New Super-Cartel Manipulating Oil Production and Prices
Russia and Saudi Arabia team up to create OPEC+, a super-cartel that suppresses oil production, manipulates markets and drives oil prices up.
Russia and Saudi Arabia team up to create OPEC+, a super-cartel that suppresses oil production, manipulates markets and drives oil prices up.
U.S. economy pushes toward full recovery in late 2022, but elsewhere in the world, vaccinations lag as does growth.
Research & Insights QUESTION: I’ve had a good run so far this year on my investments but wonder how long the boom will last and how to protect these gains? ANSWER: Let’s start with a quick review of where we are. The market sold off in March 2020 as COVID-19 enveloped the country, then quickly rebounded and…
A novel solution suggested by AMG advisors helped a charitable foundation keep on giving without having to sell off portfolio assets during a down stock market.
Fiscal stimulus programs have flooded the world with cash, leading to eye-popping spikes in many asset prices and fueling a jump in corporate mergers and acquisitions that will probably accelerate in coming months.
The Consumer Price Index rose in June ushering in more fears of runaway inflation, but digging into the numbers reveals there’s more to the story.
China’s growth likely will exceed expectations this year, but long-term demographic challenges—like a falling birth rate—have the communist government trying to keep annual economic expansion in the 5-6% range.
Some speculators are making tidy sums off of crypto currency, SPACs and other risky ventures, but savvy investors will focus on their financial goals and the proven strategies that will get them there.
The U.S. central bank appears hesitant to raise interest rates until the labor market reaches “maximum employment,” or core inflation hovers around 2% for an extended period of time and people start expecting prices to keep rising.
The Biden Administration’s 2022 budget proposes increasing the tax burden on corporations and individuals earning over $452,700 a year. Here’s a summary.