Why the Markets Aren't Moving So Close to a Fed Meeting

The next Fed meeting is in 11 days, and this time the markets are not all that volatile. Stocks are still near all-time highs, and almost nobody...

Here's a Double-Digit Profit Play on the Only Rate Hike That Counts

For reasons I can't fathom, investors are obsessed with central bankers, hanging on their every word, parsing out every little detail or tone of...

Capitalism Might Not Survive the Fed's Next "Big Idea"

At the Fed's Jackson Hole symposium last month, there were strong hints from Fed Chair Janet Yellen and Vice Chair Stanley Fischer that they want...

How a Single Word from the Fed Can Wipe Out Markets

The Committee to Destroy the World opened is hydra-headed mouth one too many times last week.

The result was the biggest drop in stocks...

Central Banks Are Willfully Destroying This Critical Market Function

With central banks owning $25 trillion of financial assets and sovereign wealth funds owning countless trillions more, it is time to ask whether...

This Job Is More Important Than the Presidency - Here's Who Has My Vote

Perhaps more important than who wins the presidency is who will be the next chair of the Federal...

Why the Brexit Could Be the End of Central Banks

The markets' worry over the possibility of a Brexit - that the United Kingdom may actually pull the trigger and leave the world's...

Here's Your Federal Reserve Cheat Sheet - and What's Coming Next

With the markets hanging on to every word coming out of the Federal Reserve, it's important for investors to pay close attention, too....

End the Fed... and Move the Country Forward

The name "Federal Reserve System" is supposed to conjure up nice, comforting images of a safety net, of a system to safeguard the economy of the...

The Odds of a Fed Rate Hike in June Are Rising Today

Odds of a Fed rate hike in June just rose after the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston president said the U.S. is near meeting most of the economic...

How to Add 326% to Your Portfolio Ahead of the Fed's Next Press Conference

After yet more lackluster economic data and the dovish tone from the Fed's April meeting, many investors are anxious about where markets are going...

One Investment to Own Before the Fed Gets (a Lot) More Inflation Than It Bargained For

The Fed hasn't been able to get the modest 2% inflation it wants, so it's about to kick its efforts into...

The Truth (About the Stock Market) Is Out There

Investors want to believe the Fed can support the stock market, and pundits are working hard to convince everyone that the bear market is...

Here's Why the Bear Market Rally Could End Soon

One current and three former members of the American branch of The Committee to Destroy the World - otherwise known as the Federal Reserve - met...

What This Week's Federal Reserve Interest Rate News Means for Markets in 2016

After another dovish Federal Reserve interest rate statement from Chair Janet Yellen yesterday, global stocks and commodities are rallying....

Here's the Size of the Scam the Fed and U.S. Companies Are Pulling on Us

Stocks have been on a tear. After looking weak in February, they've soared close to 13% in a matter of weeks.

So why does it all feel...

New Research Shows the Fed Accounts for 93% of Market Moves Since 2008

I wasn't the least bit surprised by the Fed's move Wednesday to stand pat on interest rates.

As I noted on CNBC's "Closing Bell," talking...

N.Y. Fed Hacked for $81 Million in Modern Day "Wild West" Bank Heist

The N.Y. Fed - hacked by cyber-criminals on Feb. 5 - had $101 million in Bangladesh Bank funds stolen from it by alleged Chinese...

If You Want an Accurate Financial Forecast, Ask a Waiter

Many investors really start to study the markets this time of year in an effort to divine what's next for global markets and, by implication,...

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