Financial Markets

Bob highlights some of the key issues from his recent ZeroHedge debate, and explains why he thinks his side won.

Congressional Democrats are trying to intervene in a complex and varied market they know little about but that consumers navigate without need of help. This will not end well.

Some economists believe that the balance of payments is what determines currency exchange rates. In fact, exchange rates are always about the purchasing power of some currencies relative to others.

In this week's episode, Mark takes a quick look back at Fed wisdom in the year 2000 versus 2024.

Mark Thornton talks about the Federal Reserve's Reverse Repo Operations.

Congressional Democrats are trying to intervene in a complex and varied market they know little about but that consumers navigate without need of help. This will not end well.

Economist Peter St. Onge summarizes some of the major financial and government news stories of the day.

Bob goes solo to discuss a recent Twitter controversy, in which opponents of a proposed tax argued that unrealized capital gains couldn't possibly be a form of income.

While the creator of modern portfolio theory was awarded a Nobel Prize, that doesn't mean the theory isn’t flawed. In fact, it explains very little about investments.

For a long time, banks have sought to keep construction loans “on the books” to collect more interest payments. With a recession looming, these long loans are likely to become delinquent.