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Where Interest Rates Are Headed: Fed vs. Futures
Gary D. Halbert Between the Lines Market analysts these days are obsessing over when the Federal Reserve will start raising interest rates, but the more important issue is where rates end-up once Yellen & Company finish “normalizing” the Fed Funds rate, whenever that might be. Fed officials have made it…
The Shrinking Middle Class – What’s The Real Reason?
Gary D. Halbert Between the Lines The so-called “middle class” in America – generally those making between $35,000 and $100,000 a year (depending on where one lives) – has been shrinking over the last few decades. Opinions abound over why this is happening. President Obama and other liberals claim that…
A Math-Free Guide to Higher and Safer Returns
By Andrey Dashkov I can make you instantly richer, and safely, by explaining a finance concept with a story about a dog. There’s a hole in your pocket you probably don’t know about. You may feel instinctively that something is wrong, but unless you look in the right place, you…
Inflation Is Plunging Globally – Is Deflation Next?
Gary D. Halbert Between the Lines In my February 10 E-Letter, I focused on how deflation is spreading around the world, first in Japan since the 1990s and more recently in Europe, which saw inflation go negative in December of last year – for the first time in decades. This…
Don’t Let Obama Take Over The Internet
Gary D. Halbert Between the Lines I have warned in the past that President Obama wants the government to regulate the Internet. Specifically, the Internet would be placed under the control to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)) and be regulated as a “public utility” as a part of what Mr….
US Economy is Hamstrung by Shrinking Labor Force
Gary D. Halbert Between the Lines The US stock markets have been struggling since early December when we saw a near-1000-point plunge in the Dow. While the markets quickly recovered to a new all-time high late in the month, it has since been trending lower. Meanwhile, volatility is back with…