By SIMON CONSTABLE
Gold investors should love presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren.
Her plan to lower the value of the dollar will likely cause inflation, capital flight, and a currency war -- any of which have the potential to boost gold prices. And if all happen together, then bullion will do even better. Read more here.
Comment from Constable included in an editorial from the Sioux City Journal discussing tariffs on Mexico:
A weaker economy (with slower growth and potentially rising unemployment) will serve to increase the incentives for Mexicans to attempt entering the U.S. in search of work. Or put bluntly, the number of illegal immigrants coming to the U.S. via the open Mexican border will almost certainly increase [...]
Read the original Forbes story on the futility of the U.S. tariff plan for Mexico here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Do consumers care about fuel-efficiency when buying cars? Probably not, at least when it comes to their pocketbook.
Car buyers substantially underestimate the savings from reduced fuel costs when making car purchase decisions, according to new research. As a result, they are willing to pay up far less for the added fuel efficiency than the savings are worth. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has a plan for the U.S. currency that will likely kill the stock market.
The problem is that what she proposed, which effectively involves devaluing the greenback, won't be beneficial for investors, an analysis of history shows. Read more here.
Elizabeth Warren
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By SIMON CONSTABLE
Wall Street is inventive when it comes to terminology. Consider, for example, “sell the profit.” At first read, it may not be clear what the phrase means.
The term refers to selling stocks in the anticipation that annualized growth in corporate profits will slow down. That’s relevant now because investors anticipate weaker company earnings over the next few months, which could have a significant impact on share prices. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Exchange-traded funds specializing in emerging markets have been drawing tens of billions of dollars in new investment lately. But not all countries are getting equal love from investors. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Few firms these days are being forced to change gears faster than car companies. Customers are shunning sedans. Regulations and trade policies are in flux. Electric-powered cars have a foothold in the market, and self-driving vehicles may not be too far away. Read more here.
