Author Archives: Danielle Park

The credit cycle is running its course–plan for it

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Danielle Park

In the first two credit-tightening cycles of the last 27 years, the US central bank hiked its base interest rate 108% from August 1992 to May 2000 (3 to 6.5), and 425% from June 2003 to June 2006 (1 to … Continue reading →

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‘Conservative and low-risk’ funds cloak large capital danger for many

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Danielle Park

A decade of ultra-low yields and financial gimmicks have turned a generation of savers unwittingly into gamblers and fueled a marketing bonanza of ‘high yield’ funds, products and strategies sold to gullible masses hoping for more than the safest assets … Continue reading →

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Fed warns on the high-risk leverage that its policies have enabled

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Danielle Park

The Federal Reserve escalated its warnings about the perils of risky borrowing by businesses Monday, saying firms with the worst credit profiles are the ones taking on more and more debt. “The historically high level of business debt and the … Continue reading →

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