Rising US 10 year treasury yields are creating volatility in stocks. As Darren Winters points out, the last time US Treasury 10 Year yields climbed so steeply was during the beginning of the 2020 pandemic lockdowns. So the three-month US Treasury 10-year note chart, courtesy of MarketWatch, shows the steeping of the yield curve, particularly …
Shortest Tightening Cycle
Could the shortest tightening cycle ever be over before it even started? Think about it, as Darren Winters explains… The global economy is slowing. The world’s largest factory, China, is slowing as the economy weakened in the third quarter, weighed by multiple headwinds from a property slump to an energy crisis. So gross domestic product …
Metaverse
A new world, the metaverse, is evolving at a time when the shattered physical world transitions into the great unknown. In a world of turmoil, uncertainties, and at times what appears to be insanity, young people are abandoning the physical world. They are escaping to a safe space, the metaverse. Meta in ancient Greek meant …
Lockdowns
Europe has started to implement COVID-19 restrictions, and in some instances, it includes draconian measures such as lockdowns. As winter approaches in the northern hemisphere, people are spending more time indoors. Crowded and poorly ventilated spaces with little or no natural sunlight enable the Delta variant to rip through Europe like wildfire. “According to a …