Recent Articles By The Author

U.S. Businesses Call For 'Radical' Idea to Rebalance China Trade Relations
A coalition of U.S. businesses told Congress Wednesday the Trump administration's plan of steadily imposing more punitive tariffs on China is 'counterproductive' and will not resolve a steep trade imbalance or help American consumers.

Trump's Tariffs Won't Stop the Trade Deficit From Growing
Experts say the size of the trade deficit is determined by macroeconomic forces including private savings and investment, government deficits and the exchange rate for the dollar rather than by trade conditions with individual countries.

Not Everyone Convinced China to Blame For U.S. Solar Woes
And while the announcement was certainly a boon for some U.S. solar panel manufacturers not everyone agrees.

An Extreme Stock Market Means Gold Prices Will Keep Rallying
Gold prices have been on a solid run of late on fears of inflation. Are more gains for the yellow metal ahead?

Gold Prices May Now Be Unstoppable
Gold prices have been on fire. This new survey suggests prices may have further room to run.

Here's What Top Central Bankers Are Saying About Bitcoin
Bitcoin's meteoric rise has one group of skeptics in particular: top central bankers from around the world. This is what they think about cryptocurrencies.

Gold and Silver Bugs Are Minting Money Right Now
Gold prices continue to be hot as investors prepare for higher levels of U.S. inflation.

J.M. Smucker Stock Rises After Crushing Earnings
It's smiles all around as J.M. Smucker beats Wall Street expectations on sales and earnings Thursday.

Why Gold Prices Are Headed Higher in 2018
Experts say gold should benefit from a Federal Reserve that will take a 'very gentle' approach to tightening monetary policy.

How to Roll Your 401k Into an IRA While You're Still Working
The so-called In-Service Distribution can help those near retirement gain more control over their money.