Author Archives: Danielle Park

Inflation fears and a belief that the U.S. Fed will start tapering its bond purchases in November and hiking policy rates in 2022 have caused bonds to sell-off over the past two months (yields rising).  It’s likely to be short-lived … Continue reading →

As central banks have pumped liquidity into financial intermediaries with every market stumble since 2008, the finance sector has become more affluent and bolder than ever.  In the process, long-established cornerstones of prudent capital management are considered redundant, dumb, even … Continue reading →

After rising 90% from its March 2020 low, the Bloomberg Commodity Spot Index (below), which tracks 23 energy, metals and crop futures contracts, yesterday surpassed its previous all-time (fleeting) highs touched in 2011 and 2008. Oil and gas prices (which … Continue reading →