Risk
Ray Dalio Warns Janet Yellen About Perils of a Weaker Dollar
The hedge fund chief cautions the new Treasury secretary against complacency over the greenback’s continued role as the world’s reserve currency.
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WHAT'S BUZZY
Yellen: Inaction on Debt Ceiling Could Bring a Recession
The Treasury chief decries stalemate in Congress on spending authority.
News
Yellen: Risks of a Recession Are Rising
Former Fed head says central bank's rate cuts and the trade war worry her.
Dalio’s Warning to Yellen: Don’t Repeat 1937
As the first interest rate rise in six years looms, influential investors are getting worried.
Investors Shun US Stocks as Rate Rises Loom
As Janet Yellen takes to the stage, investors are leaving US shores.
Opinion
Geopolitics Operates with Long and Variable Lags
Global financial markets are waking up to the high odds of further supply shocks and trade wars, writes the chief geopolitical strategist from BCA Research.
Risk
CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council Adds 3 New Members
The policy and regulatory reform advocacy group expands to 19 with new experts from Germany, France, and the US.
News
Federal Reserve Expected to Hike Rates Next Week, Despite Shaky Banks
A slight dip in inflation and new Washington safeguards for lenders seem to have reassured investors, for now.
Risk
Why Bond Liquidity May Be Headed for Trouble
As Yellen warns of problem selling the obligations, fixed-income volatility resembles that of stocks. Other hazards lurk.
Asset Allocation
Putnam: Why Inflation May Help the Stock Market
If the CPI stays below 6%, equities gain, but a 1970s surge is harmful to them, the firm calculates.
Regulation
Biden Digital Asset Executive Order Aims to Tame Crypto
White House provides guidelines that seek to harness the positive aspects of crypto while mitigating its abuse.
Has the Gabby Fed Gone Too Far in Its Transparency Push?
The central bank’s greater openness these days fuels risky behavior and thwarts flexibility, some say.
Newsmakers
Powell’s Stock Market Performance: So-So Versus Fed Peers
Of all 16 Federal Reserve chiefs, the current one—who may or may not get a second term—is No. 7 in Dow returns, says CFRA.
Risk
Why Inflation Might Not Be Temporary
Officials say inflation won’t last. But commodity prices show no signs of slowing down.
WHAT'S BUZZY
Cathie Wood vs. Jack Dorsey: Deflation or Hyperinflation?
The disruption avatar takes on the Twitter founder over his Weimar-like projection.