Government intervention in currency and government bond markets is nothing more than a band-aid. If the underlying structural issues are not addressed, the "feel good" of intervention will fade fast. This is exactly what we are seeing with the Yen and at the long end of the UST curve with yields.

US Treasury yields are stuck, with the 10y UST yielding just north of 4%, What might be coming next? This article presents the factors that will influence the next gap up or down in UST yields.

This article contains a summary of full-year 2024 performance of the indices and assets tracked by EMC, plus historical data, too.

US deficits are soaring, along with US debt to finance the "exceptional growth" of the US. Can this continue?

The 3Q23 was not good for stocks and bonds, reflected in the returns in my own portfolio. But returns YtD have been decent enough.

The decision-making ability of Congress is poor and getting worse, just as US deficits spiral higher and higher. Something needs to be done

The US Social Security trust fund is expected to be depleted by 2033/4. Why, and what does this mean for me? How does Soc Security work?

The debt ceiling is front & centre as the date the US Treasury runs out of cash is drawing dangerously near. Here's my two cents, enjoy!

The Street pros provide year-end 2023 projections for stocks and bonds, so why not EMC? Here are my guesstimates and rationales.