Earlier in …
Read More »What Investors Need To Know About Bitcoin’s Taproot
Taproot is the next upgrade of bitcoin, and even bitcoin’s first major upgrade since 2017, and it will impact the blockchain in several aspects. It is expected to go into effect in the coming days at block 709,632. It will go live as soon as Saturday.Taproot will introduce investors to …
Read More »Oil Prices Under Accelerating Pressure
A handful of bearish factors are driving oil prices lower, with both WTI and Brent set for a third successive weekly loss.While crude prices have been relatively range-bound recently, hovering within the $80-85 per barrel range, they are expected to suffer their third weekly decline in a row. Yet, beyond …
Read More »Fed’s Inflation Response Criticized
Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz SE, criticized the Federal Reserve’s long-standing narrative of transitory inflation on Friday following data that revealed prices are rising at the fastest rate since 1990.“There are lots of structural changes going on in the post-pandemic economy … you can’t simply dismiss them as …
Read More »NY Fed’s Williams: Inflation Impacts Fixed Income Families
Higher inflation does not affect all households equally, with people on fixed incomes taking a bigger hit, New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said Friday.
Read More »EUR/USD bounces off yearly lows
EUR/USD hardly declines during Friday’s session, consolidating around 1.1446, down by 0.01%. The Euro has failed to gain traction against the American currency, which has maintained same demand level during the Asian and the European session, with limited gain as the New York session begins.The Euro’s downfall has extended for …
Read More »Is Rivian Investors’ Next Tesla?
Some investors bet that Rivian can become the next Tesla, whose own market cap stands above $1 trillion, while others say It is a bad bet.U. S. Electric automaker Rivian closed trading yesterday with value nearing $105 billion, two days after completing the largest U.S. IPO since Alibaba in 2014. …
Read More »Elon Musk Slammed for His Rivian Comments
The “Big Short” movie star Michael Burry returned to Twitter Friday. After earlier remarks about inflation, SEC and Fed policies, the movie star who is also CEO of Scion Asset Management says that Elon Musk has wrong calculations and had it not quite right with his Rivian comments.Earlier in the …
Read More »APEC Leaders Tackle Economic Recovery, COVID-19, Climate
Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum vowed on Friday to address economic recovery in the region by shoring up supply chains.The summit is tackling labour issues and continuing to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The summit is held amid heightened U.S.-China tensions.Biden and Xi expected to meet virtually …
Read More »USD/CHF Slid By U. S. Consumer Sentiment
USD/CHF tends to end Friday’s session flat slightly gaining at 0.9200 level. The pair had at one point been nearly as high as 0.9240, but a sharp, surprise worsening in Consumer Confidence in November according to the University of Michigan’s Index that pushed the pair from highs and back towards …
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