It’s an intriguing and slightly frightening thesis. Over the last 30 years, globalization has pushed down inflation around the world, as inexpensive imports from China have reduced the cost of clothing, toys, and technology for rich-country customers. But the world economy’s geopolitical fracturing is now jeopardizing all of that. Christine …
Even China Evergrande Group would be ashamed of the quick and furious decline it experienced. The largest shopping mall operator in the nation, Dalian Wanda Commercial Management Group Co, issued $800 million in bonds earlier this year. Since a record-breaking wave of defaults in 2022, this developer with a junk …
Historically, the role of gold and other precious metals in terms of volatility (as measured by the Volatility Index (VIX)) as a hedge (negatively correlated with stocks) and safe haven (negatively correlated with stocks in the event of sharp stock market drops) was examined using data from the US stock …